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Ol' Man River easy guitar chords by
The Lettermen
The Lettermen

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Verse 1
C
Bb
C

Bb
C

Here we

all work along the

Mississippi
F
C

Here we all work while the
D

white folk play
C

Pullin' them boats from
F

the dawn till sunset
C

Gettin' no rest till the
D
G
C

judgment day
Em

Don't look up and don't

look down

You don't ask me,

the boss man frowned
Am
Em
Am

Bend your knees and bow your head
Em
Am
Em
Dm
G

And pull that rope until you're dead
C

Let me go away from the

Mississippi
F
C

Let me go away from
D

the white man boss
C

Show me that stream called the

River
F

Jordan
C

That's the old stream
D
G
C

that I long to cross

Old

Man
Am

River, that
C

Old

Man
F

River
C
F

He must know something,
C
Am

but he don't say nothing
D
Dm
G

He just keeps rolling,
Dm
Ddim
G
C
Bb
Am

he keeps on rolling along
G
C
Am

He don't plant taters,
C
Am

and he don't plant cot ton
F
C
Dm

An d them what plantin'
G
Am
D

are soon forgotten
Dm

But old

Man
G
Dm
G
C
Bb
C

River just keep s rollin' along
B
Em
Am
Em

You an d me, we sweat and strain
Am
Em
Am
Em

Body all achin' and racked with pain
A
Em
Am
Em

Tote that barge, lift that bale
Am
Em
Am

You get a little drunk and
Em
Dm
G

you land in jail
C
Am
C

I get sweary and I'm sick of trying
F
C
Dm

I'm tired of livin',
Am
D

but I'm scared of dyin'
C
Am

And old man
Dm
G

River, he just keeps rollin'

Allah
C
Csus4
C

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Chords
  • C

  • Bb

  • F

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • Am

  • Dm

  • Ddim

  • B

    2
  • A

  • Csus4

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