Standard (EADGBE)
Verse 1
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more.
Verse 2
I'm gonna lay down my burden
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my burden
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more
Part leading into the refrain:
Refrain
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war, no,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Verse 3
I'm gonna shake hands around the world
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna shake hands around the world
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more
Refrain
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war,no,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more.
Verse 4
I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
I'm gonna lay down my fear and hate
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more
Refrain 4 times:
I ain't gonna study war no more, \
I ain't gonna study war no more, |
I ain't gonna study war no more | X4
I ain't gonna study war no more, |
I ain't gonna study war no more, |
I ain't gonna study war no more. /