Down To The River Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays562

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

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C F  


Verse 
C 
Deep and wide, 
F      
deep and wide, 
          C 
there's a fountain 
                      G 
flowing deep and wide.      

C 
Deep and wide, 
F      
deep and wide, 
          C 
there's a fountain 
G                 C 
flowing deep and wide. 


Bridge 
C 
I went down to the river to pray,  
            F 
studying about that good ol' way 
        C 
O, and who shall wear that robe and crown, 
         F 
Oh good Lord, show me the way 

C 
I went down to the river to pray,  
              F 
studying about that good ol' way 
        C 
O, and who shall wear that starry crown, 
         F 
Oh good Lord, show me the way 

 
G          F 
Oh, sister let's go down, 
G                     C 
down to the river oh, come on down. 
G          F 
Oh sister let's go down,  
G                    C 
down to the river to pray 


Verse 
C 
Deep and wide, 
F      
deep and wide, 
          C 
there's a fountain 
                    G 
flowing deep and wide.      

C 
Deep and wide, 
F      
deep and wide, 
          C 
there's a fountain 
G                     C 
flowing deep and wide. 

 
G          F 
Oh, sister let's go down, 
G                     C 
down to the river oh, come on down. 
G          F 
Oh brother let's go down,  
G                    C 
down to the river to pray 
G          F 
Oh, mother let's go down, 
G                     C 
down to the river oh, come on down. 
G          F 
Oh mother let's go down,  
G                    C 
down to the river to pray 



Outro 

G                    C 
down to the river to pray 

C 
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante