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Down By The Riverside

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[Verse 1]
CI feel so bad in the morning
I feel sFo bad in the middle of the day
I feCel so bad in the eG7vening
that’s why I’m' Fgoing to the Criver to Fwash my sins Caway
[Chorus]
I'm going to lay down my Cheavy load 
FDown by the riverside                   
CDown by the riverside, 
G7Down by the riverside
[Verse 2]
I'm going Cto lay down my Fheavy load 
CDown by the riverside
I ain’t goG7ing to study waFr no moreC  
I Ain’t going to Fstudy, no, no, no
CStudy, study war no more
Ain't going to G7study, no, noC, no, study, no, no, no, no
G7Study, sFtudy war no mCore
[Chorus]
I'm going Cto meet my loFving mother 
CDown by the riverside
G7Down by the riverside, 
CDown by the riverside
[Verse 3]
I'm going to Cmeet my loving mother F  
CDown by the riverside
I ain’t goG7ing to study waFr no moreC  
I ain’t going to sFtudy, stuCdy war no more 
Ain't going to G7study, study war no Cmore.

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Down By The Riverside

by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I feel so bad in the morning

I feel so bad in the middle of the day

C G7

I feel so bad in the evening

F C F C

that’s why I’m' going to the river to wash my sins away

[Chorus]

I'm going to lay down my heavy load

Down by the riverside

Down by the riverside,

Down by the riverside

[Verse 2]

C F

I'm going to lay down my heavy load

Down by the riverside

G7 F C

I ain’t going to study war no more

I Ain’t going to study, no, no, no

Study, study war no more

G7 C

Ain't going to study, no, no, no, study, no, no, no, no

G7 F C

Study, study war no more

[Chorus]

C F

I'm going to meet my loving mother

Down by the riverside

Down by the riverside,

Down by the riverside

[Verse 3]

C F

I'm going to meet my loving mother

Down by the riverside

G7 F C

I ain’t going to study war no more

F C

I ain’t going to study, study war no more

G7 C

Ain't going to study, study war no more.

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