Written by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
Introd.: Dm Dm G G Dm Dm A5+Verse 1:
Dm G Riff My man's gone now G Dm Riff Ain't no use a listenin' G Dm For his tired footsteps A7 Dm Climbin' up the stairs N.C. Ahhh Mmmmm Ahhhh Ahhhh MmmmRiff four times (Improvise over Riff) N.C. Ahhh Mmmmm Ahhhh Ahhhh MmmmVerse 2:
Dm G Riff Old man sorrow's Dm G Riff Come to keep me company G Dm Whisperin' beside me A7 Dm Riff When I say my prayers A7 Dm When I say my prayersOutro (Freely) Dm G But old man sorrow Dm G Mountin' all the way with me G Dm Tellin' me that I'm old now A7 Dm Since I lose my man A7 Dm Since I lose my man Riff four times (Improvise over Riff) N.C. Ahhh Mmmmm Ahhhh Ahhhh Mmmm A7 Dm Since I lose my manVerse 3:
Dm G Riff He come around Dm G Riff He come up, he come around G Dm Riff Ain't that I mind workin' G Dm Workin' means travelers G Dm Journeyin' together A7 Dm Riff To the promised land