Ol' Man River chords by Joe Williams
Verse 1
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Adim
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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,
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C
he don't plant cotton,
G
And them that plants them
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Adim
is soon forgotten,
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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
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Old Man River, Old Man River
Must know somethin' but
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don't say nothin'
Absus4
Ab
Just keep rollin',
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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
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Gb
Body all achin' and
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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
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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,
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A
D
A
scared of dying
D
Bm
G
Old Man River just keeps
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B
D
rollin' along
E
G
D
Ddim
Old Man River just keeps rollin',
C
Ddim
Ab
rollin', rollin'
Ddim
He keeps on rollin',
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Em
G
D
he just keeps on rollin'
G
D
A
G
D
Along
You
Ol' Man River
Joe Williams
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