Chords for Gordon MacRae - Old Man River
Tempo:
169.35 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Fm
Gb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
Here we all work on the [Gb] Mississippi
[Db] Here we all work while the big boss [Ab]
play
[Db] Pulling those boats from the dawn to [Gb] sunset
[Bbm] Getting no rest till [Ebm] the [Ab] judgment
[Db] day
[Fm]
Don't [G] look up and [Fm] don't [Bbm] look down
You [Fm] don't dare [G] make [Fm] the big [C] boss frown
Bend [Eb] your knees [Fm] and bow [G] your head
[Fm] And pull that [Dm] rope [Db] [Fm] until you're [Ab] dead
Let
[Db] me go away from the [Gb] Mississippi
[Bb] Let me go away from the big man [Eb] boss
[Ebm] [Eb] Show me that stream called the River [Db] Jordan
[B] That's the old stream that I [Ab] long to [Db] cross
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] He must know something
But don't say [Bbm]
nothing
He [Ebm] just [Ab] keeps rolling
[Ebm] He keeps [Ab] on rolling [Db] along
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Db] And then that [Bbm] landsome [F] is soon [Em] forgotten
[Ebm] But old [Ab] man river
[Ebm] He just [Ab] keeps rolling [Db]
along
[Gb]
[Db]
[C] [Fm] You [C] and me [Fm] we sweat and [C] strain
[Fm] Body [C] all aching [Fm] and racked with [C] pain
[Fm] Tote that [F] barge and you lift that bale
You [Fm] get a [F] little drunk and [F] you land in [Ebm] J
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] Say of [Gb] trying
[Db] I'm tired of [Ab] living
[Bbm] And I'm scared of [Eb] dying
[Db] But old [Bbm] man river
He [Ebm] just keeps [Ab] [Gb] rolling [Ab]
along
[Db] [Bbm] [Gb]
[Ab] [Db]
[N]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db]
Here we all work on the [Gb] Mississippi
[Db] Here we all work while the big boss [Ab]
play
[Db] Pulling those boats from the dawn to [Gb] sunset
[Bbm] Getting no rest till [Ebm] the [Ab] judgment
[Db] day
[Fm]
Don't [G] look up and [Fm] don't [Bbm] look down
You [Fm] don't dare [G] make [Fm] the big [C] boss frown
Bend [Eb] your knees [Fm] and bow [G] your head
[Fm] And pull that [Dm] rope [Db] [Fm] until you're [Ab] dead
Let
[Db] me go away from the [Gb] Mississippi
[Bb] Let me go away from the big man [Eb] boss
[Ebm] [Eb] Show me that stream called the River [Db] Jordan
[B] That's the old stream that I [Ab] long to [Db] cross
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] He must know something
But don't say [Bbm]
nothing
He [Ebm] just [Ab] keeps rolling
[Ebm] He keeps [Ab] on rolling [Db] along
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Db] And then that [Bbm] landsome [F] is soon [Em] forgotten
[Ebm] But old [Ab] man river
[Ebm] He just [Ab] keeps rolling [Db]
along
[Gb]
[Db]
[C] [Fm] You [C] and me [Fm] we sweat and [C] strain
[Fm] Body [C] all aching [Fm] and racked with [C] pain
[Fm] Tote that [F] barge and you lift that bale
You [Fm] get a [F] little drunk and [F] you land in [Ebm] J
[Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm]
[Db] Say of [Gb] trying
[Db] I'm tired of [Ab] living
[Bbm] And I'm scared of [Eb] dying
[Db] But old [Bbm] man river
He [Ebm] just keeps [Ab] [Gb] rolling [Ab]
along
[Db] [Bbm] [Gb]
[Ab] [Db]
[N]
Key:
Db
Ab
Fm
Gb
Bbm
Db
Ab
Fm
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
Here we all work on the _ [Gb] Mississippi
_ _ [Db] _ Here we all work while the big boss [Ab] _
play
_ [Db] _ Pulling those boats from the dawn to [Gb] _ sunset _
_ [Bbm] _ Getting no rest _ till [Ebm] the _ [Ab] judgment _ _
[Db] _ _ day
_ _ _ [Fm]
Don't [G] look up and [Fm] don't [Bbm] look down
You [Fm] don't dare [G] make [Fm] the big [C] boss _ frown
Bend [Eb] your _ knees [Fm] and bow [G] your head
[Fm] And pull that [Dm] rope [Db] _ _ [Fm] until _ _ _ you're [Ab] _ dead
_ _ Let _ _ _ _
[Db] _ me go away from the _ _ [Gb] Mississippi
_ _ [Bb] Let me go away from the big man [Eb] boss
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ Show me that stream _ called the _ River [Db] _ _ Jordan _ _ _
_ [B] _ That's the old stream _ that I _ [Ab] long _ to _ [Db] _ _ cross _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] He _ must know _ _ something _ _
But _ don't say [Bbm] _
nothing
He _ [Ebm] _ _ just _ [Ab] keeps _ rolling _
[Ebm] He _ keeps _ _ [Ab] on _ rolling _ [Db] along _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] [Db] And then _ that [Bbm] _ landsome [F] is _ soon _ _ [Em] _ forgotten _ _
[Ebm] But old _ [Ab] man river
_ [Ebm] He _ _ just [Ab] keeps rolling _ [Db] _ _
along
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] You _ [C] and me [Fm] we sweat and [C] _ strain _
[Fm] Body [C] all aching [Fm] and racked with [C] _ pain
_ [Fm] Tote that [F] barge and you lift that bale _
You [Fm] get a [F] little drunk _ and [F] you _ _ land _ _ in [Ebm] J _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] Say _ _ of [Gb] trying
_ _ _ [Db] I'm _ tired of [Ab] living _
_ [Bbm] And I'm scared _ _ of [Eb] _ dying _ _ _
[Db] But _ _ old _ _ [Bbm] man _ river _ _ _
He _ [Ebm] _ just _ _ keeps [Ab] _ _ [Gb] rolling _ [Ab] _ _
_ along _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
Here we all work on the _ [Gb] Mississippi
_ _ [Db] _ Here we all work while the big boss [Ab] _
play
_ [Db] _ Pulling those boats from the dawn to [Gb] _ sunset _
_ [Bbm] _ Getting no rest _ till [Ebm] the _ [Ab] judgment _ _
[Db] _ _ day
_ _ _ [Fm]
Don't [G] look up and [Fm] don't [Bbm] look down
You [Fm] don't dare [G] make [Fm] the big [C] boss _ frown
Bend [Eb] your _ knees [Fm] and bow [G] your head
[Fm] And pull that [Dm] rope [Db] _ _ [Fm] until _ _ _ you're [Ab] _ dead
_ _ Let _ _ _ _
[Db] _ me go away from the _ _ [Gb] Mississippi
_ _ [Bb] Let me go away from the big man [Eb] boss
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ Show me that stream _ called the _ River [Db] _ _ Jordan _ _ _
_ [B] _ That's the old stream _ that I _ [Ab] long _ to _ [Db] _ _ cross _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] He _ must know _ _ something _ _
But _ don't say [Bbm] _
nothing
He _ [Ebm] _ _ just _ [Ab] keeps _ rolling _
[Ebm] He _ keeps _ _ [Ab] on _ rolling _ [Db] along _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] [Db] And then _ that [Bbm] _ landsome [F] is _ soon _ _ [Em] _ forgotten _ _
[Ebm] But old _ [Ab] man river
_ [Ebm] He _ _ just [Ab] keeps rolling _ [Db] _ _
along
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] You _ [C] and me [Fm] we sweat and [C] _ strain _
[Fm] Body [C] all aching [Fm] and racked with [C] _ pain
_ [Fm] Tote that [F] barge and you lift that bale _
You [Fm] get a [F] little drunk _ and [F] you _ _ land _ _ in [Ebm] J _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] Say _ _ of [Gb] trying
_ _ _ [Db] I'm _ tired of [Ab] living _
_ [Bbm] And I'm scared _ _ of [Eb] _ dying _ _ _
[Db] But _ _ old _ _ [Bbm] man _ river _ _ _
He _ [Ebm] _ just _ _ keeps [Ab] _ _ [Gb] rolling _ [Ab] _ _
_ along _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _