Chords for Ol' Man River
Tempo:
136.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Dm
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G] [C] But [F] ask the old ribber what he thinks.
[C] He knows all about them [F] boys.
He knows all about everything.
[Bb] There's an old man called the [Eb] Mississippi.
[Bb] That's the old man that I'd like to [F] be.
[Gm] What does he care if the [Eb] world's got [Cm] problems?
[Gm]
What does he care [Cm] if the land [F] ain't [Bb] free?
Old [Gm] man ribber, [Bb] that [Eb] ribber, [Bb] he must know [Gm] something.
[Bb] But don't say [Dm] nothing.
He just keeps [Eb] rolling.
[C] He keeps [Cm] on rolling.
[Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] He's soon [A]
forgotten.
[F] But old man [Eb]
ribber, he [C] just [Cm] keeps rolling [Bb] along.
You [A] and me, we [Dm] sweat and [A] strain.
Body [A] all aching and [Dm] wracked with pain.
[Dm] Tote that [Bbm] pot, lift that [Db] pail.
[Dm] You gets a little [G] drunk and
[Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
sick of [Eb] prime time.
[F] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] But
[Gm] old man ribber, he just [F] keeps rolling.
[Bb]
[Eb]
Dark is always [Eb]
me.
[Bb] Dark is [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] getting old.
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [E] [A]
[Dm] [Db]
[Dm] [D]
[Eb] [G] [Bb]
[Eb] Let [G] me go.
[Cm] Show me [Gb] that dream called the River [Bb] Jordan.
[Ab] That's the old dream that I [Dm] [Bb] [Ebm]
[F] like.
[Bb] Old [Gm] man [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
ribber, [F] he just
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[A] [F]
[Bb] [Bb]
keeps rolling.
[Dm] You [E] and me, [Dm] we sweat [E] and strain.
[Dm] Body all [E] aching and wracked with [Db] pain.
[Dm] Tote that [G] pot, lift that pail.
[Dm] [E] [Dm] [E]
[Dm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
[C] He knows all about them [F] boys.
He knows all about everything.
[Bb] There's an old man called the [Eb] Mississippi.
[Bb] That's the old man that I'd like to [F] be.
[Gm] What does he care if the [Eb] world's got [Cm] problems?
[Gm]
What does he care [Cm] if the land [F] ain't [Bb] free?
Old [Gm] man ribber, [Bb] that [Eb] ribber, [Bb] he must know [Gm] something.
[Bb] But don't say [Dm] nothing.
He just keeps [Eb] rolling.
[C] He keeps [Cm] on rolling.
[Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] He's soon [A]
forgotten.
[F] But old man [Eb]
ribber, he [C] just [Cm] keeps rolling [Bb] along.
You [A] and me, we [Dm] sweat and [A] strain.
Body [A] all aching and [Dm] wracked with pain.
[Dm] Tote that [Bbm] pot, lift that [Db] pail.
[Dm] You gets a little [G] drunk and
[Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [Bb]
sick of [Eb] prime time.
[F] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] But
[Gm] old man ribber, he just [F] keeps rolling.
[Bb]
[Eb]
Dark is always [Eb]
me.
[Bb] Dark is [F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] getting old.
[Dm] [E]
[Dm] [E] [A]
[Dm] [Db]
[Dm] [D]
[Eb] [G] [Bb]
[Eb] Let [G] me go.
[Cm] Show me [Gb] that dream called the River [Bb] Jordan.
[Ab] That's the old dream that I [Dm] [Bb] [Ebm]
[F] like.
[Bb] Old [Gm] man [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm]
ribber, [F] he just
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Bb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[A] [F]
[Bb] [Bb]
keeps rolling.
[Dm] You [E] and me, [Dm] we sweat [E] and strain.
[Dm] Body all [E] aching and wracked with [Db] pain.
[Dm] Tote that [G] pot, lift that pail.
[Dm] [E] [Dm] [E]
[Dm]
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Cm]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Dm
F
Gm
Bb
Eb
Dm
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ But [F] ask the old ribber what he thinks.
_ [C] He knows all about them [F] boys.
_ He knows all about everything.
_ _ _ [Bb] There's an old man called the _ [Eb] Mississippi.
[Bb] That's the old man that I'd like to [F] be.
[Gm] What does he care if the [Eb] world's got [Cm] problems?
_ [Gm]
What does he care [Cm] if the land [F] ain't [Bb] free? _ _ _ _
Old [Gm] man ribber, [Bb] that _ _ [Eb] ribber, [Bb] he must know [Gm] something.
[Bb] But don't say [Dm] nothing.
He just keeps [Eb] rolling.
[C] He keeps [Cm] on rolling.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] He's soon _ [A]
forgotten.
_ [F] But old man [Eb]
ribber, he [C] just [Cm] keeps rolling [Bb] along. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [A] and me, we [Dm] sweat and [A] strain.
_ Body [A] all aching and [Dm] wracked with _ pain.
[Dm] Tote that [Bbm] pot, lift that [Db] pail.
[Dm] You gets a little [G] drunk and _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
sick of [Eb] prime _ _ _ time.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] But _
_ _ [Gm] _ old man ribber, he just _ [F] keeps rolling. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dark is always _ _ [Eb] _
me.
[Bb] Dark is _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] getting old. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Let [G] me go.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ Show me [Gb] that dream called the River _ [Bb] Jordan.
[Ab] That's the old dream that I _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ like. _ _ _
[Bb] Old [Gm] man _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
ribber, [F] he just _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ keeps rolling.
[Dm] You [E] and me, [Dm] we sweat [E] and strain.
_ [Dm] Body all [E] aching and wracked with [Db] pain.
[Dm] Tote that [G] pot, lift that pail.
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [C] He knows all about them [F] boys.
_ He knows all about everything.
_ _ _ [Bb] There's an old man called the _ [Eb] Mississippi.
[Bb] That's the old man that I'd like to [F] be.
[Gm] What does he care if the [Eb] world's got [Cm] problems?
_ [Gm]
What does he care [Cm] if the land [F] ain't [Bb] free? _ _ _ _
Old [Gm] man ribber, [Bb] that _ _ [Eb] ribber, [Bb] he must know [Gm] something.
[Bb] But don't say [Dm] nothing.
He just keeps [Eb] rolling.
[C] He keeps [Cm] on rolling.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] He's soon _ [A]
forgotten.
_ [F] But old man [Eb]
ribber, he [C] just [Cm] keeps rolling [Bb] along. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [A] and me, we [Dm] sweat and [A] strain.
_ Body [A] all aching and [Dm] wracked with _ pain.
[Dm] Tote that [Bbm] pot, lift that [Db] pail.
[Dm] You gets a little [G] drunk and _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
sick of [Eb] prime _ _ _ time.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] But _
_ _ [Gm] _ old man ribber, he just _ [F] keeps rolling. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dark is always _ _ [Eb] _
me.
[Bb] Dark is _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] getting old. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Let [G] me go.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ Show me [Gb] that dream called the River _ [Bb] Jordan.
[Ab] That's the old dream that I _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ like. _ _ _
[Bb] Old [Gm] man _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
ribber, [F] he just _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ keeps rolling.
[Dm] You [E] and me, [Dm] we sweat [E] and strain.
_ [Dm] Body all [E] aching and wracked with [Db] pain.
[Dm] Tote that [G] pot, lift that pail.
[Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _