Old Man River chords by Jim Croce

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Bm
Em
A
F#m
C#
Asus4

Verse 1
D 
Bm 
Em 
A 
D 
Bm 
 (D major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) Ol' man  (B minor) river,
D 
Bm 
that  (D major) ol'  (B minor) man river
D 
He  (D major) must know something,
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (B minor) but he  (F sharp minor) don't say noth (B minor) ing
Em 
A 
That  (E minor) ol' man river (A major) ,
Em 
A 
D 
he  (E minor) just keep rollin'  (A major) along  (D major) 
Em 
 (E minor) 

Verse 2
A 
 (A major) 
D 
Bm 
He  (D major) don't plant 'tater (B minor) s
D 
Bm 
 (D major) He don't plant cot (B minor) ton
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Bm 
 (D major) Cause them that  (B minor) plants them
F#m 
Bm 
is soon  (F sharp minor) forgot (B minor) ten
Em 
A 
And ol'  (E minor) man river (A major) ,
Em 
A 
D 
he  (E minor) just keeps rollin'  (A major) along  (D major) 

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Verse 3
C# 
 (C sharp major) 
F#m 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) 'Cause you and  (B minor) me,
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Bm 
 (F sharp minor) we sweat and strain  (B minor) 
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) Body all  (B minor) achin' and  (F sharp minor) wracked with pain  (B minor) 
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C# 
F#m 
C# 
 (F sharp minor) Tote that barge,  (C sharp major)  (F sharp minor) lift that bale  (C sharp major) 
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C# 
 (F sharp minor) Get a little drunk  (C sharp major) and
F#m 
Em 
Asus4 
A 
you land  (F sharp minor) in  (E minor) jail  (Asus4)  (A major) 
D 
Bm 
D 
But I  (D major) get weary  (B minor)  (D major) and sick of tryin'
Bm 
D 
 (B minor) 'Cause I'm  (D major) tired of livin'
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
Em 
A 
 (B minor)  (F sharp minor) That  (B minor)  (E minor) ol' man river (A major) ,
Em 
A 
he  (E minor) just keeps rollin'  (A major) along
D 
C# 
 (D major)  (C sharp major) 

Verse 4
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
You and  (B minor) me,  (F sharp minor) we sweat and strain  (B minor) 
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) Body all  (B minor) achin' and  (F sharp minor) wracked with pain  (B minor) 
F#m 
C# 
F#m 
C# 
 (F sharp minor) Tote that barge,  (C sharp major)  (F sharp minor) lift that bale  (C sharp major) 
F#m 
C# 
F#m 
Em 
A 
 (F sharp minor) Get a little drunk  (C sharp major) and you land  (F sharp minor) in  (E minor) jail  (A major) 
D 
Em 
D 
But  (D major) I  get weary  (E minor)  (D major) and sick of tryin'
Bm 
D 
 (B minor)  (D major) 'Cause I'm tired of livin'
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
 (B minor) But I'm  (F sharp minor) scared of dy (B minor) in'
Em 
A 
That  (E minor) ol' man river (A major) ,
Em 
A 
he  (E minor) just keeps rollin'  (A major) along