Ol' Man River

Ol' Man River easy guitar chords by Robert Merrill

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • D

  • C

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3
  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • A

  • G

  • F#m

    2
  • F#

    2
  • C#

    4
  • Ebdim

  • Em

  • Aaug

  • Fdim

    3
  • D

  • C

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3
  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • A

  • G

  • F#m

    2
  • F#

    2
  • C#

    4
  • Ebdim

  • Em

  • Aaug

  • Fdim

    3
  • Verse 1
    D
    C
    Bb
    Gm
    D
    Bm
    D
    E

    Gm

    D
    A
    D

    Here we all work on the

    Mississippi
    G
    D

    Here we all work while
    G

    the white folks play
    Gm
    D

    Pullin' those boats from
    Gm

    the dawn to sunset
    A
    D
    A

    Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
    D
    F#m

    Don't look up and don't look down

    You don't just make
    F#

    the white horse frown
    F#m
    A
    C#
    D
    F#m
    C#

    Bend your knees and bow your head
    F#m
    Ebdim
    Em
    A

    And pull that rope until you're dead.
    D

    Let me go away from the
    G

    Mississippi.
    A
    D

    Let me go away from the
    G

    white men boats.
    Gm
    F#m

    Show me that stream called the

    River

    Jordan.
    Em

    That's the old stream that I long
    A
    D
    F#m
    D
    Em
    Aaug

    to cross.
    A
    D
    Bm
    D
    G

    Old man river, that old man river,
    D
    Em

    He must know something,
    D
    Bm

    but don't say nothing.
    Em
    A

    He just keeps rollin',
    Em
    A
    D
    G
    F#m
    Em
    A

    he keeps on rollin' along
    D
    Bm

    He don't plant hedders,
    D
    G

    he don't plant cotton
    D
    G

    And them that plants them
    D
    Fdim

    is soon forgotten
    Em

    But old man
    A
    Em
    A
    D

    River, he just keeps rollin' along.
    C#
    F#m

    You and me, we sweat and strain,
    F#

    Party all achin' and racked with pain.
    F#m
    C#
    F#m
    C#

    Tote that barge, lift that bale,
    F#m

    Get a little drunk and
    Em
    A

    you'll land in jail.
    D
    Bm
    D
    G

    Ah, it's wearying and sick of trying.
    D
    G
    A
    D
    E

    I'm tired of living and fear of dying.
    D
    F#
    Bm

    But on my river,
    Em
    A
    Bb
    G
    D

    he just keeps rollin' along!

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