[Verses]
F          F                  Bb       
I     am a man    of constant sorrow
          C              F
I've seen trouble all my days
F             F                 Bb     
I'll  bid farewell    to old Kentucky 
                C                  F      
The place where I     was born and raised
                 C                 F
(The place where he    was born and raised)

F          F                  Bb       
For six long years I've been in trouble 
          C              F
No pleasure here on earth I found 
F             F                 Bb     
For in this world I'm bound to ramble 
                C                  F      
I have no friends to help me down 
                C                  F      
(He has no friends to help him down)
 
F          F                  Bb       
It's fare thee well my old true lover 
          C              F
I never expect to see you again 
F             F                 Bb     
For I'm bound to ride that northern railroad 
                C                  F      
Perhaps I'll die upon this train 
                C                  F      
(Perhaps he'll die upon this train)
 
F          F                  Bb       
You can bury me in sunny valley 
          C              F
For many years where I may lay 
F             F                 Bb     
And you may learn to love another 
                C                  F      
While I am sleepin' in my grave 
                C                  F      
(While he is sleepin' in his grave) 

F          F                  Bb       
Maybe your friends think I'm just a stranger 
          C              F
My face you never will see no more 
F             F                 Bb     
But there is one promise that is given 
                C                  F      
I'll meet you on God's golden shore 
                C                  F      
(He'll meet you on God's golden shore)