G                                          G7 
Oh it takes a worried man, sing a worried song 
C                      C7                         G 
Takes a worried man, come sing a little worried song 
                               B7              Em 
Well it takes a worried man to sing a worried song 
    Am             D7               G 
I'm worried now, won't be worried long  
G                                                   G7 
I went down to the riverside and I laid me down to sleep 
C                      C7                    G 
Went down to the riverside, laid me down to sleep, Lord 
                                      B7              Em 
A-well I went down to the riverside, laid me down to sleep 
      Am                      D7                G 
When I woke up there were shackles on both-a my feet 

G                                          G7 
It takes a worried man, to sing a worried song 
C                            C7                 G   
It takes a worried man come to sing a worried song 
                                    B7                  Em 
Yeah, it takes a worried man, yeah, to sing a worried song 
   Am                   D7               G 
I'm worried now but I won't be worried long 

G                                                  G7 
I said, "Judge (judge) judge, what's a-gonna be my fine?" 
C                      C7                         G   
I said, "Judge judge tell me what's gonna be my fine? 
                                   B7             Em 
I said, "Judge judge tell me what's gonna be my fine? 
           Am                     D7                     G 
He said, "Twenty-one years (oh) on that old Rock Island Line  

G                                                 G7 
Oh well it takes a worried man, to sing a worried song 
C                      C7              G   
Takes a worried man, to sing a worried song 
                               B7              Em 
Yeah, it takes a worried man, to sing a worried song 
   Am              D7                    G 
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long 

G                                          G7 
It takes a worried man, to sing a worried song 
C                      C7              G   
It takes a worried man, to sing a worried song, my Lord 
                          B7              Em 
It takes a worried man, to sing a worried song 
   Am              D7                    G 
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long