Old Man River Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][E]
[A][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Old man river,
that [G]old [C]man river
He [G]don't [Gaug]say not[C]hin'[Cm],
but he [G]must [F]know [E]somethin'
[Am]He just keeps [D]rolling along, he [Am]keeps on
[D]rolling [Gm]along[G][C][G][D][Dm][D][G]

[Verse 2]
He [C]don't plant taters
And we all know he [G]don't
pick [C]cotton[G]
[D]But them that plant 'em, are [G]soon forgotten,
[Gdim]that[Am]
Old man [D]river,
[Am]he just keep[D]s rolling [G]along [F#]along
[Bm]You and

[Verse 3]
[Em]me, we s[Bm]weat and t[Em]oil
Our [Bm]bodies all [Em]achin' and
[Bm]racked with [C]pain[Bbdim]
[A]Put [D]that [A]bar, lift that bail
And if ya' get a little
[Gdim]drunk[F#]
[F]You'll land [E]in [Am]jail[D]
[G]I'm

[Verse 4]
so [Em]weary, [Bm]and sick of t[C]ryin'
[G]I'm tired [D]of livin', but afraid [Em]of dyin'
That, [Adim]that god- da[G]rn' old ri[Em]ver,
[Am]he just [C]keeps rol[D]ling alo[G]ng
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