Man Of Constant Sorrow chords by Home Free (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Bb
Absus2
C

Intro 1

Verse 1
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) I   (B flat major) am  a man  (F major) of constant  (A flatsus2)  (B flat major) sorrow
C 
Absus2 
F 
I've seen  (C major) trouble all  (A flatsus2) my  (F major) day
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) I   (B flat major) bid fare (F major) well to old  (A flatsus2) Ken (B flat major) tucky
C 
Absus2 
F 
The place where I  (C major) was born  (A flatsus2) and  (F major) raised
C 
F 
Bb 
(The place where  (C major) he was born and  (F major) raised)  (B flat major) 

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Verse 2

For six long years I've been in trouble

No pleasures here on earth I found

For in this world I'm bound to ramble

I have no friends to help me now

(He has no friends to help him now)

Verse 3
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) It's  (B flat major) fare thee well,  (F major) my  (A flatsus2) old       true  (B flat major) lover
C 
Absus2 
F 
I never ex (C major) pect to see  (A flatsus2) you a (F major) gain
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) For I'm  (B flat major) bound to  (F major) ride that  (A flatsus2) northern   (B flat major) railroad
C 
Absus2 
F 
Perhaps I'll  (C major) die upon  (A flatsus2) this  (F major) train
C 
(Perhaps he'll  (C major) die upon this)

Solo 1

(train)

Verse 4
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) You can bury  (B flat major) me  (F major) in some  (A flatsus2) deep  (B flat major) valley
C 
Absus2 
F 
For many  (C major) years where I  (A flatsus2) may  (F major) lay
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) Then you  (B flat major) may learn  (F major) to  (A flatsus2) love      an (B flat major) other
C 
Absus2 
F 
While I am  (C major) sleeping in  (A flatsus2) my  (F major) grave
C 
F 
Bb 
(While he is  (C major) sleeping in his  (F major) grave)  (B flat major) 

Verse 5
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) Maybe your  (B flat major) friends  (F major) think I'm  (A flatsus2) just      a  (B flat major) stranger
C 
Absus2 
F 
My face, you'll  (C major) never see  (A flatsus2) no  (F major) more
F 
Bb 
F 
Absus2 
Bb 
 (F major) But there  (B flat major) is  one  (F major) promise  (A flatsus2) that      is  (B flat major) given
C 
Absus2 
F 
I'll meet you  (C major) on God's  (A flatsus2) golden     (F major) shore
C 
F 
(He'll meet you  (C major) on God's golden  (F major) shore

Outro 1

(Here we go now)

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F
Bb
Absus2
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 88

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Absus2: 4-x-x-3-4-4
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Man Of Constant Sorrow by Home Free, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Man Of Constant Sorrow the way Home Free intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.