Chords for Jim Croce - Old Man River
Tempo:
107 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Eb
Gm
Fm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Cm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [Eb] he must [Cm] know something, but he don't say nothing.
[Fm] That Old Man [Bb] River, [F] he just [Eb] keeps rolling along.
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] He don't plant taters, he don't [Cm] plant cotton,
[Eb] [Cm] Them that plants [Gm] them is soon [Cm] forgotten,
[Fm] And Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
[D]
[Gm] [Cm] You and me, [Gm] [Cm] sweating straight, [Gm] [Cm] body all [Gm] aching and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[G] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] [D] lift that bell, [Gm] get [D] a little drunk [G] and you land [Fm] in [Bb] jail.
[Fm] [Eb]
But I get [Cm] weary, [Eb] sick of [Cm] trying, cause [Eb] I'm tired [Cm] of living,
But I'm scared of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just keeps [Bb] rolling [Eb] along.
[D]
[Gm] You [Cm] and me, [Gm] [C] sweating straight, [Gm] [Cm] body all aching [Gm] and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[Gm] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] lift [D] that bell,
[Gm] get a [D] little drunk [Gm] and you land [Fm] in jail.
[Bb]
[Eb] But I get [Cm] weary, [Eb] sick [Cm] of trying, [Eb] cause I'm tired [Cm] of living,
[Gm] But I'm scared [Cm] of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man [Fm] River, he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [Eb] he must [Cm] know something, but he don't say nothing.
[Fm] That Old Man [Bb] River, [F] he just [Eb] keeps rolling along.
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] He don't plant taters, he don't [Cm] plant cotton,
[Eb] [Cm] Them that plants [Gm] them is soon [Cm] forgotten,
[Fm] And Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
[D]
[Gm] [Cm] You and me, [Gm] [Cm] sweating straight, [Gm] [Cm] body all [Gm] aching and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[G] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] [D] lift that bell, [Gm] get [D] a little drunk [G] and you land [Fm] in [Bb] jail.
[Fm] [Eb]
But I get [Cm] weary, [Eb] sick of [Cm] trying, cause [Eb] I'm tired [Cm] of living,
But I'm scared of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just keeps [Bb] rolling [Eb] along.
[D]
[Gm] You [Cm] and me, [Gm] [C] sweating straight, [Gm] [Cm] body all aching [Gm] and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[Gm] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] lift [D] that bell,
[Gm] get a [D] little drunk [Gm] and you land [Fm] in jail.
[Bb]
[Eb] But I get [Cm] weary, [Eb] sick [Cm] of trying, [Eb] cause I'm tired [Cm] of living,
[Gm] But I'm scared [Cm] of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man [Fm] River, he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
Key:
Cm
Eb
Gm
Fm
Bb
Cm
Eb
Gm
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [Eb] he must [Cm] know something, but he don't say nothing.
[Fm] That Old Man [Bb] River, [F] he just [Eb] keeps rolling along.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
[Eb] He don't plant taters, he don't [Cm] plant cotton,
[Eb] _ [Cm] Them that plants [Gm] them is soon [Cm] forgotten,
[Fm] And Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] You and me, [Gm] _ [Cm] sweating straight, [Gm] _ [Cm] body all [Gm] aching and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[G] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] _ [D] lift that bell, [Gm] get [D] a little drunk [G] and you land [Fm] in _ [Bb] jail.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb]
But I get [Cm] weary, _ [Eb] sick of [Cm] trying, cause [Eb] I'm tired [Cm] of living,
But I'm scared of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just keeps [Bb] rolling [Eb] along.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] You [Cm] and me, [Gm] _ [C] sweating straight, [Gm] _ [Cm] body all aching [Gm] and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[Gm] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] lift [D] that bell, _
[Gm] get a [D] little drunk [Gm] and you land [Fm] in _ jail.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] But I get [Cm] weary, _ [Eb] sick [Cm] of trying, [Eb] cause I'm tired [Cm] of living,
[Gm] But I'm scared [Cm] of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man [Fm] River, he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] Old Man River, that Old Man River, [Eb] he must [Cm] know something, but he don't say nothing.
[Fm] That Old Man [Bb] River, [F] he just [Eb] keeps rolling along.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb]
[Eb] He don't plant taters, he don't [Cm] plant cotton,
[Eb] _ [Cm] Them that plants [Gm] them is soon [Cm] forgotten,
[Fm] And Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] _ [Cm] You and me, [Gm] _ [Cm] sweating straight, [Gm] _ [Cm] body all [Gm] aching and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[G] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] _ [D] lift that bell, [Gm] get [D] a little drunk [G] and you land [Fm] in _ [Bb] jail.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb]
But I get [Cm] weary, _ [Eb] sick of [Cm] trying, cause [Eb] I'm tired [Cm] of living,
But I'm scared of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man River, [Fm] he just keeps [Bb] rolling [Eb] along.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Gm] You [Cm] and me, [Gm] _ [C] sweating straight, [Gm] _ [Cm] body all aching [Gm] and wracked [Cm] with pain.
[Gm] Told [D] that boss, [Gm] lift [D] that bell, _
[Gm] get a [D] little drunk [Gm] and you land [Fm] in _ jail.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] But I get [Cm] weary, _ [Eb] sick [Cm] of trying, [Eb] cause I'm tired [Cm] of living,
[Gm] But I'm scared [Cm] of dying [Fm] in Old [Bb] Man [Fm] River, he just [Bb] keeps rolling [Eb] along.
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _