Man of Constant Sorrow
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A great easy banjo song for beginners featured in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Man of Constant Sorrow is a catchy song featured in the film 'Brother where art Thou.' This song can be played mostly with the basic left hand positions except for one extra note on the 2nd string, 2nd fret, which is quite an unusual note that is not used very often.
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Song Lyrics
I am a man of constant sorrow
I’ve seen trouble all my day.
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
The place where I was born and raised.
(The place where he was born and raised)
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.
[chorus] He has no friends to help him now
It’s fare thee well my old lover
I never expect to see you again
For I’m bound to ride that northern railroad
Perhaps I’ll die upon this train.
[chorus] Perhaps he’ll die upon this train.
You can bury me in some deep valley
For many years where I may lay
Then you may learn to love another
While I am sleeping in my grave.
[chorus] While he is sleeping in his grave.
Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger
My face you’ll never see no more.
But there is one promise that is given
I’ll meet you on God’s golden shore.
Man of Constant Sorrow Tablature
You only need two of the basic left hand positions for this song.
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