Key: Bb major
Verse 1
Dm
G
Em
G
C
Em
There's an old
C
F
man called the Mississippi
Bb
C
Now that's the old man
Am
Bb
Gm
that I like to be
C
Oh, what does he care if the
F
Fm
Bb
world's got troubles?
Am
D
What does he care if the land's not
Dm
G
free?
C
Gsus4
C
Gsus4
Verse 2
C
Gsus4
Ol' man river
C
Gsus4
That ol' man river
C
Dm
Well, he must know somethin'
Em
A
But he don't say nothin'
Dm
G
He keeps on rollin'
Dm
G
C
He just keeps rollin' along
Gsus4
Verse 3
C
Gsus4
C
Gsus4
Man don't plant taters
C
Gsus4
G
And he don't plant cotton
Em
F
Yes, and them those plants
Am
D
them is soon forgotten
Dm
He
Verse 4
G
keeps on rollin'
Asus4
Dm
Gsus4
He just keeps rollin'
along
C
Gsus4
Verse 5
C
B
Em
A
Oh, you and me,
Em
A
Em
we're just the same
F#m
B
Em
Bodies all achin' and wracked
A
B
Em
with pain
D
C
B
Gaug
Tote that barge, better lift that bale
Em
B
You get a little drunk and
Em
A
Dm
G
you land in jail
Verse 6
C
Gsus4
I get weary
C
G
Gsus4
And sick of tryin'
C
Dm
'Til I'm tired of livin'
Em
C
F
And I'm scared of dyin'
Verse 7
Bb
Am
But ol' man river,
Dm
G
he keeps on rollin'
Em
A
That ol' man river,
Dm
Em
F
he just keeps on rollin'
C
Abdim
Am
I said that ol' man river,
Dm
Gsus4
G
C
Gsus4
keeps on rollin' along
C
Gsus4
Ol' man river
C
F
Fm
Bb
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