Going To The River Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays467

Going To The River by Fats Domino is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			G                            D7                 G 
I'm goin' to the river gonna jump overboard and drown 

    C                                           G 
I'm goin' to the river gonna jump overboard and drown 

                        D7                      G 
Because the girl I love she just have left this town 


                   D7                G 
When she left me I bowed my head and cried 

     C                               G 
When she left me I bowed my head and cried 

                           D7                    G 
I never thought I would be I would be the one to cry 


                              D7               G 
Well if you see my momma tell her good-bye for me 

   C                                      G 
If you see my momma tell her good-bye for me 

                            D7            G 
Because I'm tired of livin' livin' in misery 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante