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number = left hand finger   X = silent string   O = play open string   thin string chord grid right

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[ A ] Gonna' lay down my burden, Down by the Riverside,
[ E ] Down by the Riverside, [ A ] Down by the Riverside.
Gonna' lay down my burden, Down by the Riverside,
[ E ] Down by the River [ A ] side.

CHORUS:
I ain't gonna' [ D ] study war no more, I ain't gonna' [ A ] study war no more,
[ E ] Ain't gonna' study war no [ A ] more.
I ain't gonna' [ D ] study war no more, I ain't gonna' [ A ] study war no more,
[ E ] Ain't gonna' study war no [ A ] more.

[ A ] Gonna' lay down my sword and shield, Down by the Riverside,
[ E ] Down by the Riverside, [ A ] Down by the Riverside,
Gonna' lay down my sword and shield Down by the Riverside,
[ E ] Down by the River [ A ] side. CHORUS: