Chords for The Temptations - Ol' Man River
Tempo:
144.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Dm
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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:
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Dm
Eb
Gm
Bb
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Dm
[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] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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] _ _