Old Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Dm][Em][Fm][Em][Dm][G][Gsus4][G][Gsus4][Dm][Am]
[Dm][A][Dm]
[G]Old

[Verse 1]
[C]Man[Dm] River, that old [Em]man rive[Dm]r,
he must [C]know [Dm]something,
but don't [Am]say [Dbdim]nothin'.
[Dm]Keeps roll[G]in', keeps[Gsus4] on[Dm]
[Gsus4]rollin' a[C]long.[Am][Dm]
[C]Don't plant [Dm]taters,
[Em]don't plant [Dm]cot ton
[C]Then the [A]plants will [G]be
[Ebdim]soon forgotten
[Dm]An d t[Gsus4]he river
keeps rolling [Am]along
[F#dim]You and m[Em]e,[Ebdim]
we [Am]sweat an[Ebdim]d strain
[A]Body all [Ebdim]aching and
[A]racked [Ebdim]with pain
Tote that barge, lift [C]that [Ebdim]bale
[Em]Get a [A]little drunk and you land in j[G]ail
Get[C]s w[Dm]eary and s[Em]ick of t[F]ryin'
[Em]Tired [C]of liv[Dm]in' and fea[Am]red of dyi[Ddim]n'
Old Man [A]River just [Am]keeps [Gsus4]rollin' a[C]long[Dm][A][Dm][C][F][Bb][F][Dm][Gm][F][G]
[Dm][F][Dm][C][Gm][Dm][Gm][F][Gm][Dm][Gm][F]
[Eb][Dm][Ddim][Bb][Dm][Gm][G][F]
[G]Hey[C], lis[Ebdim]ten, you [Em]and m[Dbdim]e,[A][Ebdim]
[B]we [Dbdim]wrack our[Em] bra[Baug]ins[Ebdim]
[B]Try[Em]in' t[Dbdim]o think of[F#dim][Ebdim]
a [Em]new [C]refrai[F#dim]n
[B]Took [Em]what [Ebdim]barge,
[Em]left [Dbdim]what bale[Ebdim]
[Db]Might [Dbdim]as well cont[A]inue wit[F#dim]h[Ebdim][F]
[Em]this [F#dim]san tale[Ebdim][G][F][Eb][F][Eb][Ebdim][Eb]
[Ab]I get we[Db]ary an[Eb][Db]
[Ab]d sick of tr[Ab]yin'[Db]
[Eb]I'm [Ab]tired [Fm]of li[Db]vin'[Eb]
and [Fm]so scared of dyin'
[Gb]Like [Dbdim]that old [Ab]man [Gb]river[Db],
[Fm]that[Db] old m[Gb]an r[Ab]iver[Db],
[Db]he j[Ab]ust k[Gb]eeps [Fm]on[F]
[Bb]roll[Db]in' along.

[Outro 1]
[Ab][Db][Eb]