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Troubled Man

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Dmixolydian
90BPM
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[Intro]
D G
D G
C C/B D
[Verse 1]
Dadd11It’s the wake of all Ge-vDadd11il
Dadd11A universal mess
GI’ve always found trDadd11ouble
GEven at my beDadd11st
GNo hopes to get beDadd11tter
G‘Til they put me down to rDadd11est
CI am a trC/Boubled maDn
[Verse 2]
Dadd11Anxiety and sGor-rDadd11ow
Dadd11Underneath my skin
GSelf-destruction and fDadd11ailure
GHave beat my head Dadd11in
GI laughed out loud Dadd11once
GI won’t do that agaDadd11in
GAlways traveled the hell fDadd11ire road
GTo chase the sweet smell of sDadd11in
CI am a trC/Boubled maDn
CI am a trC/Boubled maDn
[Chorus]
DI am a trouGbled mDan
DI am a trouGbled mDan
DSo many thAings
Have falGlen through my haDnds
CI am a tC/Broubled maDn
[Verse 3]
Dadd11People up on the east sGideDadd11  
Dadd11People on the gravel road
GPeople of many colDadd11ors
GWhose stories will never be tDadd11old
GToo late came too earlDadd11y
Gfor me to face mysDadd11elf
CI am a tC/Broubled mDan
[Chorus]
DI am a trouGbled mDan
DI am a trouGbled mDan, oh Lord
DI won’t do anytAhing
but Ghurt you if I cDan
CI am a tC/Broubled mDan
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