Misc Originals – Carden Bozeman - Swear Well Pray (Guitar)
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[Intro]
D Dsus4 Dsus2 As I went down in the river to pray,
Studying about that good old way,
And who shall wear the starry crown,
Good Lord, show me the way.
D
O brothers, let's go down,Let's go down, come on down,
O brothers, let's go down,
Down in the river to pray.
[Verse 1]
D G D As I went down in the river to pray, A7 G D Studying about that good old way, A7 D G And who shall wear the starry crown, A7 G D Good Lord, show me the way. A7 D G D O brothers, let's go down, G D Let's go down, come on down, A7 D G D O brothers, let's go down, G D Down in the river to pray.
[Verse 2]
D G D Let's get down in the river and pray A7 G D Swim a little, fish a little, run away A7 D G And Lord I swear we'll pray well do it today A7 G D Lord we'll pray A7 D G D Good Lord I'll say that we will pray G D And Lord please show the good 'ole way A7 D G D Oh Lord at the end of the day G D I swear we'll pray it away
[Verse 3]
D G D The boys and me we're gonna run away A7 G D Got bigger and better things to say A7 D G To the mountain tops, the river beds, A7 G D Oh Lord take us away A7 D G D Oh Lord let us run away G D We'll pray I swear when we run away A7 D G D Oh Lord take us away G D Out of the city to pray
[Verse 4]
D G D Throw it in the river and pray A7 G D You don't need that chain today A7 D G I swear boy you don't need that chain today A7 G D Throw it away A7 D G D The Devil send those chains our way G D His goal of course to ruin our days A7 D G D He wants to chain us down today G D So go down to the river and pray
[Verse 5]
D G D The devil don't call us by our name A7 G D He calls us by the sins we make A7 D G And he will see the war ain't won that way A7 G D Love wins today a7 D G D I aint a sum of my mistakes G D We grow and learn and lose that hate A7 D G D I ain't a sum of my mistakes G D And my Lord loves me that way
[Verse 6]
D G D Well Lord one day I swear one day A7 G D Well be called to the pearly gates A7 D G Oh Lord I pray you'll let us in one day A7 G D Lord allow us in the gates A7 D G D Oh Lord call us home today G D We've been thru the weary way A7 D G D Oh Lord call us home today G D Down in your river to pray