Goin Down To The River chords

Mississippi Fred Mcdowell

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			


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  Lord I'm         goin' away darlin' 
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  Honey don't you    wanna go 
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  Oh I'm goin' somewhere 
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  You ain't never been before 
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  Oh you know I'm goin' down to the 
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   river baby 
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  I'm 'on' sit down on the ground 
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  Oh you know I'm going down to the river 
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  I'm 'on' sit down on the ground 
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  I'm let the waves of water 
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  Let the waves of water, honey 
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  baby wash 
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  my troubles down 
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verse 2: 


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  Oh I'm getting slow, 
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  baby,                I can 
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   hard  ly      rest at night 
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  Oh you know I'm gettin' slow darlin'      You know 
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   I   can   har dly                    Rest at night 
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  I know my baby 
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  She ain't 
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  treat me right 
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verse 3: 


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  Lord I'm goin' down in Louisiana 
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  babe 
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  I believe *indecipherable* 
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  You know I'm goin down in Louisiana 
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  I belive *indecipherable* 
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  *Completely indecipherable* 
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