WORRIED MAN BLUES
Traditional American
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Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 4
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent |
Either row (high) = Buttons 5 to 8*
Inside row (low) = Buttons 2 to 4* plus o3* |
Chorus:
.5 | ;5 "5 .5 .5* | .:6 .7* | ;7 "7 .7 .7* | .:6
.2 | ;2 "2 .2 .o3* | .:3 .3* | ;4 "4 .4 .3* | .:3
It takes a wor-ried man to sing a wor-ried song
.6 | ;5* "5* .5* .6* | .:6 .5* | ;6 "7* .6 .5* | .:5
.3 | ;o3* "o3* .o3* .2* | .:3 .o3* | ;3 "3* .3 .o3* | .:2
It takes a wor-ried man to sing a wor-ried song
.5 | ;5 "5 .5 .5* | .:6 .7* | ;7 "7 .7 .7* | .6
.2 | ;2 "2 .2 .o3* | .:3 .3* | ;4 "4 .4 .3* | .3
It takes a wor-ried man to sing a wor-ried song.
.6 | .6* .6 | .:7* "6 "6 | .7* .8* .7 .7* | ::6~ | ~.:
.3 | .2* .3 | .:3* "3 "3 | .3* .4* .4 .3* | ::3~ | ~.:
I’m wor-ried now, but I won’t be wor-ried long___
For most (though not all) performances, the Verses follow the notation give above for the Chorus.
Embedded youTube VIDEOS
Ten videos in keys of: A=3 C=1 D=1 G=5
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Key: A
Group: Stanley Brothers Posted by: drwierd |
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Key: A
Group: Nashville Jam Posted by: Music City Roots |
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Key: A
Singers: Jim and Jesse McReynolds Posted by: Edmund StAustell |
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Key: C
Singer: Carl Martin ? Posted by: Carl Martin |
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Key: D
Group: The Kingston Trio Posted by: The Kingston Trio - Topic In some of the choruses, the Trio changes the rhythm a bit. |
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Key: G
Singer: Lukas Simpson Posted by Lukas Simpson |
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Key: G
Group: Papa Pider's Jazz Band Posted by: Papa Pider's Jazz Band - Topic |
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Key: G
Singer: Dean Barber Posted by: Dean Barber |
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Key: G
Performers: Raymond Crooke and Lew Dite Posted by: raymondcrooke Well done. |
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Key: G
Performers: Michael & Dianne Porter Posted by: Dianne Porter |
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BACKGROUND MATERIALS, INFORMATION & LINKS
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LYRICS Chorus
Verses: |
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song It takes a worried man to sing a worried song I’m worried now but I won’t be worried long I went across the river and I laid down to sleep When I woke up, there were shackles on my feet Twenty one links of chain around my leg And on each link, the initials of my name I asked the judge what’s gonna be my fine Twenty one years on the Rocky Mountain Line If anyone should ask you who composed this song Say it was me and I sing it all day long |
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