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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
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Gittin' no rest till the judgement day
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Don't look up an' don't look down
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You don't dast make the white boss frown
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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
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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
C Am Dm G7 C Fm C Dm7 G7
But Ol' man river, he jus' keep 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