Ol' Man River chords by James Taylor

SimplifiedAm · D · Bm · G · C …

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Am
D
Bm
G
C
F
Em
Dm
Cm
A
Dsus4
E
Esus4
F#
C#m
Daug
Ebdim

Verse 1
Am 
D 
Bm 
D 
G 
Bm 
There's an old
G 
C 
man called the Mississippi
F 
G 
Now that's the old man
Em 
F 
Dm 
that I like to be
G 
Oh, what does he care if the
C 
Cm 
F 
world's got troubles?
Em 
A 
What does he care if the land's not
Am 
D 
free?
G 
Dsus4 
G 
Dsus4 

Verse 2
G 
Dsus4 
Ol' man river
G 
Dsus4 
That ol' man river
G 
Am 
Well, he must know somethin'
Bm 
E 
But he don't say nothin'
Am 
D 
He keeps on rollin'
Am 
D 
G 
He just keeps rollin' along
Dsus4 

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Verse 3

Dsus4

Man don't plant taters

Dsus4

And he don't plant cotton

Yes, and them those plants

them is soon forgotten

Verse 4

keeps on rollin'

Esus4

Dsus4

He just keeps rollin'

along

Dsus4

Verse 5
G 
F# 
Bm 
E 
Oh, you and me,
Bm 
E 
Bm 
we're just the same
C#m 
F# 
Bm 
Bodies all achin' and wracked
E 
F# 
Bm 
with pain
A 
G 
F# 
Daug 
Tote that barge, better lift that bale
Bm 
F# 
You get a little drunk and
Bm 
E 
Am 
D 
you land in jail

Verse 6

Dsus4

I get weary

Dsus4

And sick of tryin'

'Til I'm tired of livin'

And I'm scared of dyin'

Verse 7
F 
Em 
But ol' man river,
Am 
D 
he keeps on rollin'
Bm 
E 
That ol' man river,
Am 
Bm 
C 
he just keeps on rollin'
G 
Ebdim 
Em 
I said that ol' man      river,
Am 
Dsus4 
D 
G 
Dsus4 
keeps on rollin'  along
G 
Dsus4 
Ol' man river
G 
C 
Cm 
F 