Frank Sinatra - Ol man river
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Ol’ Man River – Hammerstein & Kern (Sinatra's arrangement)
Tab by Aatvza
[verse 1]
Cmaj7Colored folks work on de Mississippi,
Cmaj7Colored folks work while de G7+5white folks play,
C7Pullin' dose boatsF fFm6rom de dawn to sunset,
C6Gittin' no rest ‘till de FjudgeFmment Cmaj7day.
[bridge 1]
EmDon't look uB7p, An' dEmon't look doB7wn,
You Emdon' dast B7make deEm white boss B7frown
EmBend your B7knees an'Em bow yourB7 head,
An' Empull dat B7rope
UnEmtil Cm/Gyou' G7dead.
[verse 2]
Cmaj7Let me go 'way from the Mississippi,
Gdim7Let me go 'wAay from de wA7hite man Dmboss;
Fdim7Show me dat stream cCmaj7alled de river Jordan,
Fdim7Dat's de ol' stream dat I Dm7long G7to Cadd9cross.
[interlude]
Fmsus4 Fm Cadd9 G11 G+7
[chorus 1]
Cmaj7Ol' man Fmaj7river,
DatCmaj7 ol' man Fmaj7river,F6
He Cmaj7mus' know Dm7sumpin'
But Em7don't say Am7nuthin'
He jG7us' keeps rDm7ollin'
G7 Dm7 G6-9 Cmaj7
He keeps on rollin' a- long.
[interlude]
Dm7 G7 G+7
[chorus 2]
He Cmaj7don' plant Fmaj7taters,
He Cmaj7don' plant Fmaj7cotton,
An' Cmaj7dem dat Dm7plants 'em
Is Em7soon forAm7gotten,
but G7ol' man Dm7river,
G7 Dm7 G6-9 Cmaj7
He jes' keeps rollin' a- long.
[interlude]
F#m7 B7-9
[bridge 2]
EmYou an' B7me, we sEmweat an' sB7train,
EmBody all B7achin' an' Emracked wid B7pain.
EmTote dat bargB7e!
EmLif' dat B7bale!
You Emgits a little B7drunk
An' you Emland Edim7in G7jail. G7+5
[chorus 3]
Cmaj7Ah, gits Fmaj7weary
An' Cmaj7sick of F6tryin'
Ah'm C/Gtired of G7/Flivin'
An' C/Eskeered of dD7yin',
But C/Gol' man Am7river,
He Dm7jus' keeps G7rollin' alCong!