Ol' Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Em][G][Em][D][Em][G][Am][Bm][G][Bm][D][Em][D]
[A][D][A][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
Old [C]man river,
[G]that old man riv[C]er,[G]
He don't [C]say nothin',
[G]but he must know som[Em]ethin'
[D]That old man river,
he just [G]keeps rolling along.
[C][G]

[Verse 2]
[D]
[G]He don't [C]plant [G]tater's,
And we all know he [C]don't pick [G]cotton.
But them [C]that plant 'em,
[G]are soon for[Em]gotten, tha[G]t[D]
Old man river, he just [G]keeps rolling along,
[C]oh yes[G] he does.

[Verse 3]
[Bm]You and me,
[B]we swe[F#]at and[Bm] toil,[F#]
[G]Our [Bm]bodies all [F#]achin' and [Bm]racked with pain,
[F#]now listen!
[Bm]Lift [B]that [F#]bar, you'd better,
[Bm]tote that bail,
And if [F#]ya' g[Bm]et a little d[F#]runk,
You'll [Bm]land [G]in [Am]jail.

[Interlude 1]
[Am][A][D][G][D][G]

[Verse 4]
I'm so [C]weary, [G]and sick of try[C]in',[G]
I'm tired of liv[C]in',
[G]but[C] af[G]raid of dyi[C]n'.
[G]That, [D]that god- darn' old river,
he just keeps [C]rolling along.
[G]Keep [C]on [G]rol[D]lin' along.

[Interlude 2]
[G][D][Em][G][Em][D][Em][G]
[A][Bm][Am][G][Bm][D][Em][G][D][Bm][D]
[G][C][G]
Keep [C]on

[Verse 5]
[G]rol[C]lin' along.
[G]Old man river don't [C]you
stop your [G]way.
[C]Keep on runnin' from the [G]north,
the south, the east or west,
You gotta roll it
[G]