Old Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Ol'[Bm] man [Em]rive[A]r,[D][Bm]
that [D]ol' [Bm]man river
He [D]must know something,
[Bm]but he don't[F#m] say nothing[Bm]
That [Em]ol' man river[A],
he [Em]just keep [A]rollin' [D]along
[Em]

[Verse 2]
[A]
He [D]don't plant [Bm]'taters
[D]He don't plant cotton[Bm]
[D]Cause them that pla[Bm]nts them
[F#m]is soon forgot[Bm]ten
And [Em]ol' man river,[A]
he [Em]just keeps [A]rollin' [D]along

[Verse 3]
[C#]
[F#m]'Cause you and me,[Bm]
[F#m]we sweat and st[Bm]rain
[F#m]Body all achin'[Bm] and wracke[F#m]d with pain[Bm]
[F#m]Tote that barge,[C#] lift t[F#m]hat bale[C#]
[F#m]Get a little drunk [C#]and
[F#m]you land in [Em]jail[Asus4][A]
But I [D]get [Bm]weary [D]and sick of tryin'
[Bm]'Cause I'm tired[D] of livin'
[Bm]That[F#m] ol' m[Bm]an riv[Em]er,[A]
he [Em]just keeps [A]rollin' along
[D][C#]

[Verse 4]
[F#m]
You and [Bm]me, [F#m]we sweat and str[Bm]ain
[F#m]Body all achin'[Bm] and wracke[F#m]d with pain[Bm]
[F#m]Tote that barge,[C#] lift t[F#m]hat bale[C#]
[F#m]Get a little drunk [C#]and you la[F#m]nd in jail[Em][A]
But [D]I get w[Em]eary a[D]nd sick of tryin'
[Bm]'Cau[D]se I'm tired of livin'
[Bm]But I'm scar[F#m]ed of dyin'[Bm]
That [Em]ol' man r[A]iver,
he [Em]just keeps [A]rollin' along

[Outro 1]
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