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------------Down By The Riverside------------
Tuning: Standard (Mason played this on piano but it sounds good on guitar, too)
Verse 1:
Gonna Alay down my sword and shield
ADown by the riverside
EDown by the riverside
ADown by the riverside
Gonna Alay down my sword and shield
ADown by the riverside
Ain't gonna Estudy war no Amore.
Verse 2:
I'm Agonna lay down my burden
ADown by the riverside
EDown by the riverside
ADown by the riverside
I'm Agonna lay down my burden
ADown by the riverside
Ain't gonna Estudy war no Amore
Part leading into the refrain:
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-0--2--4---------|
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Refrain:
I ain't gonna Dstudy war no more,
I ain't gonna Astudy war no more,
I ain't gonna Estudy war, no,
AStudy war no more.
I ain't gonna Dstudy war no more,
I ain't gonna Astudy war no more,
I ain't gonna Estudy war no Amore.
Verse 3:
I'm gonna shake hands around the world
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna shake hands around the world
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more
Refrain:
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war,no,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Verse 4:
I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more
Refrain 4 times:
I ain't gonna study war no more,  \
I ain't gonna study war no more,  |
I ain't gonna study war no more   |   X4
I ain't gonna study war no more,  |
I ain't gonna study war no more,  |
I ain't gonna study war no more.  /

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Down By The Riverside Live

by Mason Jennings

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Chords in this song · guitar

------------Down By The Riverside------------

Tuning: Standard (Mason played this on piano but it sounds good on guitar, too)

Verse 1:

Gonna lay down my sword and shield

Down by the riverside

Gonna lay down my sword and shield

Down by the riverside

E A

Ain't gonna study war no more.

Verse 2:

I'm gonna lay down my burden

Down by the riverside

I'm gonna lay down my burden

Down by the riverside

E A

Ain't gonna study war no more

Part leading into the refrain:

-------------2---|

-------------3---|

-------------2---|

----------0------|

-0--2--4---------|

-----------------|

Refrain:

I ain't gonna study war no more,

I ain't gonna study war, no,

Study war no more.

I ain't gonna study war no more,

E A

I ain't gonna study war no more.

Verse 3:

I'm gonna shake hands around the world

Down by the riverside

I'm gonna shake hands around the world

Down by the riverside

Ain't gonna study war no more

Refrain:

I ain't gonna study war no more,

I ain't gonna study war,no,

Study war no more.

I ain't gonna study war no more,

I ain't gonna study war no more.

Verse 4:

I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate

Down by the riverside

I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate

Down by the riverside

Ain't gonna study war no more

Refrain 4 times:

I ain't gonna study war no more, \

I ain't gonna study war no more, |

I ain't gonna study war no more | X4

I ain't gonna study war no more, |

I ain't gonna study war no more. /

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