Chords for Paul Robeson - Old Man River

[Ab] _ [A] _ There's an old man called the _ [Ab] Mississippi.
_ [A] That's the old [Dbm] man I don't like to [E] be. _
[A] What does he care if the world's got troubles?
_ What does he _ care if the _ [E] land ain't [A] free? _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Old [A] Man River, _ _ [E] that old [A] man River,
He must know _ somethin', but don't say _ nothin'.
[Dbm] He just keeps _ _ rollin', he keeps on _ _ rollin' [A] _
along.
[D] _ _ [Ab] _ And you gets a little drunk and you lands in jail,
became you show a little grit and [Abm] you land [A] in jail.
And _ _ Sam is soon _ [Ab] forgotten, _ [E] but Old Man River,
[A] _ He just keeps _ rollin' _ _ [D] along.
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ You [Ab] and me, [Dbm] we [Ab] sweat and strain,
_ [Dbm] Body [Abm] all [Dbm] achin' and wracked [Ab] with pain,
[Dbm] Tote that barge, lift [Ab] that bale,
[Dbm] You show a [Ab] little grit _ _ and you [Db] _ _
[Dbm] lands in [Abm] _ _ _ _
[E] jail. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Laughin' _ _ [Dbm] instead _ of [Am] _
_ cryin',
[Dbm] I must _ [E] keep fightin' _ [Gbm] until _ [Abm] I'm _ _ dyin'.
[E] And Old [Gb] Man River, _ [Eb] he _ just _ [E] keeps _ [Abm] _
_ [E] rollin' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ along.
[Dbm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _