Ol Man River chords by The Temptations

Intro: C Am7 Dm7 G7

C
Colored folks work on the Mississipi
                                                                    G7
Colored folks work while the white folks play
 C7                                                       F
Pullin' those boats from the dawn to sunset
     C                 Am7      D7    G7   C
Gittin' no rest till the judgement day
Em            Am6  Em              Am6
Don't look up an' don't look down
         Em           Am6        Em            B7
You don't dast make the white boss frown
Em          Cdim  Em        Cdim
Bend yo' knees bow yo' head,
      Em  Em7 F#m7 Cdim               Dm7 C
An' pull  that  hope         until yo're dead
C7
Let me go'way from the Mississipi
A7                                                     Dm
Let me go 'way, from the white men boss
Fdim                                                    C
Show me that stream called the river Jordan
Bb7                                            G7 C       G7
That's the ol' stream that I long to  cross
C           Am    C          F
Ol' man river, ol' man river
        C                F                 C           Am
He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing
      G7                             Dm7       G7      C       Dm7 C
He jus' keeps rollin'; He keeps on rollin' along
                      Am           C               F
He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton
        C            Am              C           Cdim
An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten
G7               Dm7                     G7         C    F C Am B7
But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along
Em         B7       Em          B7
You an' me we sweat an' strain
Em6        Cdim         Em             B7
Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
   Em         Cdim     Em      Cdim
" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
Em             Cdim      Em       Dm  G7
Git a little drunk an' land in jail.
C          Am            C        F
Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
   C          G7            Am            D7
Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'

      C            Am       Dm         G7       C      Fm C Dm7 G7
But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along
C           Am    C          F
Ol' man river, ol' man river
      C                F                  C                  Am
He must know sumpin' but don't say nothing
      G7                             Dm7       G7      C       Dm7 C
He jus' keeps rollin', He keeps on rollin' along
                      Am           C               F
He don't planttaters, he don't plant cotton
       C            Am              C           Cdim
An' them dat plants'em is soon forgoten
G7               Dm7                     G7         C    F C Am B7
But ol' man river he jus' keeps rollin' along
Em         B7       Em          B7
You an' me we sweat an' strain
Em6        Cdim         Em             B7
Body all aching' an' racked wid pain
   Em         Cdim     Em      Cdim
" Tote dat barge". " Lift dat bale "
Em             Cdim      Em       Dm  G7
Git a little drunk an' land in jail
C          Am            C        F
Ah gits weary an' sick of tryin' a'm
 C          G7            Am            D7
Tired of living' an' skeered of dying'
       C            Am       Dm         G7       C      F G7 C
But Ol' man river, he jus' keep rollin' along