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