Ol' Man River

Ol' Man River easy guitar chords by Joe Williams

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

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Capo

  • G

  • Adim

  • Gsus4

  • C

  • Ebdim

  • D

  • Am

  • A

  • Em

  • Db

    4

  • Gdim

    5

  • Absus4

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • Dbm

    4

  • Ddim

  • Gb

    2

  • Dbdim

    4

  • Bbm

  • Ebm

    6

  • Fm

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • G

  • Adim

  • Gsus4

  • C

  • Ebdim

  • D

  • Am

  • A

  • Em

  • Db

    4

  • Gdim

    5

  • Absus4

    4

  • Ab

    4

  • F

  • Dbm

    4

  • Ddim

  • Gb

    2

  • Dbdim

    4

  • Bbm

  • Ebm

    6

  • Fm

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2
    • Verse 1
    G
    Adim
    G
    Adim

    ["Old River "]
    Gsus4
    G

    Old Man River, that Old Man River,
    G

    He must know something,

    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,
    G

    And them that plants them
    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
    A

    You get a little drunk an d
    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
    Db

    Old Man River, Old Man River

    Must know somethin' but
    Gdim

    don't say nothin'
    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
    C

    You and me, crazy sweat and stain
    Db
    Gb

    Body all achin' and
    Db

    wrapped with pain
    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'
    Ddim

    He keeps on rollin',
    G
    Em
    G
    D

    he just keeps on rollin'
    G
    D
    A
    G
    D

    Along

    You

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