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Ol' Man River chords by
Joe Williams
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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

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Chords
  • 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

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