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