Down by the riverside chords by
Mavis Staples

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Key: Bb major•

Verse 1

G

G

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E

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A

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D

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G

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C

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G

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D

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G

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C

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G

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G

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Gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside,

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C

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D

D

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C

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G

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down by the riverside, down by the riverside.

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C

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G

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C

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G

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Lay down my burden

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G

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Down by the riverside

D

D

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C

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Study war no more

Gm

Gm

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G

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C

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G

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I ain't gon'

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C

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study war no more

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G

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Ain't gon' study war no more

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C

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G

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D

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G

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Ain't gon' study war no more

Am

Am

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G

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C

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Ain't gonna study war no more,

Gm

Gm

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G

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D

D

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G

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Am

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C

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Ain't gonna study war no more

G

G

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D

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G

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C

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G

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Gm

Gm

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G

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C

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I'm gonna put on my long white robe down by the riverside,

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G

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D

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G

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down by the riverside, down

C

C

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G

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by the riverside

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C

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G

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D

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Gm

Gm

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Gonna put on my long white

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C

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G

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D

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C

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robe down by the

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G

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D

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I ain't gon' study war no more, ain't gon' study war no more,

G

G

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D

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G

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D

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C

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G

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Am

Am

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ain't gon' study war no

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G

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Gm

Gm

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C

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F

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C

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G

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Ain't gonna study war no more, ain't gonna study war no more,

D

D

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C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

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Gm

Gm

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ain't gonna study war no more.

D

D

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G

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C

C

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G

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C

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Gm

Gm

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G

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Gm

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C

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G

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C

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D

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G

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E

E

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I'm gonna pick up my sword and shield down by the riverside,

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E

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D

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down by the riverside, down

Down by the riverside,

D

D

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A

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D

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pick up my sword and shield

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A

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Down by the riverside,

E

E

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D

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study war no more

Bm

Bm

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D

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I ain't gonna study war no more

C

C

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D

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A

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Ain't gonna study war no more

E

E

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E

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G

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D

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Ain't gonna study war no more,

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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no more

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A

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D

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Ain't gonna study war no more,

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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ain't gonna study war no more

A

A

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E

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D

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Ain't gonna study war no more

A

A

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E

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Bm

Bm

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Ain't gonna study war no more,

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E

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D

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no more

A

A

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I ain't gonna study war no more

Bm

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Chords

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E
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D
C
Gm
Am
F
Bm

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Down by the riverside by Mavis staples is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Down by the riverside are Bb, G, C, F, Eb, Bbm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, G, C, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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