Down To The River Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays402

Down To The River by Jill Johnson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Dm, F and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
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Am                              Dm              Am 
I'm going down to the river, to wash my soul again. 
Am        Dm                                                   Am 
I've been running with the devil, and I know that he's not my friend. 
Am        Dm                                              Am 
I've been falling by the wayside, livin' in this world of sin. 
         F                         E7               Am 
I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again. 

Am                                Dm                  Am 
I'm going down to the country, to bury my head in the creek. 
Am        Dm                                       Am 
I'm gonna jump into that water and baptize both my feet. 
Am        Dm                                                         Am 
'Cause everywhere I've been walking, I've been getting me in trouble deep. 
         F                         E7               Am 
I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again. 

Dm                                  Am 
This whole world's going to hell in a handbasket. 
  Dm                                                 E7                  
If I don't get me some resurrection soon, I'm gonna end up in a casket. 

Am                              Dm              Am 
I'm going down to the river, to wash my soul again. 
Am        Dm                                                   Am 
I've been running with the devil, and I know that he's not my friend. 
Am        Dm                                              Am 
I've been falling by the wayside, livin' in this world of sin. 
         F                         E7               Am 
I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again. 
         F                         E7              Am 
I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again. 
         F                         E7               Am 
I'm going down to the river, gonna wash my soul again. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante