Chords for Rodney Clarke - Ol' Man River - BBC Proms 2012
Tempo:
93.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
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G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[B] [A]
[D] There's an old man called the Mississippi, that's the old man that I'd like to [B] be.
[Bm] What does he care if [G] the world's [Em] got troubles?
What does he [Bm] care if the [A] land ain't [D] free?
man, [Bm] [D] [G]
[D] he must [A] know something, [D] but don't [A] say nothing.
keeps [A] rolling, he [E] keeps [A] on rolling [D] along.
He don't [Bm] plant taters, [D] he don't plant [G] cotton, and them that [A]
[D] There's an old man called the Mississippi, that's the old man that I'd like to [B] be.
[Bm] What does he care if [G] the world's [Em] got troubles?
What does he [Bm] care if the [A] land ain't [D] free?
man, [Bm] [D] [G]
[D] he must [A] know something, [D] but don't [A] say nothing.
keeps [A] rolling, he [E] keeps [A] on rolling [D] along.
He don't [Bm] plant taters, [D] he don't plant [G] cotton, and them that [A]
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F#m
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_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ There's an old man called the Mississippi, that's the old man that I'd like to [B] be.
[Bm] What does he care if [G] the world's [Em] got troubles?
_ [D]
What does he [Bm] care if the [A] land ain't [D] free?
_ _ _ _ _ Old man, [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] he must [A] know something, [D] but don't [A] say nothing.
He just keeps [A] rolling, he [E] keeps [A] on rolling [D] along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He don't [Bm] plant taters, [D] he don't plant [G] cotton, and them that [A]
platter [D] me soup _ [F] forgotten.
[A] But old [B] man River, [A] he just keeps rolling [D] _ along. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] You and me, we sweat [Bm] and strain, [F#m] body all [G#] aching and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#m] Tote that [G#] barge, lift [C#] that bale, [F#m] we gets a [G#] little drunk [F#m] and we learns in [Em] jail.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Weary [D] and _ [G] tired of trying, and [D] tired of [A] living, and [Bm] scared [E] of dying.
_ [D] But old _ [Bm] man River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling _ _ _ _ [D] along.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Rodney L.
Clarke with Old Man River.
And before that, make believe.
_ [D] _ There's an old man called the Mississippi, that's the old man that I'd like to [B] be.
[Bm] What does he care if [G] the world's [Em] got troubles?
_ [D]
What does he [Bm] care if the [A] land ain't [D] free?
_ _ _ _ _ Old man, [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] he must [A] know something, [D] but don't [A] say nothing.
He just keeps [A] rolling, he [E] keeps [A] on rolling [D] along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He don't [Bm] plant taters, [D] he don't plant [G] cotton, and them that [A]
platter [D] me soup _ [F] forgotten.
[A] But old [B] man River, [A] he just keeps rolling [D] _ along. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] You and me, we sweat [Bm] and strain, [F#m] body all [G#] aching and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#m] Tote that [G#] barge, lift [C#] that bale, [F#m] we gets a [G#] little drunk [F#m] and we learns in [Em] jail.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Weary [D] and _ [G] tired of trying, and [D] tired of [A] living, and [Bm] scared [E] of dying.
_ [D] But old _ [Bm] man River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling _ _ _ _ [D] along.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Rodney L.
Clarke with Old Man River.
And before that, make believe.