Down To The River To Pray 🤍 🖨️ 🎸
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Category:Gospel
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Notes:Traditional American spiritual, famously recorded by Alison Krauss for O Brother, Where Art Thou? Great for campfire or closing-call-and-response style with sisters, brothers, fathers, mothers, sinners.

As I went Gdown in the river to pray

Studying aCbout that good old Gway

And who shall Gwear the starry crown

Good D7Lord, Cshow me the Gway


D7Oh, sisters, Clet's go Gdown

CLet's go Gdown, D7come on Gdown

D7Oh, sisters, Clet's go Gdown

GDown in the D7river to Gpray


As I went Gdown in the river to pray

Studying aCbout that good old Gway

And who shall Gwear the robe and crown

Good D7Lord, Cshow me the Gway


D7Oh, brothers, Clet's go Gdown

CLet's go Gdown, D7come on Gdown

D7Come on brothers, Clet's go Gdown

GDown in the D7river to Gpray


As I went Gdown in the river to pray

Studying aCbout that good old Gway

And who shall Gwear the starry crown

Good D7Lord, Cshow me the Gway


D7Oh, fathers, Clet's go Gdown

CLet's go Gdown, D7come on Gdown

D7Oh, fathers, Clet's go Gdown

GDown in the D7river to Gpray


As I went Gdown in the river to pray

Studying aCbout that good old Gway

And who shall Gwear the robe and crown

Good D7Lord, Cshow me the Gway


D7Oh, mothers, Clet's go Gdown

CCome on Gdown, don't you D7wanna go Gdown?

D7Come on mothers, Clet's go Gdown

GDown in the D7river to Gpray


As I went Gdown in the river to pray

Studying aCbout that good old Gway

And who shall Gwear the starry crown

Good D7Lord, Cshow me the Gway


D7Oh, sinners, Clet's go Gdown

CLet's go Gdown, D7come on Gdown

D7Oh, sinners, Clet's go Gdown

GDown in the D7river to Gpray


As I went Gdown in the river to pray

Studying aCbout that good old Gway

And who shall Gwear the robe and crown

Good D7Lord, Cshow me the Gway


Chords Used

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