Worried Down With The Blues

worried down is a great blues song , written by warren haynes/Gov’t mule and performed often with abb . the chords for this song show up on only one other site but are incorrect . the Solo is in G minor pentatonic . neither warren nor derek play it the same way twice so just have at it with your own take . my first tab/Chord submission by : ed miller worried down with the blues govt mule , allman bros Intro chords : B , D7 , D#7 , C , Cm , D#9 , D9 , Gm riff 1 Verse 1 Gm lyin here for hours . . can’t get my eyes to close . . to get one moments peace to save my dark cold soul Cm im doin more than drinkin . . tryin to ease my pain Gm everywhere i go somebody speaks your name Cm all my friends keep on asking . . boy whats wrong with you D#9 D9 Gm i say im worried . . worried down with the blues . . riff 2 Verse 2 Gm try to be a good man . . work my fingers to the bone and you return the favor by messin up my happy home Cm you played so many tricks till i lost my faith in you Gm now you want me to take you back , whats a poor man supposed to do Chorus A# C Gm worried down with the blues oh yes i Am A# C Gm worried down with the blues , oh i feel like im born to lose A# D7 i used to walk with pride and my head held high now i’m D#7 C starin down at my shoes Cm D#9 C#9 Gm now im worried , worried down with the blues riff 1 first Solo Solo , Verse progression plus Chorus riff 2 second Solo Solo , Verse progression plus Chorus riff 1 Gm you made me turn my back , on my very best friend when my back was turned , you were messin around with him Cm id give up everything to have you back by my side Gm cause in the cold cold night i reach for you , oh thats my foolish pride Chorus Chorus A# C Gm worried down with the blues oh yes i Am A# C Gm worried down with the blues , oh i feel like im born to lose A# D7 i used to walk with pride and my head held high now im D#7 C starin down at my shoes Cm D#9 C#9 Gm now im worried , worried down with the blues oh babe Solo out A# C Gm repeat as needed for ending Solo ending A# D7 D#7 C Cm D#9 D9 Gm chords Gm ( Chorus ) Gm ( Verse ) Cm ( Verse ) Cm ( Chorus ) eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe 355333 xx3333 xx7777 x3534 xd7 D#7 D9 D#9 eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe x57575 x68686 x54555 x65666 A# D#7 D9 D#9 eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe eadgbe x1333x x68686 x54555 x65666 C eadgbe x3555 xriff 1 E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - 3 - 4 - 5 - - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | riff 2 E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - 3 - 4 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | a few notes; each guitar is doing something a little different . during the Verse warren slides up from Gm to Am and back to Gm while derek stays on Gm . same thing with the Cm , warren slides up to Dm and back to Cm while derek stays on the Cm . warren will play the bottom 3 notes of both 9th chords while derek plays the top 3 notes . it really sounds nice playing live when each guitar plays variations rather than the exact same chord .