Chords for Jim Croce - Old man river

Tempo:
160.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

F#m

D

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jim Croce - Old man river chords
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[D]
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] Old [Bm] Man River, that Old Man River, [D] he must know [Bm]
something, [F#m] but he don't [B] say nothing.
[Em] That Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D] along.
[Em]
[A] [D] He don't plant [Bm] [D] taters, he don't [Bm] plant cotton,
[D]
the [Bm] stem that plants [F#m] them is soon [Bm] forgotten.
[Em] And Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling [D] along.
[C#] [F#m]
You [Bm] and me, [F#m]
[Bm] sweating straight, [F#m]
[Bm] body all aching [F#m] and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#m]
Hold [C#] that barge, [F#m]
lift [C#] that bail, [F#m]
get [C#] a little drunk and you [F#] land [Em] in jail.
[A]
[Em] [D] But I get weary, sick of [Bm] trying, [D] cause I'm tired of [Bm] living,
but [F#m] I'm scared of [Bm] dying [Em] in Old Man [A] River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D]
along.
[C#] [F#m]
You [Bm] and me, [F#m]
[B] sweating straight, [F#m]
body [Bm] all aching [F#m] and wracked with [Bm] pain.
[F#m]
Hold that [C#] barge, [F#m]
lift that [C#] bail, [F#m]
get a little [G#m] drunk and [F#m] you land [Em] in jail.
[A]
But [D]
[Bm] I get weary, [D]
sick of [Bm] trying, [D] cause I'm tired [Bm] of living,
[F#m] but I'm scared [Bm] of dying [Em] in Old Man [A] River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D]
along.
[Bm] [Em] [A] [D]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
D
1321
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Old [Bm] Man River, _ that Old Man River, _ [D] he must know [Bm]
something, [F#m] but he don't [B] say nothing.
_ [Em] That Old [A] Man River, _ [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling _ [D] along.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] He don't plant [Bm] [D] taters, _ _ he don't [Bm] plant cotton,
_ [D] _
the [Bm] stem that plants [F#m] them is soon [Bm] forgotten.
[Em] And Old [A] Man River, [Em] he just [A] keeps rolling _ [D] along. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
You [Bm] and me, [F#m] _
_ [Bm] sweating straight, [F#m] _
_ [Bm] body all aching [F#m] and wracked [Bm] with pain.
[F#m] _
Hold [C#] that barge, [F#m] _
lift [C#] that bail, _ [F#m] _
get [C#] a little drunk and you [F#] land [Em] in _ _ jail.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] But I get weary, _ _ _ sick of [Bm] trying, [D] cause I'm tired of [Bm] living,
but [F#m] I'm scared of [Bm] dying [Em] in Old Man [A] River, _ [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D] _ _
along. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
You [Bm] and me, [F#m] _
_ [B] sweating straight, _ [F#m] _
body [Bm] all aching [F#m] and wracked with [Bm] pain.
_ [F#m] _
Hold that [C#] barge, _ [F#m] _
lift that [C#] bail, _ [F#m]
get a little [G#m] drunk and [F#m] you land [Em] in _ jail.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
But _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] I get weary, _ _ [D] _
sick of [Bm] trying, [D] cause I'm tired [Bm] of living,
_ [F#m] but I'm scared [Bm] of dying [Em] in Old Man [A] River, [Em] he just keeps [A] rolling [D] _ _
along.
[Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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