Chords for Stan Freberg 'Elderly Man River' 1957 45 rpm
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Pardon me, Mr.
Well, we all have our problems.
from the Citizens' Radio Committee, and I feel
from the Citizens' Radio Committee, you say?
your purpose in being here?
and I think the best method is to just sit back here and interrupt when I feel it's necessary.
Exactly.
And then you stop, and I'll tell you what's wrong.
Well, we all have our problems.
from the Citizens' Radio Committee, and I feel
from the Citizens' Radio Committee, you say?
your purpose in being here?
and I think the best method is to just sit back here and interrupt when I feel it's necessary.
Exactly.
And then you stop, and I'll tell you what's wrong.
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_ _ _ Pardon me, Mr.
Freeburg, but my name is Tweed Lee.
Well, we all have our problems.
_ I am the censor from the Citizens' Radio Committee, and I feel_
You, uh, from the Citizens' Radio Committee, you say?
That's exactly what I said, yes.
And what is your purpose in being here?
I must okay all the material used on your program here,
and I think the best method is to just sit back here and interrupt when I feel it's necessary.
You mean you plan to stop me every time I do something that you think is wrong?
Exactly.
I'll just sound my little horn like this. _
And then you stop, and I'll tell you what's wrong.
Uh, somehow I can tell this is gonna be one of those days.
_ You just go right ahead, Mr.
Freeburg.
Don't mind me.
Yeah, now I'd like to sing_ _
You forgot to say thank you, Mr.
Freeburg.
_ Politeness is an essential in radio programming.
Your program goes into the home.
We must be a good influence on children.
That's a darling little horn there.
_ Thanks very much, Mr.
Tweed Lee.
You're welcome, I'm sure.
I'd like to sing an old river song in honor this week of National Mississippi Riverboat Paddlewheel Week.
_ Mr.
May, if you please.
Very polite, Mr.
Freeburg.
Thank you.
_ [F] Old [Bb] man river, that old_
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] All right, Tweed Lee, polite as I dig, but what in the world is wrong with old man river?
The word old has a connotation some of the more elderly people find distasteful.
I would suggest you make the substitution, please.
I suppose you insist.
Precisely.
You may continue.
Okay, music.
[C] You forgot to say thank you.
Say thank you, yes, okay.
Thank you, Mr.
Tweed Lee.
You're quite welcome, I am sure.
_ _ [Bb] Elderly man river, [F] that elderly man [Bb] river.
He must know something, but he don't [D] say nothing.
[Gm] All right, hold it, fellas.
Now what, Tweed Lee?
The word something, you left [B] off the G.
But that's authentic.
Something, something.
That's the way the people_ I'm sorry.
Talk down there.
The home is a classroom, Mr.
Freeburg.
I know you said that.
Keep in mind the tiny tots.
[N] _ _
_ And furthermore, think back, you'll recall that you said, but he don't say nothing.
Now, really, Mr.
Freeburg, that's a double negative.
Do you mean he does say something?
No, I just wasn't using my head, I guess.
_ I mean, after all, it should be grammatically correct.
Keeping in mind the tiny tots, yes.
You probably mean he doesn't say anything.
I suppose I mean that, yes, I guess.
All right, fine, you win.
All right, Billy, music.
Thank you, thank you.
You're welcome, I am sure.
[C] _ _ [F] Elderly man river, that elderly man [Bb] river.
He must know something, but [F] he doesn't say [D] anything.
He just [C] keeps rolling, rolling, he [Gm] just keeps [F] rolling [Dm] along.
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] He [Bb] doesn't plant taters, potatoes, [F] he doesn't plant [Bb] cotton, cotting.
[F] And them, these, [Bb] those that plants them [Am] are soon [Ab] forgotting.
[Gm] But elderly man river [C] _ _
just [C] keeps rolling [F] along.
Excellent. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Am] You and [B] me.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ The tiny tots again, was it?
[Fm] Exactly.
Sorry about that.
Here we go.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] You and I, we sweat, perspire [B] and strain.
[Am] Bodies [B] always _ [Am] with [Dm] pain.
[E] What have we got by that one?
[Am] Vote at heart.
Flip it, baby.
[B] You [Am] get a little.
_ [N] _ _
_ Okay, take your finger off the button, Mr.
Tweedley.
We know when we're linked.
_ Well, that concludes elderly man river.
Oh, yes, and thank you for being with us, Mr.
Tweedley.
You're welcome, [Gm] I am sure.
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Pardon me, Mr.
Freeburg, but my name is Tweed Lee.
Well, we all have our problems.
_ I am the censor from the Citizens' Radio Committee, and I feel_
You, uh, from the Citizens' Radio Committee, you say?
That's exactly what I said, yes.
And what is your purpose in being here?
I must okay all the material used on your program here,
and I think the best method is to just sit back here and interrupt when I feel it's necessary.
You mean you plan to stop me every time I do something that you think is wrong?
Exactly.
I'll just sound my little horn like this. _
And then you stop, and I'll tell you what's wrong.
Uh, somehow I can tell this is gonna be one of those days.
_ You just go right ahead, Mr.
Freeburg.
Don't mind me.
Yeah, now I'd like to sing_ _
You forgot to say thank you, Mr.
Freeburg.
_ Politeness is an essential in radio programming.
Your program goes into the home.
We must be a good influence on children.
That's a darling little horn there.
_ Thanks very much, Mr.
Tweed Lee.
You're welcome, I'm sure.
I'd like to sing an old river song in honor this week of National Mississippi Riverboat Paddlewheel Week.
_ Mr.
May, if you please.
Very polite, Mr.
Freeburg.
Thank you.
_ [F] Old [Bb] man river, that old_
_ [B] _ _
_ [E] All right, Tweed Lee, polite as I dig, but what in the world is wrong with old man river?
The word old has a connotation some of the more elderly people find distasteful.
I would suggest you make the substitution, please.
I suppose you insist.
Precisely.
You may continue.
Okay, music.
[C] You forgot to say thank you.
Say thank you, yes, okay.
Thank you, Mr.
Tweed Lee.
You're quite welcome, I am sure.
_ _ [Bb] Elderly man river, [F] that elderly man [Bb] river.
He must know something, but he don't [D] say nothing.
[Gm] All right, hold it, fellas.
Now what, Tweed Lee?
The word something, you left [B] off the G.
But that's authentic.
Something, something.
That's the way the people_ I'm sorry.
Talk down there.
The home is a classroom, Mr.
Freeburg.
I know you said that.
Keep in mind the tiny tots.
[N] _ _
_ And furthermore, think back, you'll recall that you said, but he don't say nothing.
Now, really, Mr.
Freeburg, that's a double negative.
Do you mean he does say something?
No, I just wasn't using my head, I guess.
_ I mean, after all, it should be grammatically correct.
Keeping in mind the tiny tots, yes.
You probably mean he doesn't say anything.
I suppose I mean that, yes, I guess.
All right, fine, you win.
All right, Billy, music.
Thank you, thank you.
You're welcome, I am sure.
[C] _ _ [F] Elderly man river, that elderly man [Bb] river.
He must know something, but [F] he doesn't say [D] anything.
He just [C] keeps rolling, rolling, he [Gm] just keeps [F] rolling [Dm] along.
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] He [Bb] doesn't plant taters, potatoes, [F] he doesn't plant [Bb] cotton, cotting.
[F] And them, these, [Bb] those that plants them [Am] are soon [Ab] forgotting.
[Gm] But elderly man river [C] _ _
just [C] keeps rolling [F] along.
Excellent. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Am] You and [B] me.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ The tiny tots again, was it?
[Fm] Exactly.
Sorry about that.
Here we go.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] You and I, we sweat, perspire [B] and strain.
[Am] Bodies [B] always _ [Am] with [Dm] pain.
[E] What have we got by that one?
[Am] Vote at heart.
Flip it, baby.
[B] You [Am] get a little.
_ [N] _ _
_ Okay, take your finger off the button, Mr.
Tweedley.
We know when we're linked.
_ Well, that concludes elderly man river.
Oh, yes, and thank you for being with us, Mr.
Tweedley.
You're welcome, [Gm] I am sure.
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