Ol' Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Dere's [C]an ol' man called
de Missis[F]sippi
Dat's de [C]ol' man dat I'd like to [F]be[G]
What [C]does he care if
de world's got [F]troubles
What [C]does he care [Am]if d[Dm]e land
[G]ain't [C]free
[F][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]
Ol' man [Am]river, dat [C]ol' man [F]river
[C]He [Am]mus' know
[C]sumpin', but don't say nuthin'
[Am]He j[G]es' keeps roll[F]in'
He keep[Dm]s on ro[G]llin' along
[C][F][C]

[Verse 3]
[F]
[G]He don' [C]plant [Am]taters, he
[C]don't [F]plant cot[C]ton
An' dem [Dm]dat plants' em
is soon [Em]for [Ebdim]gotten
[Dm]But ol'm[F]an river
[Dm]He jes' keeps ro[G]llin' al[C]ong[F][C]
[Em]You an' me, we

[Verse 4]
sweat an' strain
Body all achin' an' wracked
wid pain
[F]Tote dat [Em]barge! Lif' dat [Ebdim]bale!
[Em]Git a little drunk an' y[Am]ou
[Em]lands [Dm]in j[F]ail[G]
[C]Ah gits wea[Am]ry

[Verse 5]
[C]an' sick of tryin'
[F]Ah'm tir[C]ed of liv[G]in' an' ske[Am]ered
[D]of dy[G]in'[C][Am][Dm]
[G]But ol' man [F]river
[G]He [C]jes'[F] ke[C]eps rolling' along