Ol' Man River

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-1   -1  2  -2   2  -1  -1   2  -2
Ol' man riv-er, dat ol' man riv-er

-3  -3   -3   -3   -2  -3   -3   -4   5   -4
He must know sump -in' but don't say noth-in'

5   -4   -4   -3   -3   -3  -4   -4 -3  -3   -3  -2
He jus' keeps rol-lin', he keeps on rol-lin' a -long,

-1  -1    -1     2  -2    2  -1    -1    2  -2
He don't plant 'tat-ers, he don't plant cot-ton,

-2  -3  -4    5     -4  5  6     5  5   5
An' dem dat plants 'em is soon for-got-ten,

 5  -4  -4  -3  -3   -3 -4    -4   -3   -3  -3  -2
But ol' man riv -er, he jus' keeps rol -lin' a -long.

 -7  6  -6  7    7    6    -6
You an' me, we sweat an' strain.

 -7  -7   6  -6  -6    7     -7  6 -6
Body all ach-in' an' racked wid pa-in.

  -2   2    -2     -2    2   -2
"Tote dat barge!" "Lift dat bale."

 -2-2  2   2   -2   -3  -3   -2   2  -1
Git a lit-tle drunk an; you land in jail.

 -1 -1   2  -2  2   -1  -1  2  -2
Ah gits wear-y an' sick of try-in',

 -3   -3   -4  5  -4   5     6    6  -6  6  
Ah'm tired of liv-in' and skeered of dy-in',

 -6 -7  -7  -6  6   -6  -7   -7    -6  6  -6  6
But ol' man riv-er, he jus' keeps rol-lin' a-long

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