Down by the Riverside
African-American spiritual · pub. 1918 · public domain
Verse rocks between 1 and 5⁷; the chorus opens with the 1⁷ door into 4 and closes with a plagal amen shape.
KeyCDbDEbEFF#GAbABbBbackbeat gospel
Verse
Gonna Clay down my burden,
G7down by the riverside,
down by the riverside, Cdown by the riverside,
gonna Clay down my burden,
G7down by the riverside,
gonna G7study war no Cmore
Chorus
C7I ain't gonna Fstudy war no more,
ain't gonna Cstudy war no more,
ain't gonna G7study war no Cmore
More verses (swap the first line)
Gonna lay down my sword and shield…
Gonna put on my long white robe…
Gonna shake hands around the world…
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