Old Man River chords by Ruth Brown

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Verse 1
A 
Here we all work 'long the Mississippi
Here we all work while the white folk play
Pulling' them boats from
the dawn till sunset
Getting no rest till the
judgment day

Verse 2
A 
D 
Don't look up and don't look down
You don't dare make
G 
Em 
C 
the white boss frown
Bend your knees and bow your head
G 
Em 
And pull that rope until you're dead
Am 
D 
Let me

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Verse 3

go 'way from the Mississippi

Let me go 'way from

the white man boss

Show me that stream called

the River Jordan

That's the old stream that I long to cross

Verse 4
C 
Am 
C 
Am 
G 
Old Man River,   that Old Man River
Em 
G 
Em 
C 
He must know something,
G 
Em 
Bbdim 
A 
Am 
but he don't say      nothing
D 
C 
D 
He just keeps rolling,
C 
D 
C 
G 
he keeps on rolling along
Em 
C 
Am 
C 
D 
C 
G 
C 
He don't plant taters,
G 
C 
an d he don't plant cotton
G 
And

Verse 5
Bm 
C 
them what plants 'em
Bbdim 
A 
is soon forgotten
D 
But Old Man River,
Am 
D 
C 
G 
C 
jest keeps rolling along
G 
F# 
Bm 
F# 
You and me,
A 
Bm 
F# 
Bm 
we sweat and strain
F# 
Bodies all aching and
Bm 
F# 
Bm 
wracked with pain
F# 
Tote that barge

Verse 6
Bm 
F# 
Bm 
and lift that bale
F# 
You get a little drunk and
Bm 
A 
D 
G 
you land in jail
C 
G 
C 
I get weary and so sick of trying
G 
C 
I'm tired of living,
G 
C 
Bbdim 
A 
Am 
D 
but I'm feared of dying
Am 
D 
G 
C 
G 
And
A 
Old Man River,
D 
he just keeps rolling along
G 
C 