Ol' Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em][Bm][C][Bsus4][Bm]
[Asus4]Here
[D]we all work on the Mississippi,
[G]Here we [D]all work while
the other folks [A]play,
Pullin' [D]those boats from
the donner to [G]sunset,
[D]Gettin' no rest till [E]the judgment
[A]day.[D]
[F#m]Don't look [C#]up an[F#m]d don't look dow[C#]n,
[F#m]You don't just make the bus [C#]man frown,
[F#m]Bend your knees a[Bm]nd bo[F#m]w your head,
[Fdim]And pull[F#m] that rope
[Fdim]until yo[F#m]u're d[A]ead
Let me [D]go away from the Mississippi
[G]Let[Em] me g[B]o away from
the man who's [Em]boss
Show [C#dim]me that stream called the
River Jord[D]an
[C]That's the old stream that I long
[A]to [D]cross.[Em][Asus4][A]
[D]Old Man [Bm]River, that [D]old Man [G]River,
He [D]must [G]know something,
but [D]don't say [Bm]nothin'.
He just [A]keeps rollin',
he keeps on the rollin' [D]along.
[Em][D][Asus4]
[D]He don't plant [Bm]taters,
he [D]don't plant [G]cotton,
And [D]them that [Bm]plant them soon forgothen.
[Fdim]But old Man [A]River,
[Asus4]he just k[Em]eeps rollin[A]' along.[D][Em][D]
[C#]You [F#m]and me, we sweat and str[Fdim]ain,
[F#m]But you're li[C#]ke a ladder ra[F#m]ck for pai[C#]n.
[F#m]Don't that budge!
Lift that bale, you get a [D]little drunk,
[Fdim]And you land[Ddim] in a j[C#]ail[A][Em][A]
I [D]get [A]sweary [Asus4]I'm sick of tr[Bm]ying[A]
[Asus4]I'm tired of li[A]ving
And feared [Bm]of dy[E]ing
But [D]old man [Bm]River
[Em]He just keeps [A]falling[Asus4]
[A]ALL[D] ALIVE![Bm][Em][D]