Chords for Frank Sinatra - Old Man River (1946)
Tempo:
137.5 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Fm
Bbm
Ebm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Db] [Bb]
[D]
[Gbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Db]
That [Bbm]
[Db] old [Gb] man,
[Db] he must [Ebm] know something, [Fm] but he don't say [Gb] nothing.
[Ebm] He just keeps [Ab] [Ebm]
[Gb] on rolling.
[Ebm]
He [Db]
[Fm]
[Db] don't [Bbm] plant taters, [Fm] and he don't plant [Gb] cotton,
[Fm] and them what [Gb] plants some [Bbm] is soon [Dbm]
forgotten.
[Db] [Ebm] But old man [Ab] River [Ebm]
[Gb] just [Ab] keeps rolling [Db]
along.
[Bbm] [G]
[C] [Fm] [C] You and me, [Fm] we sweat and [C] strain, [D]
bodies [C] all aching [Fm] and wracked with [G]
[Fm] pain.
[Bbm] So dad, [Fm] bud, [C] lift that veil, [Fm] you'll get a [F]
little [G] sun,
and [Fm] you'll land [Gb]
in jail.
[Ab]
And
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Fm] so sick of [Gb]
trying, I'm [Db] tired [Ab] of living, [Bbm] but I'm feared [G] of dying.
[Db] And old [Bbm] man River, [Ebm] he just [Ab] keeps rolling along.
[Db]
along
[E] [Dbm] [A]
[Em]
[Dbm] [Bbm]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Eb]
[D]
[Gbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Abm]
[Db]
That [Bbm]
[Db] old [Gb] man,
[Db] he must [Ebm] know something, [Fm] but he don't say [Gb] nothing.
[Ebm] He just keeps [Ab] [Ebm]
[Gb] on rolling.
[Ebm]
He [Db]
[Fm]
[Db] don't [Bbm] plant taters, [Fm] and he don't plant [Gb] cotton,
[Fm] and them what [Gb] plants some [Bbm] is soon [Dbm]
forgotten.
[Db] [Ebm] But old man [Ab] River [Ebm]
[Gb] just [Ab] keeps rolling [Db]
along.
[Bbm] [G]
[C] [Fm] [C] You and me, [Fm] we sweat and [C] strain, [D]
bodies [C] all aching [Fm] and wracked with [G]
[Fm] pain.
[Bbm] So dad, [Fm] bud, [C] lift that veil, [Fm] you'll get a [F]
little [G] sun,
and [Fm] you'll land [Gb]
in jail.
[Ab]
And
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Fm] so sick of [Gb]
trying, I'm [Db] tired [Ab] of living, [Bbm] but I'm feared [G] of dying.
[Db] And old [Bbm] man River, [Ebm] he just [Ab] keeps rolling along.
[Db]
along
[E] [Dbm] [A]
[Em]
[Dbm] [Bbm]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Eb]
Key:
Db
Fm
Bbm
Ebm
Ab
Db
Fm
Bbm
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ That [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ old [Gb] man, _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ he must [Ebm] know something, _ [Fm] but he don't say [Gb] nothing.
_ _ [Ebm] He just _ _ keeps _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] on rolling.
[Ebm] _
He [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ don't [Bbm] plant taters, _ [Fm] and he don't plant [Gb] cotton,
_ _ [Fm] and them what [Gb] plants some [Bbm] is soon _ [Dbm]
forgotten.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] But old man [Ab] River _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Gb] just _ [Ab] keeps rolling [Db]
along.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] You and me, [Fm] we sweat and [C] strain, [D] _
bodies [C] all aching [Fm] and wracked with [G] _
[Fm] pain.
[Bbm] So dad, [Fm] bud, _ [C] lift that veil, [Fm] you'll get a [F]
little [G] sun,
_ _ _ and [Fm] you'll land _ _ _ _ [Gb]
in jail.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ And _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ so sick of [Gb]
trying, _ I'm [Db] tired [Ab] of living, [Bbm] but I'm feared [G] of _ dying.
[Db] And _ old [Bbm] man River, _ [Ebm] he _ just [Ab] keeps rolling _ _ along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db]
along
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ That [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ old [Gb] man, _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ he must [Ebm] know something, _ [Fm] but he don't say [Gb] nothing.
_ _ [Ebm] He just _ _ keeps _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] on rolling.
[Ebm] _
He [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ don't [Bbm] plant taters, _ [Fm] and he don't plant [Gb] cotton,
_ _ [Fm] and them what [Gb] plants some [Bbm] is soon _ [Dbm]
forgotten.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] But old man [Ab] River _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
[Gb] just _ [Ab] keeps rolling [Db]
along.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] You and me, [Fm] we sweat and [C] strain, [D] _
bodies [C] all aching [Fm] and wracked with [G] _
[Fm] pain.
[Bbm] So dad, [Fm] bud, _ [C] lift that veil, [Fm] you'll get a [F]
little [G] sun,
_ _ _ and [Fm] you'll land _ _ _ _ [Gb]
in jail.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ And _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ so sick of [Gb]
trying, _ I'm [Db] tired [Ab] of living, [Bbm] but I'm feared [G] of _ dying.
[Db] And _ old [Bbm] man River, _ [Ebm] he _ just [Ab] keeps rolling _ _ along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db]
along
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _