All the Things Old Man River
Do not use a pick when playing this song. Just strum flick your fingers across the
strings so that your nails are hitting the strings on the
downstrokes and you skin hits the strings on the upstrokes (if you have seen old man
river play live you will know what I mean).
Intro
GEmGEmGEmCAm
Verse1
G Em
All the things that youre after, youve already got
GEm
All the things that you need, theyre holding you back.
GEmCCmaj7C
When youre chasing them down, you fall in a trap
Verse2
GEm
Ive got something to tell you, but I forgot,
GEm
Ive got something to tell you, I dont know what,
GEmCCmaj7C
Ive got something to tell you, its coming back,
Chorus
DCGEm7
do-do-do-do-do-na-na-na-na
DCGEm7GEm7
do-do-do-do-do-na-na-na-na
Verse 3
When Im pulling you up girl, youre pulling me down
If we both have to swim we will probably drown.
So you should go your way and ill go mine.
Verse1 (again)
Chorus
Verse4
Got to bed girl, rest your head,
All the things youve done today, theyve gone away
CAm C Am
Yes theyre gone, they all fade, they all fade
All the things that youre after.
