Man Of Constant Sorrow Chords
by Rod Stewart
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.
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