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I'm Going Down To the River Chords

Music by: Ray Charles
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[Intro 1]
[G][C][D][Gm][G][C][Eb][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]I'm goin dow[G]n[Em]
[Am]to t[D]he river and drown m[G]yself, well
[C]I'm [G]goin dow[C]n to the river
and drown [D]myself[Eb]
[D]Oh [Ab]babe, [G]oh I'm goin down
yes and turn myself in,
[D]Cause my [C]baby's lovin someone else
[C#dim]Now you know why [C]I'm goin down[D][Em]
[Am]to t[C]he river a[D]nd drown
[G]Myself
[Bbdim][Am]

[Verse 2]
[Ab]I'm sick and tired[D] of th[Edim]is[D]
[Am]misery [D]down in my hea[Gm]rt,
[C]Way down in my [Gm]heart
I'm sick and [C]tired of this misery
down in my [D]heart, [Eb]oh
[D]Lord
Well I'm sick [Em]and tired [D]of [Em]this mise[G]ry,
[Eb]lord have[C]
[Gm]Mercy, [Edim]have mercy on m[C]e[Edim]
I'm sick and [Em]tired of this [A]misery[C#dim]
[C]down in [D]my hea[G]rt
[Edim][Eb][Am]

[Verse 3]
[Eb]So g[D]oodbye b[C]aby ( by[Am]e baby[Em]
) well I [Am]got t[D]o go, so
Please dont [G]cry,
[Gm]caus[C]e its too late to cry[G]
[Gm]Bye bye [C]baby well I got to go,
so please dont [D]cry,[Eb]
[D]Oh no
[Ab]Oh bye b[G]ye b[Em]aby,
[D]I'v[Em]e got[G] to go, that[C]s why I called[Edim]
[Gm]You, [Edim]just to let you[C] know
[Edim]I'm goin[G] down to[Em] the[Am] rive[C]r
an[Am]d dr[G]own myself

[Outro 1]
[D][C][D][G]
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