Chords for The Temptations - Ol' Man River

Tempo:
144.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Dm

Eb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Temptations - Ol' Man River chords
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[D] [Dm] [F]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb]
Here we all work on the [N]
Mississippi.
Here we all work [Ab] while the rich must pay.
[N] Getting no rest from the dawn till the sunset.
Getting no rest till the judgment day.
You don't look up, you don't look down, you don't dare make the rich boss proud.
Bend your knees and bow your heads and tote that barge until you're dead.
[F] [Gm]
[F]
[Bb] Let me go away from the [Eb] Mississippi.
[Bb] Let me go away from the rich [F] man's bow.
[Bb]
Show me that stream called the [Eb] River of Joy.
That's [Bb] the old stream
[Fm] that I long [F] to
[Bb] cross.
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Ebm]
[F] [Gm] [Bb]
Old [Eb] Man River, [Bb]
that Old [Eb] Man River.
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb]
It don't say nothing, but it must know something.
[Eb] [F]
Old [Dm] Man [F] River, it just [Dm] keeps [F]
rolling [G] [Bb] along.
[Cm]
[Dm]
[Cm]
[Bb]
It don't [Eb] plant tatters, [Bb]
and it don't [Eb] plant cotton.
[Bb]
And bend that platter, I'll soon pour that in.
[Eb] [F]
But Old Man River, [Eb] [F]
it just keeps [Dm] rolling [Bb] along.
[Cm]
[Dm]
[A] You know, [Dm] you and [A]
me, [Dm] some day we'll have to sweat, sweat and strike.
[A] Our bodies all [Dm] aching and [A] black [D] with pain.
[C] Tote that [Dm] barge, tote that barge, [Db] tote that barge, tote that [Dm] barge, tote that [C] barge.
[Dm] Get a little truck, [E] get a little truck, get [A] a little truck.
And [Dm] you land, you gotta land, yes you land in
[G] jail.
[Cm] [F]
[Db]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
I get [Eb] weary, more [Bb] love, and so sick [Eb] of trying.
[Bb] I'm tired [F] of living [Gm] like clay [C] or flying.
[Bb] But Old [Gm] Man River, [Cm] it just keeps rolling [F] along.
[Bb]
Old [Gm] [Cm] Man River, it just keeps rolling [Ab] [Dm]
[Eb] along.
[Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The Temptations - (Emperors Of Soul Version) Ol Man River chords, with this master sequence: Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, F and Bb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 72 BPM and then match the original tempo of 144 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Here we all work _ on the [N]
Mississippi.
_ _ Here we all work _ [Ab] while the rich must pay.
_ [N] Getting no rest from the dawn till the sunset. _ _
_ Getting no rest _ till the judgment _ _ day.
_ _ You don't look up, you don't look down, you don't dare make the rich boss proud.
Bend your knees _ _ and bow your heads _ _ and tote that barge _ _ _ until _ you're dead. _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] Let me go away _ from the [Eb] Mississippi. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Let me go away _ from the rich [F] man's bow.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Show me that _ stream called the [Eb] River of Joy. _ _ _
That's _ _ _ [Bb] the old stream _ _ _
[Fm] that I _ long _ _ [F] _ to _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] cross.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ Old [Eb] Man River, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
that Old [Eb] Man River.
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
It don't say nothing, _ _ _ _ but it must know _ something.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ Old [Dm] Man [F] River, _ _ _ _ _ _
it just [Dm] keeps [F] _
rolling _ [G] _ _ [Bb] along.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
It don't [Eb] plant tatters, _ _ _ [Bb] _
and it _ don't [Eb] plant cotton.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
And bend that platter, _ _ _ _ _ I'll _ soon pour that in.
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
But Old Man River, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
it just keeps _ _ [Dm] rolling _ _ [Bb] _ along.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ You know, _ _ [Dm] you and [A]
me, [Dm] some day we'll have to sweat, sweat and strike.
_ [A] Our bodies all [Dm] aching and [A] black [D] with pain.
[C] Tote that [Dm] barge, tote that barge, [Db] tote that barge, tote that [Dm] barge, tote that _ [C] barge.
_ _ [Dm] Get a little truck, [E] get a little truck, get [A] a little truck.
_ _ _ _ And [Dm] you land, you gotta land, yes you _ _ land _ _ in _
[G] _ jail. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ I get [Eb] weary, _ _ more [Bb] love, _ and so sick [Eb] of trying.
_ _ [Bb] I'm tired [F] of living [Gm] like clay [C] or flying.
[Bb] But Old [Gm] Man River, [Cm] it just keeps rolling _ [F] along.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Old [Gm] _ [Cm] Man River, it just keeps rolling [Ab] _ [Dm] _ _
[Eb] along.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _