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Show Boat (1936) version w/ Paul Robeson: Source: http://sheetmusicsinger.com/greatestsongs/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ol-Man-River.pdf [Verse 1] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------1-4-----------------------------| G|---3-1-0-0-3-1-0-3-----3-1-0-0-3-1-0-----0-------0-| D|-------------------------------------1-3---3-1-1---| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------1-0-------0-------------------------------| D|-3-1-1-3-----3-1-1---3-1-3-1-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------1---1---------| G|-----------------------0-0-------0-3---3---3-3-0---| D|---------1---------1-3-----3-1-3-----------------3-| A|---1-1-3---3-1-1-3---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------1---1-4-4-| G|-0-3-3-0---0-------------------------0-3---3-------| D|---------3---1---------1---------1-3---------------| A|---------------1-1-1-3---3-1-1-3-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-3-1-3-----------------------3---1-4-3---1-3-3---1-| G|-------3-3-0---0-3-3-0---0-----3-------3-------3---| D|-------------3---------3---1-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-1-4-3---1-------------------------1-1-------------| G|-------3---3-0-2-3-0-2-3-3-3-0-0-2-----3-0---------| D|-------------------------------------------3-------| A|---------------------------------------------1-1-3-| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------1---1-3-3-1---1-3-3-1-| B|-------------------1---1-4-4---4---------4---------| G|---------------0-3---3-----------------------------| D|-1---------1-3-------------------------------------| A|---3-1-1-3-----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---1-----------------------------------------------| B|-4---4---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------1-4-----------------------------| G|---3-1-0-0-3-1-0-3-----3-1-0-0-3-1-0-----0-------0-| D|-------------------------------------1-3---3-1-1---| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------1-0-------0-------------------------------| D|-3-1-1-3-----3-1-1---3-1-3-1-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Male Chorus] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---3---1-4-3---1-4-3---1-4-3---1-------1-------1---| G|-----3-------3-------3-------3---3-0-2---3-0-2---3-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----1---------------------------------------------| G|-0-2---3-0-1---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Verse 3] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------1-4-----------------------------| G|---3-1-0-0-3-1-0-3-----3-1-0-0-3-1-0-----0-------0-| D|-------------------------------------1-3---3-1-1---| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------1-0-------0-------------------------------| D|-3-1-1-3-----3-1-1---3-1-3-1-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------1---1---------| G|-----------------------0-0-------0-3---3---3-3-0---| D|---------1---------1-3-----3-1-3-----------------3-| A|---1-1-3---3-1-1-3---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------1---1-4-4-| G|-0-3-3-0---0-------------------------0-3---3-------| D|---------3---1---------1---------1-3---------------| A|---------------1-1-1-3---3-1-1-3-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-3-1-3-----------------------3---1-4-3---1-3-3---1-| G|-------3-3-0---0-3-3-0---0-----3-------3-------3---| D|-------------3---------3---1-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-1-4-3---1-----------------------1-1---------------| G|-------3---3-0-2-3-0-2-3-3-0-0-2-----3-0-----------| D|-----------------------------------------3-------1-| A|-------------------------------------------1-1-3---| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------1---1-3-3-1---1-3-3-1---| B|-----------------1---1-4-4---4---------4---------4-| G|-------------0-3---3-------------------------------| D|---------1-3---------------------------------------| A|-3-1-1-3-------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-1-------------------------------------------------| B|---4-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|