Down By The Riverside Chords by Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Tempo:
102 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

D#m

G#

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By the Riverside chords
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[F] [A#m] [C#]
[D#m] [C#] [F#] [C#] [A#] [C#]
Gonna lay down my heavy load.
Down by the riverside.
[D#m] Oh yes.
Down [D#] by the [C#] riverside.
You know.
Down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my heavy load.
Down by the riverside.
[D#m] You steady you [C#] on the road.
No more.
I [F#] ain't gonna steady.
Steady you on the road.
[C#] Oh.
Steady you on the road.
No, no, no, [G#m] no.
Steady you on the road.
I need [C#] more no more.
[A#m] [F#] Yes.
Steady you on the road.
Oh, well, [C#] well, well, well.
Steady you on the road.
I ain't [G#] gonna.
Steady you [C#] on the road.
[F#] [C#] [E] Don't you know [C#] I'm gonna meet my loving mother.
Down by [G#] the riverside.
I said.
Down by the [A#m] riverside.
Hear me talking.
Down [C#] by the riverside.
Don't you know I'm gonna meet my loving mother.
Down by the riverside.
[D#m] [C#] [D#m] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [D#m]
[C#] [G#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [A#]
[D#m] [C#]
[G#] [C#] [C#m]
[C#]
[G#m] [A#m] [B] [C#m]
[F#] [C#] [D#m]
[G#] [C#] [D#m] [C#]
[F#] [D#m] [C#]
[D#] [G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
[G#m] [C#] [G#m]
[F#] [C#]
[G#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#] [A#]
[F#] [G#] [C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
G#
134211114
G#m
123111114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#m
13421116
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To learn Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Down By The Riverside chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C#, F#, C#, D#m and C# in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 51 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 102 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C# Major.

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_ [F] _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [A#] _ [C#] _
Gonna lay down my heavy load.
Down by the riverside.
[D#m] Oh yes.
Down [D#] by the [C#] riverside.
You know.
Down by the riverside.
Gonna lay down my heavy load.
Down by the riverside.
[D#m] You steady you [C#] on the road.
No more.
I [F#] ain't gonna steady.
Steady you on the road.
[C#] Oh.
Steady you on the road.
No, no, no, [G#m] no.
Steady you on the road.
I need [C#] more no more.
_ [A#m] [F#] Yes.
Steady you on the road.
Oh, well, [C#] well, well, well.
Steady you on the road.
I ain't [G#] gonna.
Steady you [C#] on the road.
[F#] _ [C#] [E] Don't you know [C#] I'm gonna meet my loving mother.
Down by [G#] the riverside.
I said.
Down by the [A#m] riverside.
Hear me talking.
Down [C#] by the riverside.
Don't you know I'm gonna meet my loving mother.
Down by the riverside.
[D#m] _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [A#m] _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _ [C#] _ _
[F#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
[F#] _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
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