Chords for Ol’ Man River
Tempo:
107.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
F#m
Em
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bm] [Em]
[D] [Bm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [D] he must know [Bm] something, [F#m] but he don't [B] say nothing.
[E] Man River, [A] he just keeps rolling [D] along.
[D] don't plant [Bm] taters, he don't plant cotton,
[D] them [Bm] that plants [F#m] them is soon [Bm] forgotten.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] along.
[F#m] You [Bm] and me, [F#m] [Bm] sweating straight, [F#m] [Bm] body all [F#m] aching and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#] Tote [C#] that barge, [F#m] lift [C#] that bale, [F#m] get [C#] a little drunk [F#] and you [Em] land in jail.
[D] [Bm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [D] he must know [Bm] something, [F#m] but he don't [B] say nothing.
[E] Man River, [A] he just keeps rolling [D] along.
[D] don't plant [Bm] taters, he don't plant cotton,
[D] them [Bm] that plants [F#m] them is soon [Bm] forgotten.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] along.
[F#m] You [Bm] and me, [F#m] [Bm] sweating straight, [F#m] [Bm] body all [F#m] aching and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#] Tote [C#] that barge, [F#m] lift [C#] that bale, [F#m] get [C#] a little drunk [F#] and you [Em] land in jail.
100% ➙ 107BPM
Bm
F#m
Em
D
A
Bm
F#m
Em
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [D] he must know [Bm] something, [F#m] but he don't [B] say nothing.
[Em] That Old [E] Man River, [A] he just keeps rolling [D] along.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] He [D] don't plant [Bm] taters, _ he don't plant cotton, _
[D] them [Bm] that plants [F#m] them is soon [Bm] forgotten.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] _ along.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] You [Bm] and me, [F#m] _ [Bm] sweating straight, [F#m] _ [Bm] body all [F#m] aching and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#] Tote [C#] that barge, [F#m] lift [C#] that bale, [F#m] get [C#] a little drunk [F#] and you [Em] land in jail.
[E] _ But _ [Em] _
I get weary, _ sick of [Bm] trying, cause [D] I'm tired of [Bm] living,
[F#m] but I'm scared [Bm] of dying.
[Em] That Old Man [A] River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D] along.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] You and me, [F#m] _ [B] sweating straight, [F#m] _ [Bm] body all aching [F#m] and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#m] Tote [C#] that barge, [F#m] lift [C#] that bale, _
[F#m] get a [C#] little drunk [F#m] and you land [Em] in _ _ [A] jail.
But _ _ _
[D] I get [Bm] weary, _ [D] sick [B] of trying, [D] cause I'm tired [Bm] of living,
[F#m] but I'm scared [Bm] of dying.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] along.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [D] he must know [Bm] something, [F#m] but he don't [B] say nothing.
[Em] That Old [E] Man River, [A] he just keeps rolling [D] along.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] He [D] don't plant [Bm] taters, _ he don't plant cotton, _
[D] them [Bm] that plants [F#m] them is soon [Bm] forgotten.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] _ along.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] You [Bm] and me, [F#m] _ [Bm] sweating straight, [F#m] _ [Bm] body all [F#m] aching and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#] Tote [C#] that barge, [F#m] lift [C#] that bale, [F#m] get [C#] a little drunk [F#] and you [Em] land in jail.
[E] _ But _ [Em] _
I get weary, _ sick of [Bm] trying, cause [D] I'm tired of [Bm] living,
[F#m] but I'm scared [Bm] of dying.
[Em] That Old Man [A] River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D] along.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] You and me, [F#m] _ [B] sweating straight, [F#m] _ [Bm] body all aching [F#m] and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#m] Tote [C#] that barge, [F#m] lift [C#] that bale, _
[F#m] get a [C#] little drunk [F#m] and you land [Em] in _ _ [A] jail.
But _ _ _
[D] I get [Bm] weary, _ [D] sick [B] of trying, [D] cause I'm tired [Bm] of living,
[F#m] but I'm scared [Bm] of dying.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] along.
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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