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Man of Constant Sorrow         Traditional
"Oh Brother" version
Capo 3

[D] I am a man of constant [G] sorrow
I've seen [A] trouble all my [D] days
I bid farewell to old [G] Kentucky
The state where [A] I was borned and [D] raised
(The state where [A] I was borned and [D] raised)

For six long years I've been in trouble
No pleasure here on earth I find
For in this world I'm bound to ramble
I have no friends to help me now
(I have no friends to help me now)

It's fare thee well my own true lover
I never expect to see you again
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad
Perhaps I'll die upon this train
(Perhaps I'll die upon this train)

You can bury me in some deep valley
For many years where I may lay
Then you may learn to love another
While I am sleeping in my grave
(While I am sleeping in my grave)

Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger
My face you'll never see no more
But there is one promise that is given
I'll meet you on God's golden shore
(I'll meet you on God's golden shore)

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