Ol Man River – Frank Sinatra · Song Chords

Ol Man River

Frank Sinatra · C

Real Key

C

Views

2

C

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

OL' MAN RIVER

Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II

Music by: Jerome Kern

From the Musical "Show Boat" (1936)

Frank Sinatra recorded this song at least 3 times.

These lyrics are from the 1963 arrangement conducted by Nelson Riddle

https://youtu.be/BoLWw7vtO24

Intro

[C] [G] [C]

Verse 1

[C] [F]

Here we all work 'long the Mississippi,

[C] [Am] [C] [G]

Here we all work, while the rich folk play,

[C] [Am]

Pullin' 'em boats from the dawn till sunset,

[C] [G7] [G] [C]

Gettin' no rest till the judgment day.

Bridge

[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]

Don't look up, and don't look down,

[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]

You don't dares make the boss man frown,

[Em] [F#m] [Em] [F#m]

Bend your knees, and bow your head,

[Em] [F#m] [C] [Em] [Dm] [G]

And pull that rope until you're dead.

Verse 2

[C] [F]

Let me go away from the Mississippi,

[C] [Am] [C] [G]

Let me go away from the white man boss,

[C] [F] [C] [Dm]

Show me that stream, called the River Jordan,

[C] [Dm] [G7] [C]

That's the old stream, that I long to cross.

Chorus

[C] [Am] [C] [Am]

Old Man River, that Old Man River,

[C] [F] [C] [Am] [C]

He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin'.

[Am] [C] [G7]

He just keeps rollin',

[C] [G7] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G7]

He keeps on rollin' along.

Verse 3

[C] [FM7] [C] [FM7]

He don't plant taters, and he don't plant cotton,

[C] [FM7] [C] [FM7]

And them what plants 'em are soon forgotten,

[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [F] [C] [Dm]

But Old Man River, just keeps rollin' along.

Bridge

[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]

You, and me, we sweat and strain,

[Em] [Am] [Em] [Am]

Body all achin', and racked with pain,

[Em] [F] [Em] [F]

Tote that barge, lift that bale,

[Em] [F] [Em] [Dm] [G]

You get a little drunk, and you lands in jail.

Outro

[C] [FM7] [C] [FM7]

I gets weary and sick of tryin',

[C] [Dm] [C] [F] [Dm] [Dm7]

I'm tired of livin', but I'm scared of dyin'

[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [C]

That Old Man River, he just keeps rollin' along.

Chords Used (10)

Guitar

Ukulele

C

1 / 4

G

1 / 5

F

1 / 5

Am

1 / 4

G7

1 / 4

Em

1 / 4

F#m

1 / 4

Dm

1 / 4

FM7

1 / 4

Dm7

10fr

1 / 5

Song Info

Real Key

C

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