Ol' Man River chords by James Taylor
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
Verse 3
G
Dsus4
G
Dsus4
Man don't plant taters
G
Dsus4
D
And he don't plant cotton
Bm
C
Yes, and them those plants
Em
A
them is soon forgotten
Am
He
Verse 4
D
keeps on rollin'
Esus4
Am
Dsus4
He just keeps rollin'
along
G
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
G
Dsus4
I get weary
G
D
Dsus4
And sick of tryin'
G
Am
'Til I'm tired of livin'
Bm
G
C
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
Ol' Man River
James Taylor
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