Chords for Mississippi Fred McDowell - Goin Down to the River

Tempo:
100.4 bpm
Chords used:

F

Abm

Bb

Fm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mississippi Fred McDowell - Goin Down to the River chords
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[F] Lord I'm gonna wait darling, honey don't you wanna go
[Abm] Oh, you know I'm going somewhere
[F] you ain't never been
Oh, you know I'm going down to the river baby, I'm gonna sit down on the ground
Oh, [Bb] you know I'm going down to the river, [F] I'm gonna sit down on the ground
I'm like the waves of water, like the waves of water honey, baby wash my trouble down
[Fm]
[F]
Oh, I'm getting slow baby, I can hardly rest at night
Oh,
[Bb] you know I'm getting slow [F] darling, you [Fm] know I can hardly rest at night
I know my baby, [Abm] she ain't treat [F] me right
[G]
Lord [F]
[Fm] [Abm]
I'm going [F] down to Louisiana baby, I believe when I tell my heart
[Abm] You know I'm going down to Louisiana, I believe [Bb] when I tell [F] my heart
Lord I'm teething brown, I [Ab] declare this out of the [F] blue
Key:  
F
134211111
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
G
2131
F
134211111
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
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To learn Mississippi Fred Mcdowell - (American Folk Blues Festival Version) Going Down To The River chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - G, F, Fm, Abm, F, Fm, F, Bb and F in sequence. Start with a comfortable 50 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 100. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Minor.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ Lord I'm gonna wait darling, _ honey _ don't you wanna _ go _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] Oh, you know I'm going somewhere _ _
[F] you ain't never been _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, you know I'm going down to the river baby, _ _ _ _ I'm gonna sit down on the ground _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, [Bb] you know I'm going down to the river, [F] I'm gonna sit down on the ground _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm like the waves of water, like the waves of water honey, baby wash my trouble down _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, I'm getting slow baby, I can hardly rest at night _ _
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] you know I'm getting slow [F] darling, you [Fm] know I can hardly rest at night _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know my baby, [Abm] she ain't treat [F] me right
_ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Lord [F] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
I'm going [F] down to Louisiana baby, _ _ _ I believe when I tell my heart _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] You know I'm going down to Louisiana, _ I believe [Bb] when I tell [F] my heart
_ _ Lord I'm teething brown, I [Ab] declare this out of the [F] blue _

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