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Old Rivers chords by
Walter Brennan
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
G
G

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C
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G
G

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D
D

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Verse 1
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G

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How old was I
C
C

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when I first seen Old Rivers?
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G

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I can't remember when he
D
D

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weren't around
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G

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C
C

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Well, that old fella did a heap of work
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G

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Spent his whole life walk
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D

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ing plowed ground
Verse 2
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G

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He had a one- room shack
C
C

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not far from us and
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G

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D
D

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Well, we was about as poor as him
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G

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He had one old mule he called Midnight
C
C

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G

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D
D

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G
G

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And I'd trailed along after them
Verse 3
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G

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He used to plow them rows
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C

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Straight and deep
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G

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D
D

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And I'd come along there behind
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C
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A- bustin' up clods with my own bare feet
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D
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Old Rivers was a friend of mine
Verse 4
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The sun'd get high and
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That mule would work
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G

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And Old Rivers'd finally say,
D
D

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"Whoa!"
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G

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He'd wipe his brow
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And lean back on the reins
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G

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And talk about a place he
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D

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G

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was gonna go
Verse 5
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He'd say, one of these days
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G

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I'm gonna climb that mountain
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G

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Walk up there among them clouds
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C

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Where the cotton's high
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G

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And the corn's a- growin'
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D

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And there ain't no fields to plow
Interlude 1
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G

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Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Verse 6
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Ab
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I got a letter today from the
Db
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folks back home and
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Ab
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Eb
Eb
6

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They all find crops is dry
Ab
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Db
Db
4

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Down at the end mom said, "Son
Ab
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Eb
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6

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Ab
Ab
4

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You know Old Rivers died."
Verse 7
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Ab
4

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Sittin' here now in this
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new- plowed earth
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Eb
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Try ing to find me a little shade
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Ab
4

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With the sun beatin' down
Db
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'Cross the fields I see
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Eb
Eb
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Ab
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That mule, old Rivers and me
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4

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Now, one of these days
Ab
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I'm gonna climb that mountain
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Ab
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Walk up there among them clouds
Db
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Where the cotton's high
Ab
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And the corn's a- growin'
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Ab
Ab
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And there ain't no fields to plow
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With the sun beating down
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4

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Fm
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Across the fields I see
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4

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That mule
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Old Rivers
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Ab
4

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And me

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

  • Ab

    4

  • Eb

    6

  • Db

    4

  • Fm

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Old Rivers by Walter Brennan is A major.

The primary chords used in Old Rivers are A, D, E, Bb, F, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Old Rivers is approximately 120 beats per minute.

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