Chords for Al Jolson Ol' Man River

Tempo:
177.5 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Fm

Bbm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Jolson  Ol' Man River chords
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[Bbm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Gbm] [Eb]
[Db] [F]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Gb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ebm] [Gb]
[Db] Give no rest [Bb] till it is [Ab] judgment [Db]
day.
[Fm]
Don't [Bbm] look up and [Fm]
don't look [Bbm] down.
[Fm] You don't have [Bbm] to make [Fm] the white boy [C]
brown.
[Fm] Bend your [G]
knees and [Fm] bow your [F] head
[Fm] and pull that [G] rope
[Fm] until [Ebm]
you're [Ab] dead.
[Db] Let me go away from the mist [Gb] of the sea.
[Bb]
Let me go away from the white [Eb] man's [Ebm] boss.
[Eb] Show me [Cm] that stream called the River [Db] Jordan.
[B] That's the old stream that I long [Ab] to
[Db] cross.
[Ab]
[C] [Db]
Old [Bbm] man, he
[Db] [Gb]
[Db] must [Gb] know something, [Db] but don't [Bbm] say nothing.
He [Ab] just keeps [Ebm] crawling, [Eb] he keeps on [Ab]
crawling [Db] along.
[Gb]
[Db]
He don't [Bbm] plant faders, [Db] he don't plant [Gb] cotton.
And [Db] them that [Bbm] plant them, he'll [Db] soon have [Em] forgotten.
But [Ab] old man, river, [Ebm] he just [Ab] keeps crawling [Db] along.
[Gb] [Db]
[Fm] You [C] and me [Fm] must sweat [C] and strain,
[Fm] body all [C] aching [Fm] and racked with [C] pain.
[Fm] Hoist [Bbm] that kite, [Fm] lift [E] that sail, [Bbm] you [Fm] get a little [G]
drunk.
[Bb] And [Fm] you'll land in [Gb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Db]
[Gb] crying.
[Db] I'm tired of [Ab] living [Bbm] and sick [Eb] of dying.
But [Ab] old [Bbm] man, river, [Ebm] he just keeps [Ab] crawling [Db] along.
[Ebm]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Fm
123111111
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
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[Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Db] Give no rest [Bb] till it is [Ab] judgment _ _ [Db] _
_ _ day.
_ [Fm] _ _ _
Don't [Bbm] look up and [Fm] _
don't look [Bbm] down.
[Fm] You don't have [Bbm] to make [Fm] the white boy [C] _
brown.
[Fm] Bend your [G] _
knees and [Fm] bow your [F] _ head
[Fm] and pull that [G] rope _
_ [Fm] _ until _ _ _ [Ebm]
you're _ [Ab] dead. _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Let me go away _ from the mist [Gb] of the sea.
[Bb] _
Let me go away from the white [Eb] man's _ [Ebm] boss.
[Eb] _ Show me [Cm] that stream _ called the River _ [Db] _ Jordan. _ _ _
[B] _ That's the old _ stream that I _ long [Ab] to _
[Db] cross. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
Old [Bbm] man, he _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Db] must _ [Gb] know something, _ [Db] but don't [Bbm] say nothing.
He [Ab] just keeps [Ebm] crawling, _ [Eb] he keeps on [Ab] _
crawling _ [Db] along.
_ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
He don't [Bbm] plant faders, _ [Db] he don't plant [Gb] cotton. _
And [Db] them that [Bbm] plant them, he'll [Db] soon have _ [Em] forgotten.
But [Ab] old man, river, _ [Ebm] he just [Ab] keeps crawling _ [Db] along.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ You [C] and me [Fm] must sweat [C] and strain,
[Fm] _ body all [C] aching [Fm] and racked with _ [C] pain.
[Fm] _ Hoist [Bbm] that _ kite, [Fm] lift [E] that sail, [Bbm] you [Fm] get a little [G]
drunk.
[Bb] _ _ _ And [Fm] you'll _ land in [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] crying.
_ [Db] I'm tired of [Ab] living _ [Bbm] and sick [Eb] of _ dying.
But [Ab] _ old _ [Bbm] man, river, _ _ [Ebm] he just _ keeps _ [Ab] crawling _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] along.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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