Chords for Frank Sinatra - Ol' Man River

Tempo:
141.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Em

F

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Frank Sinatra - Ol' Man River chords
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[C]
[D#] [A#]
[C]
[Cm] [F]
[C]
Here we all work along the [F] Mississippi [C] Here we all work while the [D] white folk [G] play
[C] Pulling them boats from [Gm] the dawn [Fm] till sunset [C] Getting no rest till [D] the [F] judgment [C] day
[Em] Don't [F#] look up and [Em] don't look [F#] down [Em] You don't [Am] dass make [Em] the boss [F#]
man frown
[Em] Bend [F#] your [Em] knees and bow [F#] your head [Em]
And pull [D] that rope [Em] until you're [G]
dead
[C] Let me go away from the [F] Mississippi [C]
Let me go away from [D] the white [G] man boss
[Gm] Show me that stream, call her the River [Fm] Jordan [C] That's the old stream that I [D] long
[F] to crawl
[C]
Old Man [Am] River, [C] that old man [Am] river He [C]
don't say [F] nothing but [C] he must know [A]
something
He [Dm] just [G] keeps rolling, [C#] he keeps [G] on rolling
[C]
alone
[A#] He [Am] [G#]
[F]
[C] don't [G] plant taters [C]
and he don't plant [D] cotton
[C] And them what plants [G] some [Am] are soon [D#] forgotten But [Dm] old [C] man [Em] river
[Dm] just keeps [G] rolling
[C] along
You
[B]
[Em]
and [F#] me [Em] we sweat and [F#] strain
[Em] Body [F#] all aching [Em] and racked with [F#] pain
[Em]
Tote that [Bm] [Em] barge, lift that [Bm] bale [Am] You'll get [Em] a little [D] drunk and [Em] you'll land In [C] jail
[F]
[N] He
[C]
[Am] gets weary and [C]
sick [F] of trying I'm [C] tired [G] of living but [C] I'm scared [D] of dying
[C] And old man [Am] river [Dm] he just keeps [G] [F] rolling
[G] [C]
[D] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
F
134211111
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To learn Frank Sinatra - Ol Man River chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Em, F# and Em. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 70 BPM before aiming for the song's 141 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ [A#] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Here we all work along the [F] Mississippi _ _ [C] Here we all work while the [D] white folk [G] play
_ _ [C] Pulling them boats from [Gm] the dawn [Fm] till sunset _ _ [C] Getting no _ rest till [D] the [F] judgment _ [C] _ day _
_ [Em] _ Don't [F#] look up and [Em] don't look [F#] down [Em] You don't [Am] dass make [Em] the boss [F#]
man frown
[Em] Bend [F#] your _ [Em] knees and bow [F#] your head [Em]
And pull _ [D] that rope _ [Em] until _ _ _ you're [G] _ _
dead
_ [C] _ Let _ me go away from the [F] Mississippi _ _ [C] _
Let me go away from [D] the white [G] man _ boss
_ [Gm] Show me that stream, call her the River [Fm] _ Jordan _ _ _ [C] That's _ the old _ stream _ that I [D] _ long _
[F] to _ _ crawl
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Old _ _ Man [Am] _ River, _ _ _ [C] that _ old _ man _ [Am] river _ He _ [C] _
don't say [F] _ nothing but [C] he must know _ [A]
something
_ He [Dm] just _ _ [G] keeps rolling, _ _ [C#] he keeps _ _ [G] on _ rolling _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
alone
[A#] _ _ _ He [Am] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ don't [G] plant _ taters [C] _
and he don't _ plant [D] cotton _ _
[C] And them what plants [G] some [Am] are soon _ _ [D#] forgotten _ _ But [Dm] _ old [C] man _ [Em] river _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ just keeps _ [G] rolling _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] along
_ _ _ You _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
and [F#] me [Em] we sweat and [F#] strain _ _
[Em] _ Body _ [F#] all aching [Em] and racked with [F#] _ pain
_ [Em] _
Tote that [Bm] _ _ [Em] barge, _ lift that [Bm] bale _ [Am] You'll get [Em] a little _ [D] drunk _ and [Em] you'll _ land _ _ _ In [C] jail
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] He _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] gets weary _ _ and [C] _
sick _ [F] of trying I'm [C] _ tired [G] of living but [C] I'm scared [D] of dying _
[C] And _ old man [Am] river _ _ [Dm] he _ just keeps [G] _ [F] rolling
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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