Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
F#m
A
F#m
E
F#m
A
Bm
C#m
A
C#m
E
F#m
E
B
E
B
A
E
A
Verse 1
D
A
Old man river, that old man river,
A
F#m
but he must know somethin'
D
A
Verse 2
E
A
D
A
He don't plant tater's,
D
A
And we all know he don't pick cotton.
A
F#m
A
E
are soon forgotten, that
D
A
oh yes he does.
Verse 3
C#
G#
C#m
G#
we sweat and toil,
A
C#m
G#
C#m
Our bodies all achin' and racked with pain,
C#m
C#
G#
Lift that bar, you'd better,
G#
C#m
G#
And if ya' get a little drunk,
C#m
A
Bm
You'll land in jail.
Interlude 1
Bm
B
E
A
E
A
Verse 4
D
A
D
A
I'm so weary, and sick of tryin',
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D
A
D
but afraid of dyin'.
A
E
That, that god- darn' old river,
A
D
A
E
Keep on rollin' along.
Interlude 2
A
E
F#m
A
F#m
E
F#m
A
B
C#m
B
A
C#m
E
F#m
A
E
C#m
E
A
D
A
Verse 5
A
D
rollin' along.
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D
Old man river don't you
D
A
Keep on runnin' from the north,
the south, the east or west,
You gotta roll it
A
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