Down To The River To Pray Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays771

Down To The River To Pray by Alison Krauss is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			          D 
As I went down to the river to pray 
         A                  D 
Studyin about that good ol' way  
              
And who shall wear the starry crown? 
     A    G           D 
Good Lord show me the way! 
 
A           D          
O sisters let's go down  
D              G      D   
Lets go down, Come on down 
A           D        
O sisters lets go down 
D           G        D 
Down in the river to pray 

 
 
Chord progression is the same in the rest of the verses… 
 
As I went down in the river to pray  
Studyin about that good ol way 
And who shall wear the robe & crown 
Good Lord show me the way 
 
O brothers lets go down 
Let's go down, Come on down  
O brothers lets go down 
Down in the river to pray 
 
As I went down in the river to pray 
Studyin about that good ol way 
And who shall wear the star and crown? 
Good lord show me the way 
 
O fathers lets go down  
Let's go down, Come on down 
O fathers lets go down 
Down in the river to pray 
 
As I went down in the river to pray  
Studying about that good ol way 
And who shall wear th robe and crown  
Good Lord show me the way  
 
O mothers lets go down 
Come on down, don't you wanna go down? 
O Mothers lets go down  
Down in the river to pray 
 
As I went down in the river to pray 
Studin about that good ol' way 
And who shall wear the star and crown? 
Good Lord show me the way 
 
O sinners lets go down  
Lets go down, come on down 
O sinners lets go down 
Down in the river to pray 
 
As I went down in the river to pray 
Studyin about that good ol way 
And who shall wear the Robe and crown? 
Good Lord show me the way 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante