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Ol Man River

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OL' MAN RIVER
These lyrics are from the 1963 arrangement conducted by Nelson Riddle
[Intro]
C  G  C
[Verse 1]
CHere we all work 'long the MissisFsippi,
CHere we all work, while the Amrich Cfolk Gplay,
CPullin' 'em boats from the dawn till Amsunset,
CGettin' no rest till the G7judgGment Cday.
[Bridge]
EmDon't look Amup, and Emdon't look Amdown,
You Emdon't dares Ammake the Emboss man Amfrown,
EmBend your F#mknees, and Embow your F#mhead,
And Empull that F#mrope unCtil Emyou're DmdeadG.
[Verse 2]
CLet me go away from the MissisFsippi,
CLet me go away from the Amwhite Cman Gboss,
CShow me that stream, called the FRiver CJorDmdan,
CThat's the old stream, that I Dmlong G7to Ccross.
[Chorus]
COld Man AmRiver, that COld Man AmRiver,
He Cdon't say Fnothin', but he Cmust Amknow Csomethin'.
AmHe Cjust keeps G7rollin',
He Ckeeps on G7rollin' GalCong.F  C  G7  
[Verse 3]
He Cdon't plant FM7taters, and he Cdon't plant FM7cotton,
And Cthem what FM7plants 'em are Csoon forFM7gotten,
But COld Man DmRiver, Cjust keeps Dmrollin' aClong.F  C  Dm  
[Bridge]
EmYou, and Amme, we Emsweat and Amstrain,
EmBody all Amachin', and Emracked with Ampain,
EmTote that Fbarge, Emlift that Fbale,
You Emget a little Fdrunk, and you Emlands in DmjaiGl.
[Outro]
CI gets FM7weary and Csick of FM7tryin',
I'm Ctired of DmlivCin', but I'm Fscared of DmdyiDm7n'
That COld Man DmRivCer, Dmhe Cjust keeps DmrollCin' DmaloCng.Dm  C  

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Ol Man River

by Frank Sinatra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

FM7

Dm7

OL' MAN RIVER

These lyrics are from the 1963 arrangement conducted by Nelson Riddle

[Intro]

C G C

[Verse 1]

C F

Here we all work 'long the Mississippi,

C Am C G

Here we all work, while the rich folk play,

C Am

Pullin' 'em boats from the dawn till sunset,

C G7 G C

Gettin' no rest till the judgment day.

[Bridge]

Em Am Em Am

Don't look up, and don't look down,

Em Am Em Am

You don't dares make the boss man frown,

Em F#m Em F#m

Bend your knees, and bow your head,

Em F#m C Em Dm G

And pull that rope until you're dead.

[Verse 2]

C F

Let me go away from the Mississippi,

C Am C G

Let me go away from the white man boss,

C F C Dm

Show me that stream, called the River Jordan,

C Dm G7 C

That's the old stream, that I long to cross.

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Old Man River, that Old Man River,

C F C Am C

He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin'.

Am C G7

He just keeps rollin',

C G7 G C F C G7

He keeps on rollin' along.

[Verse 3]

C FM7 C FM7

He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton,

C FM7 C FM7

And them what plants 'em are soon forgotten,

C Dm C Dm C F C Dm

But Old Man River, just keeps rollin' along.

[Bridge]

Em Am Em Am

You, and me, we sweat and strain,

Em Am Em Am

Body all achin', and racked with pain,

Em F Em F

Tote that barge, lift that bale,

Em F Em Dm G

You get a little drunk, and you lands in jail.

[Outro]

C FM7 C FM7

I gets weary and sick of tryin',

C Dm C F Dm Dm7

I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin'

C Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C

That Old Man River, he just keeps rollin' along.

About Ol Man River Chords by Frank Sinatra

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