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Soggy Bottom Boys - Man Of Constant Sorrow (Tab)
Submitter: matellmon (172) on 6/1/02 6 comments
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O'BROTHER WHERE ART THOU
I AM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW

DROP 6TH STRING DOWN TO D  (D-A-D-G-B-E)

CHORDS             CAPOED CHORDS (CAPO III)
F5      133XXX     (D5)    00023X 
C       X320XX     (A)     X0111X 
Csus2   X300XX     (Asus2) X0220X 
Bb5     X133XX     (G5)    5X000X
C5      X355XX     (A5)    X022XX


 F5
(D5)
                                              IN CONSTANT
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|---3-------3-------------|
|----------------------0-------|---2-------2---2-----2---|
|--------------3---0---0-0---0-|---0---0-------0-----0---|
|-3~5--0-3-3-5-5---5-3-------X-|-0-----0-----------------|
|-0---0--0---0-0-0---0-----5(3)|-0---0---0---0-----------|

 C           Csus2            F5
(A)         (Asus2)          (D5)
  SORROW______ALL THROUGH HIS DAYS
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2---2-2-0-0----0-----------|-3--------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2----2-----------|-2-2---------0--0-----------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-------2------2-|-0-----------0--0------0----|
|-0-0-------0-------0------0-|-0---0-3~5-5-5----0----X----|
|----------------------------|-0--0--0---0---0----5-(3)---|

 F5                 Bb5       F5
(D5)                (G5)     (D5)
 I___________________AM A MAN_______________OF CONS-TANT
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------3--3-----------|----------------------------|
|-------------2--2-----------|----2-----2---2-2-----------|
|---0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0----|----0-0-0---0-0-0----0--0---|
|-0-0--0-0--0-0----X----X----|-0----0-0-------------------|
|-0-----------0----3/5--5----|-0----------------(3)-------|

Bb5                              Csus2
(G5)                            (Asus2) 
 SORROW______________IVE SEEN TROU___________BLE ALL MY
|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-0-0-----------0--------|
|-0---0---------0-----0---0----0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2----|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0---2---2--0-|
|-X---X-X-X-X-X---X-X------------|-0------------------0-0-|
|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------------|------------------------|

 F5                                            Bb5
(D5)                                          (G5)
 DAYS                            I_____________BID FARE-
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------|---3-3-3-----------------|
|-------------------0---0-------|---2-2-2-----2-0----0----|
|-------------------0---0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|
|-3/5---0---0---3---5-3-----0---|-0-------0-0---X----X----|
|-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0--(3)|-0-------0-0---3/5--5----|

 F5                         Bb5
(D5)                        (G5)
 WELL___________ TO OLD KEN-TUCKY____ THE PLACE WHERE I__
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|---2--2---2-----2--2------|-0-0--0-0-0-0----0----0---0---|
|-0------0----0--0--0-0-0--|-0-0--0-0-0-0----0----0---0---|
|-0-----------0-------X-X--|-X--------X-------------------|
|-0-----------0-------3-3/5|-5---5----5-------------------|

 Csus2                 F5
(Asus2)               (D5)
 ____________ WAS BORN AND RAISED         THE PLACE WHERE
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---0-------0-----------0-|----------------3---------3----|
|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-|------2---------2---------2----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-0---0-|------0---0-----0-----0---0----|
|-0-----0---0-------X-----|-0------0-X---0-------0--------|
|-------------------3-----|-0------0-3/0-0----------------|


HE______________ WAS BORN AND RAISED_______
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------2-0-|---------------------------|
|-2--2-------2------------2-0-|---------------------------|
|-2----------2-2--2--2--------|---0-------------------0-0-|
|-0-----0--0---0--0--X--------|-0-0-0-0-3/5---5-3-0/3-0-X-|
|--------------------3--------|-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-3-|


 F5   Bb5       F5                         Bb5
(D5)  (G5)     (D5)                        (G5)
2 FOR SIX LONG YEARS,        IVE BEEN IN TROUBLE, 
3 ITS FARE THE WELL,           MY OWN TRUE LOVER,  
4 YOU CAN BURY ME,               IN SUNNY VALLEY, 
5 MAYBE YOUR FRIENDS THINK,   IM JUST A STRANGER, 

              Csus2                          F5 
             (Asus2)                        (D5)     
2 NO PLEASURES HERE,          ON EARTH IVE FOUND,
3 I NEVER EXPECT,               TO SEE YOU AGAIN,
4 FOR MANY YEARS,                WHERE I MAY LAY,
5 MY FACE YOU NEVER             WILL SEE NO HOME,

       Bb5         F5                     Bb5
       (G5)       (D5)                    (G5)
2 FOR IN THIS WORLD,          IM BOUND TO RAMBLE,
3 FOR IM BOUND TO RIDE    THAT NORTHERN RAILROAD,
4 PRAY AND YOU MAY LEARN,        TO LOVE ANOTHER,       
5 BUT THERE IS ONE BIG PROM -  ISE THAT IS GIVEN,

              Csus2                           F5
             (Asus2)                         (D5)
2 I HAVE NO FRIENDS,              TO HELP ME NOW,
3 PERHAPS ILL DIE,               UPON THIS TRAIN,
4 WHILE I AM SLEEP               ING IN MY GRAVE,
5 ILL MEET YOU ON              GODS GOLDEN SHORE,

              C5                             F5      
             (A5)                           (D5)
2 HE HAS NO FRIENDS,             TO HELP HIM NOW,
3 PERHAPS HE'LL DIE              UPON THIS TRAIN,
4 WHILE HE IS SLEEP-            ING IN HIS GRAVE,
5 HE'LL MEET YOU ON            GODS GOLDEN SHORE,


5 SHORE
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------0------------------|
|---------------3/4-------------|------0------------------|
|-0-0-0-3-5---5-----5-0-3---3-3/|5-0-3---0-------0--------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|0-------0-5-(3)-0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
you need to put a capo on the 3rd fret in order to play the song correctly. tab is wrong
-mstangboy | 7/16/2003
you need to put a capo on the 3rd fret in order to play the song correctly. tab is wrong
-mstangboy | 7/16/2003
your close played along with the cd capo on 3 fret but GUITAR tuned DADGAD so all the open strings ring out. Give it a shot.
-tezza23 | 9/22/2003
if u wanna see Dan Tyminski(the guy who does it) play it, get the Eric Clapton Crossroads dvd. he is on there and does it.
-guitarplayer456 | 1/6/2005
hey where can u get that dvd
-bryan_guenther | 6/17/2005
Sweet tab man. It ain't perfect but it's a good guidline. Keep it up.
-Hilt-}3D^gomer{ | 8/10/2005
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