Chords with lyrics
Intro: C majorC Am7Am7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7
C majorC
Colored folks work on the Mississipi
G7G7
Colored folks work while the white folks play
C7C7 FF
Pullin' those boats from the dawn to sunset
C majorC Am7Am7 D7D7 G7G7 C majorC
Gittin' no rest till the judgement day
E minorEm Am6Am6 E minorEm Am6Am6
Don't look up an' don't look down
E minorEm Am6Am6 E minorEm B7B7
You don't dast make the white boss frown
E minorEm CdimCdim E minorEm CdimCdim
Bend yo' knees bow yo' head,
E minorEm E minor 7Em7 F#m7F#m7 CdimCdim Dm7Dm7 C majorC
An' pull that hope until yo're dead
C7C7
Let me go'way from the Mississipi
A7A7 DmDm
Let me go 'way, from the white men boss
FdimFdim C majorC
Show me that stream called the river Jordan
Bb7Bb7 G7G7 C majorC G7G7
That's the ol' stream that I long to cross
C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
Ol' man river, ol' man river
C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm
He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing
G7G7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC Dm7Dm7 C majorC
He jus' keeps rollin'; He keeps on rollin' along
A minorAm C majorC FF
He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton
C majorC A minorAm C majorC CdimCdim
An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten
G7G7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm B7B7
But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
You an' me we sweat an' strain
Em6Em6 CdimCdim E minorEm B7B7
Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
E minorEm CdimCdim E minorEm CdimCdim
" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
E minorEm CdimCdim E minorEm DmDm G7G7
Git a little drunk an' land in jail.
C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
C majorC G7G7 A minorAm D7D7
Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'
C majorC A minorAm DmDm G7G7 C majorC F minorFm C majorC Dm7Dm7 G7G7
But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along
C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
Ol' man river, ol' man river
C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm
He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing
G7G7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC Dm7Dm7 C majorC
He jus' keeps rollin', He keeps on rollin' along
A minorAm C majorC FF
He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton
C majorC A minorAm C majorC CdimCdim
An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten
G7G7 Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm B7B7
But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along
E minorEm B7B7 E minorEm B7B7
You an' me we sweat an' strain
Em6Em6 CdimCdim E minorEm B7B7
Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
E minorEm CdimCdim E minorEm CdimCdim
" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
E minorEm CdimCdim E minorEm DmDm G7G7
Git a little drunk an' land in jail
C majorC A minorAm C majorC FF
Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
C majorC G7G7 A minorAm D7D7
Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'
C majorC A minorAm DmDm G7G7 C majorC FF G7G7 C majorC
But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along