C    G7     C

[Verse 1]
C       F
Old man river
C             F
That old man river
C             F
He don't know nothing
C            F
He don't say nothin'
C             G
He just keeps rollin'
C           G       C     F     C    G
He keeps on rolling along, rolling along

[Verse 2]
C            F
But he don't plant taters
C            F
He don't plant cotton
C             F
And them that plants'em
C             F
Are soon forgotten
C            G
But old man river
C            G         C      F     C
He keeps on rolling along, role along

[Bridge]
B
Em      Am       Em      Am
You and me, we sweat, sweat and strain
Em         Am        Em           Am
Body all achin', racked, racked with pain
Em       B
Tote that barge
Em        B
Lift that bale
Em         B
Get a little drunk
Em        Dm7       G
And you land in jail

[Verse 3]
C         F
I get weary
C          F
Sick of tryin'
C             F
I'm tired of livin'
C             F
But I'm scared of dyin'
C             F
But old man river
C            F
He just keeps rolling along