Man of Constant Sorrow
by Dave Robinson, 9 February 2024
verse 1 (Ps 20:7-8)
Em some heroic horsemen, one Am courageous charioteer
through C battle-weary years gone by they G learned to face their fears
they Am fall now to their knees, to C be devoured by worms
the G victory conceded, on Am very unfair terms
verse 2 (Prov 20:17)
Em bread gained by deceit .. it Am may at first taste sweet
but a C mouth that’s filled with gravel, is G what will soon ensue
the Am brave man’s stealth reside .. C in the sole of his feet
G while the wise one wisdom from the Am world around accrue
reprise
oh C man of constant sorrow, your Fmaj7 soul beset by pain
though you Dm beg and steal and borrow, you got Em no-one else to blame
will you Am come again tomorrow, in C another shower of rain?
oh G man of constant sorrow, will you Am ever change your name?
verse 3 (Ps 113:7)
lift the Em needy from the ashes, raise the Am beggar from the dust
the C greedy go where the easy cash flow, they G speak with bouts of lust
but Am common-sense and folklore, too C poignant to ignore
is G hidden behind the closet door, in Am side the gypsy general store
verse 4 (Eccl 1:3 and Prov 22:6)
Em what shall it profit a man, who Am toil long under the sun
when all C vanity has been proven wrong, the G spoils are yet to come
there are Am treasures yet unknown, we C understand but just a part
if we G train up a child in the ways of the lord, he Am will not then depart
reprise
oh C man of constant sorrow, your Fmaj7 soul beset by pain
though you Dm beg and steal and borrow, you got Em no-one else to blame
will you Am come again tomorrow, in C another shower of rain?
oh G man of constant sorrow, will you Am ever change your name?
copyright: David A Robinson, 2024
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