Man Of Constant Sorrow Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays391

Man Of Constant Sorrow by Rod Stewart is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords D, C, G, Bb and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro

D C G D (2x) 
C G D (2x) 
D 

  D                    C 
I am a man of constant sorrow, 
                         D 
I've seen trouble all my days 
                        C 
I'll say goodbye to Colorado, 
                             D 
where I was born and prob'ly raised 

                        C 
Your mother says I am a stranger, 
                            D 
my face you'll never see no more 
                        C 
But there's one promise darling, 
                             D 
I'll see you on God's golden shore 

C G D (2x) 
D 

                                     C 
Through this open world I'm about to ramble, 
                    D 
dry snow, sleet and rain 
                              C 
I am about to rob the mornin' railroad, 
                         D 
perhaps I'll die on that train 

                      C 
I'm goin' back to Colorado, 
                     D 
place that I started from 
                            C 
If I'd knowed how bad you'd treat me, 
                          D 
honey, I never would have come 

C G D (4x) 

 Alternate: 

Capo II 

C = Bb 
G = F 
D = C 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante