Down By The Riverside (low register)
5 4 -4 3 -3 4 5
[I'm] gon-na lay down my bur- den
5 5 -4 5 -4 4
down by the riv-er-side
-4 -4 4 -4 4 -3
down by the riv-er-side
5 5 -4 5 -4 4
down by the riv-er-side
5 4 -4 3 -3 4 5
[I'm] gon-na lay down my bur- den
5 5 -4 5 -4 4
down by the riv-er-side
-4 -4 -5 5 -4 4
[ain't] gonna stud [-y] no war no more.
4 -4 4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
[I] ain't gon -na stud -y war no more,
6 -5 5 5 5 -4 4
{alt: 9 -9 8 8 8 -8 7}
ain't gon-[na] stud- y war no more,
-3 4 -4 -4 -5 5 -4 5 -4 4
{alt: -7 7 -8 -8 -9 8 -8 8 -8 7}
ain't gon-[na] stud- y that war no more, no more--
4 -4 4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
[I] ain't gon -na stud -y war no more,
6 -5 5 5 5 -4 4
ain't gon-[na] stud-y war no more,
-3 4 -4 -4 -5 5 -4 5
ain't gon-[na] stud- y that war no more.
NOTE: On the opening three syllables in lines 1 and 5, "[I'm] gon-
na lay", any of {-4,4,-4}, {5,-4,5}, or (5,4,5} works. I suppose it
depends on how you first heard the song.