Down To The River To Pray Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo

Author urielagtor [a] 72. Last edit on Nov 30, 2018

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[Chorus 1]
  G
As I went down to the river to pray
         C                  G
Studying about that good old way
 
And who shall wear the star and crown
     D7    C           G
Good Lord  show me the way
 
[Verse 1]
D7        C        G
O sisters let's go down
C       G     D7      G
Lets go down  come on down
D7        C       G
O sisters lets go down
            D7       G
Down in the river to pray
 
[Chorus 2]
  G
As I went down to the river to pray
         C                  G
Studying about that good old way
 
And who shall wear the robe and crown
     D7    C           G
Good Lord  show me the way
 
[Verse 2]
D7         C        G
O brothers let's go down
C       G     D7      G
Lets go down  come on down
D7         C       G
O brothers lets go down
            D7       G
Down in the river to pray
 
[Chorus 1]
  G
As I went down to the river to pray
         C                  G
Studying about that good old way
 
And who shall wear the star and crown
     D7    C           G
Good Lord  show me the way
 
[Verse 3]
D7        C        G
O fathers let's go down
C       G     D7      G
Lets go down  come on down
D7        C       G
O fathers lets go down
            D7       G
Down in the river to pray
 
[Chorus 2]
 G
As I went down to the river to pray
         C                  G
Studying about that good old way
 
And who shall wear the robe and crown
     D7    C           G
Good Lord  show me the way
 
[Verse 4]
D7        C        G
O mothers let's go down
C       G     D7      G
Lets go down  come on down
D7        C       G
O mothers lets go down
            D7       G
Down in the river to pray
 
[Chorus 1]
 G
As I went down to the river to pray
         C                  G
Studying about that good old way
 
And who shall wear the star and crown
     D7    C           G
Good Lord  show me the way
 
[Verse 5]
D7        C        G
O sinners let's go down
C       G     D7      G
Lets go down  come on down
D7        C       G
O sinners lets go down
            D7       G
Down in the river to pray
 
[Chorus 2]
 G
As I went down to the river to pray
         C                  G
Studying about that good old way
 
And who shall wear the robe and crown
     D7    C           G
Good Lord  show me the way
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8 comments

Love how this app lets me Transpose it to E to sing with Alison Kraus

Great tab but just a little too high or too low to sing in the key of G. I'll transpose it to a D, G, A7 which best fits my vocal range. Thanks for the lyrics.

Key D with capo on 2nd is 👌