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Old Man River

Jim Croce
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Ol'  Man River,  that Ol'  Man River,
 he don't  say nothin',  but he must  know somethin',
 he just  keeps rollin',  he keeps  on rollin' along.
 He don't  plant tatters,  and he don't  plant cotton,
 and them  what plants  em, are soon  forgotten
 But Ol'  Man River, just  keeps rollin' along.
You  and me,  we sweat  and strain,
body  all achin'  and racked  with pain.
Tote  that barge  and lift  that bail,
 you get  a little drunk  and you lands  in jail.
I  gets weary,  and sick  of trying,
 I'm tired  of livin',  but I'm scared  of dyin',
 but Ol'  Man River,  he just  keeps rollin' along.
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Readable chord sheet for Old Man River by Jim Croce

[C]Ol' Man [F]River, that [C]Ol' Man [F]River,
he [C]don't say [F]nothin', but he [C]must know [F]somethin',
he [G]just keeps [G7]rollin', he [G]keeps on [G7]rollin' [C]along. [F]   [C]     [F]
He [C]don't plant [F]tatters, and he [C]don't plant [F]cotton,
and [C]them what [Em]plants em, are [Am]soon for[B7]gotten
But [G]Ol' Man [Dm]River, [G]just keeps [F]rollin' [C]along. [F]   [C]

[Em]You and [Am]me, we [Em]sweat and [Am]strain,
[Em]body all [Am]achin' and [Em]racked with [Am]pain.
[Em]Tote that [B7]barge and [Em]lift that [B7]bail,
you [Em]get a little [B7]drunk and you [Em]lands in [Dm]jail. [G]

[C]I gets [F]weary, and [C]sick of [F]trying,
I'm [C]tired of [Dm]livin', but I'm [Am]scared of [D7]dyin',
but [C]Ol' Man [Am]River, he [Dm]just keeps [G7]rollin' [C]along. [F]   [C]

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