(Intro) CGC
FCAmCG Here we all work 'long the Mississippi, here we all work, while the rich folk play,
CAm CG7GC Pullin’ them boats from the dawn till sunset, gettin' no rest un-til the judgment day.
EmAmEmAmEmAmEmAm Don't look up, you don't look down, you don't dare make the boss man frown,
EmF#mEmF#mEmF#mCEmDmG Bend your knees, and bow your head, and pull that rope until you're de…….ad.
CFCAmCG Let me go away from the Mississippi, let me go away from the white man boss,
CFCDmCDmG7C Show me that stream, called the River of Jordan, that's the old stream, that I long to cross.
CAmCAmCFCAmC Old Man River, that Old Man River, he don't say nothin', but he must know somethin'
AmCG7CG7GCFCG7 He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin’ a..long
CFM7CFM7CFM7CFM7CFM7 He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant taters, and them what plant 'em are soon forgotten,
CDmCDmCFCDm But Old Man Riv-er, just keeps rollin' a..long.
EmAmEmAmEmAmEmAm You, and me, we sweat and strain, body all achin', and racked with pain,
EmFEmFEmFEmDmG Tote that barge, lift that bale, you get a little drunk, and you land in ja……il
CFM7CFM7CDmCFDmDm7 I get weary and sick of tryin', I'm tired of liv...in', but I’m scared of dy….in'
CDmCDmCDmCG CFCDm And Old Man Riv..er, he just keeps roi…lin' a…long ...........
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