Ol' Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C][Gdim][Bbm][Gdim][D][Am][F]
[Bbdim][D]
Here [Bm]we all work [G]'lo[Em]ng the Mis[Bm] sis[Em] sipp[C]i
Here [G]we all [Bm]work,
[G]while the white boys pla[D]y
Pullin' [G]them boats [Em]from the
[G]dawn till [Am]sun [Adim]set
Gettin' [G]no rest [Em]till[A] the
[D]judgment [G]day
[F#]You

[Verse 2]
[Bm]don't [Em]look up,
you [Bm]don't look [Em]down
[Bm]You don't [Em]dare m[Bm]ake the white
boss frown
[F#]Bend your [Bm]knee[G]s and [Em]bow
your [Em]head
[Bm]And pull that rope un[Bm]til
you're [C]dead[D]
[G]Ol' Man [C]River, [G]that Ol'

[Verse 3]
Man [C]River
He must [G]know [Am]somethin',
but he don't [G]say [Em]nothin'
He [Am]just keeps [D]rollin',
[Am]he keeps on [D]rollin' [Em]along[A][D][Dsus4]
[D]He don[G]'t plant tat[C]ers, and he

[Verse 4]
[G]
don't plant [C]cotton
And [G]them that [Am]plants 'em
is [G]soon for[Bbdim]gotten
But [D]Ol' Man River,
it [Dsus4]just keeps roll[D]in' alon[Bm]g[G][C][Em]
[F#]You and

[Verse 5]
[Em]me, we [Bm]sweat and [Em]strain
Bodies [Bm]all a[Em]chin' and
[Bm]wracked with pain
[Em]Tote [Bm]that [Em]barge [Bm]and lift that bale
Get a [Em]little drunk and ya [D]lands [Bm]in j[D]ail

[Verse 6]
[G]I g[C]et weary and so s[G]ick of t[C]ryin'
[G]I'm tired of [Am]livin',
but [G]feared of [Em]dy i[G]n'[Em][Am][D]
And Ol' [D]Man River, [G]he just keeps rollin'[Em][C]
[D]alo[G]ng[Bb][Adim][Cm][C][D][Adim][G]