F#       B
Ol' man river
     F#       B
That ol' man river
    F#       B
He must say something (he don't know nothin')
       F#          Bbm
But he don't say nothing
     G#m     C#
That ol' man river
   G#m        C#          F#
He just keeps rollin'... along

[Chorus]
               B
He don't plant taters
   F#          B
He don't plant cotton
    F#        B
And them that plants 'em
    F#       Bbm
Are soon forgotten
     G#m     C#
That ol' man river
   G#m        C#          F#
He just keeps rollin'... along

[Verse 2]
          B
Don't get weary
    F#      B
and sick of tryin'
    F#       B
I'm tired of livin'
    F#        Bbm
and scared of dyin'
     G#m     C#
That ol' man river
   G#m        C#          F#
He just keeps rollin'... along

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
   F#          B
He don't plant taters
   F#          B
He don't plant cotton
    F#        B
And them that plants 'em
    F#       Bbm
Are soon forgotten
     G#m     C#
That ol' man river
   G#m        C#          F#
He just keeps rollin'... along