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F          F                  Bb 
I     am a man    of constant sorrow 
          C              F 
I've seen trouble all my days 
F             F                 Bb 
I'll  bid farewell    to old Kentucky  
                C                  F 
The place where I     was born and raised 
                 C                 F 
(The place where he    was born and raised) 
 
F          F                  Bb 
For six long years I've been in trouble  
          C              F 
No pleasure here on earth I found  
F             F                 Bb 
For in this world I'm bound to ramble  
                C                  F 
I have no friends to help me down  
                C                  F 
(He has no friends to help him down) 
 
F          F                  Bb 
It's fare thee well my old true lover  
          C              F 
I never expect to see you again  
F             F                 Bb 
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad  
                C                  F 
Perhaps I'll die upon this train  
                C                  F 
(Perhaps he'll die upon this train) 
 
F          F                  Bb 
You can bury me in sunny valley  
          C              F 
For many years where I may lay  
F             F                 Bb 
And you may learn to love another  
                C                  F 
While I am sleepin' in my grave  
                C                  F 
(While he is sleepin' in his grave)  
 
F          F                  Bb 
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger  
          C              F 
My face you never will see no more  
F             F                 Bb 
But there is one promise that is given  
                C                  F 
I'll meet you on God's golden shore  
                C                  F 
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)