Down By The Riverside
1918 —
Key: C (D-D-DUD-)
Version 2 (2023-07-19)
 
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GCEA
Chords
CG7F
 
 
I'm gonna  
C 
lay down my heavy load,  
 
 
Down by the river side  
 
G7 
Down by the river side  
 
C 
Down by the river side  
 
 
I'm gonna lay down my heavy load,  
 
 
Down by the river side to  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
F 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
C 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
F 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
C 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
I'm gonna  
C 
lay down my sword and shield  
 
 
Down by the river side  
 
G7 
Down by the river side  
 
C 
Down by the river side  
 
 
I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield  
 
 
Down by the river side to  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
F 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
C 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
F 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
C 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more,  
 
 
 
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Gonna try on my long white robe  
 
 
Down by the river side  
 
G7 
Down by the river side  
 
C 
Down by the river side  
 
 
Gonna try on my long white robe  
 
 
Down by the river side to  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more  
 
 
 
Well I'm gonna  
F 
lay down my golden shield,
Study no more  
 
 
 
No more  
C 
fighting on the battlefield,
Study no more  
 
 
 
Stick my  
G7 
sword in the golden sand
Study no more  
 
 
 
Down by the  
C 
river I will stand,
Study no more  
 
 
 
I'm gonna lay  
F 
down my sword and armor
Study no more  
 
 
 
No more  
C 
fighting in this land
Study no more  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
F 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
C 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
F 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
C 
study war no more,  
 
 
 
I ain't gonna  
G7 
study war no  
C 
more.