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Ol' Man River Chords
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[Intro 1] [G][C][G][C][G][C][G] Ol' man [C]river That [Verse 1] [G] ol' man [C]river [G]he must know som[Am]ething [C]But he don[G]'t say nothing [A]Cause he just [Verse 2] [G]keep[D]s rolling He keeps rolling [G]along[C] [G]He don't plant tat[C]ors He don't plant cotton [G]Them that [D]plants 'em is [Bm]soon [G]forgotten[Bbdim] [A]But ol'[G] man riv[D]er[Am] [D]Just keeps rolling [G]along[Gdim][F#] [Bm]You and me[F#] We [Bm]sweat [F#]and strain[Bm] Body [F#]all aching And [Bm]wracked with [F#]pain [Bm]Tote that barge Lift that [F#]bale [Bm]Get a little drunk[G] And you [Bm]land [D]in jail [G]I gets w[Bm]eary [G]Yes I' am sick of try[C]ing [G]I'm tired of [Am]living and I'm [G]Feared of [A]dying But [G]ol' man river [Am]Keeps ro[D]lling along [Interlude 1] [G][Gdim][F][Gdim][C][F][D][C][F] [C][Dm][Em][Ebdim][D][C][G][D] [G][C][G][C][F][C] [F][Dm][C][Dm][C][Ebdim][D][C][G] [C][G][C][E][F][F#][G][F#][Bm] You and [C#dim]me We[F#] [Verse 3] [Bm] gotta sweat [C#dim]and strain[F#][Bm] Body [F#]all aching And it's [Bm]wracked with [F#]pain [Bm]Tote that barg[G]e[C] [Bm]Lift[F#] that bale[C] [Bm]Get a little drunk And you land in [D]jail[G] I [C]get's weary Yes I' am [G]sick of try[C]ing [G]I'm tired of [Am]living and I'm [Bm]Feared of dy[A]ing But that [G]ol' man river [Am]Keep[D]s rolling along [G][Eb][C][G]
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