Chords for Lawrence Beamen ~ America's Got Talent Top 5 Finalist Performs "Ol Man River"

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[Gb] _ [Abm] _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] Our last contestant of the day [Ab] is feeling the pressure of the biggest talent show in America.
My name is [Eb] Lawrence Beeman.
I'm [Cm] 34 years [Bbm] old and I'm [Fm] a native of Mississippi.
[Gb] My passion is to sing, [Db] but each time I do open my mouth, [Ab] I think of the South.
Mississippi runs really deep in my veins.
My early memories of singing [Eb] is when we were in the church and I [Bbm] would sing with my brother
and [Fm] I knew from that point that I wanted [Eb] to be a singer.
So you're used to performing.
[Ab] Well, I'm [Db] nervous.
Yeah, okay, okay.
Ain't nothing wrong with being nervous.
You gotta [Ab] channel that.
I'm nervous still because this is the, I think this is the biggest platform [Db] of publicity
I've probably ever had in my life and probably ever will have.
[Ab] This is my chance, [Bbm] my moment, [Db] and the biggest opportunity of my life.
[Eb] Go out there and give them what you _ got.
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_ _ _ _ [Eb] Hello, [F] how you doing?
[Eb] Welcome to [Fm] the show.
Thank you.
What's your name?
[N] Lawrence Beeman.
_ Hey, Lawrence, calm down. _ _
So _ _ _ _ this means a lot to you, Lawrence, right?
Yes, yes, sir.
Well, look, we're all behind you.
Good luck.
Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
It's an honor.
Yeah.
It's a privilege.
Take a deep breath and enjoy it, man.
Thank you. _ _ _
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What does he [Cm] care if the [Eb] land _ is _ [Bb] green? _
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That old man, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
that old _ [Eb] _ _ man, he [Bb]
must [Eb] know something, _ [Bb] but don't say [Gm] nothing.
[Cm] He just keeps [F] rolling.
[Bb] He keeps _ on [Eb] rolling _ [Bb] _ _ alone.
[Fm] _ _ [Dm] _ You [A] and me, [Dm] we sweat [A] and strain.
[Dm] Body [A] all aching [Dm] and rack with [A] pain.
[Dm] Tote [A] that bond [Dm] and lift [A] that bail.
You [Dm] kill the little truck and you land [Cm] in _ _ [F] jail. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] The old [D] man river, [C] he just _ [Am] keeps rolling.
He [D] keeps _ _ on [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] rolling.
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Oh, [Ebm] and he got me far. _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ Yeah.
Oh, wow.
_ _ [Ab] That's the point.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ That [Eb] was an amazing, stunning [Bbm] performance.
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ You know, Lawrence, you [Db] are one class [Ab] act.
You really are. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ Thank you. _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] Thank you.
I appreciate it.
[Db] What you brought to this show [Eb] is class, grace, [Ab] and [Db] talent, and we have a lot to learn from people like you.
[Eb] My [Fm] answer is [Eb] absolutely [Fm] yes.
Follow your dream.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] I like it.
_ _ [A] The thing is, Lawrence, I'm not quite [E] sure how much this audience [A] like you.
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I'll _ _ [N] see you in Las Vegas, all right?
We'll see you in Las [B] Vegas. _ _ _ _ _
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[B] Oh, [Dbm] boy.
_ _ _ [E] My man.
_ [Gb] Congratulations.
_ [B] [Gb] Brilliant.
[B] What a boy.
_ [E] He's going to Vegas.
Oh,