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[Verse 1]
       D                G      
I am a maid of constant sorrow  
          Em               Am
I've seen trials all of my days
          D           G       
I'm going back to California 
            Em           Am      D  G
Place where I was partly raised


[Verse 2]
                 D              G       
Your friends may say that I'm a stranger  
       Em                    Am
My face they'll never see no more
             D                  G     
There is but one promise that's given  
          Em             Am     D  G
I'll sail on this golden shore


[Verse 3]
                 D                  G
All through this world I'm bound to ramble 
                Em               Am
Through sun and wind and driving rain
             D                G        
I'm bound to ride the western railway
             Em                 Am     D
Perhaps I'll take the very next train


[Instrumental]
D  G   Em   Am


[Verse 4]
       D                G      
I am a maid of constant sorrow  
          Em               Am
I've seen trials all of my days
          D           G       
I'm going back to California 
            Em           Am
Place where I was partly raised