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- Ol' Man River
- Words by Oscar
Hammerstein II, Music by Jerome Kern - 1927
| Chorus: |
| F Dm |
F Bb |
F Bb |
F Dm |
| C7 |
Gm7 C9 |
F Bb6 |
F |
| F Dm |
F Bb |
F Dm |
F E7 |
| C7 Gm7 |
- C9 |
F Bb |
F E7 |
| Am E7 |
Am E7 |
Am6 Dm |
Am E7 |
| Am Dm6 |
Am G#dim |
Am Bdim |
Am C7 |
| F Dm |
F Bb |
F C9 |
Dm G7 |
| F Dm |
Gm9 C7 |
F |
- (C7 repeat) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- Chorus:
- Ol' man river, dat ol' man
river, He he must know somethin', but don't say nothin',
He jus' keeps rollin', He keeps on rollin' along.
- He don't plant 'taters,
he don't plant cotton, An dem dat plants em, are soon forgotten,
But ol' man river, he jus' keeps rollin' along.
- You and me, we sweat and
strain, Body all achin' and racked with pain.
"Tote dat barge!" "Lift dat bail!" Git a
little drunk an' you land in jail.
- Ah gits weary, an' sick
of tryin', Ah'm tired of livin', An' skeered of dyin',
But ol' man river, he jus' keeps rollin' along.
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Watch Georgette
Twain perform "Ol' Man River" (youtube)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
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- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com