Key: Ab major
Verse 1
G
Adim
G
Adim
["Old River"]
Gsus4
G
Old Man River, that Old Man River,
but don't say nothing,
He just keeps rolling,
he keeps on rolling along.
C
G
Adim
Gsus4
G
C
He don't plant taters,
G
C
he don't plant cotton,
C
Adim
is soon forgotten,
Ebdim
D
G
But Old Man River,
Gsus4
G
he just keeps rolling along.
C
G
Am
D
G
D
G
A
You and me, we sweat and strain
C
G
Body all achin' and racked with pain
D
G
Tote that barge, you lift that bail
C
G
you land in jail
C
G
C
I get weary and sick of tryin'
Am
C
Am
G
Tired of livin' and feared of dyin'
Am
C
But Old Man River just keeps a
Gsus4
G
C
Em
C
G
-rollin' along
Must know somethin' but
Absus4
Ab
Just keep rollin',
Db
Gdim
Db
F
Db
G
keeps on rollin' on
D
Db
Don't plant taters
and they don't plant cotton
Them dead plants and soon forgotten
Dbm
Ab
Db
But old Man River just
Ddim
Db
keeps rollin' along
Db
Gb
Body all achin' and
Dbdim
Db
Dbm
C
Db
You tote that barge, you lift that bale
C
Db
Gdim
Db
You get a little drunk and you land in jail
I get weary and sick of trying
Ab
Db
Tired of living, scared of dying
Bbm
Gdim
The old man river just keeps
Db
Gdim
Db
Ebm
rolling along
Gb
Db
C
Db
You and me, we sweat and strain
Ab
C
Db
C
Body aching and racked with pain
Gb
C
C
Ab
You tote that barge, you lift that bale
C
Fm
You get a little drunk
and you land in jail
D
G
I get weary and sick of trying
D
Em
Tired of living,
E
A
D
A
scared of dying
D
Bm
G
Old Man River just keeps
D
B
D
rollin' along
E
G
D
Ddim
Old Man River just keeps rollin',
C
Ddim
Ab
rollin', rollin'
G
Em
G
D
he just keeps on rollin'
G
D
A
G
D
Along
You
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