Lyr/Chords Req: Down to the River to Pray

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Down to the River to Pray
From: English Jon
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 04:21 AM

That could well be the one... Doc watson.

Studying would make more sense. I think the robe and crown / star and crown / starry crown thing is pretty much interchangeable, if I remember rightly, the recording that I heard waried slightly from verse to verse. I might have to dig this one out and learn it actually. It's a jolly good song.

Cheers Steve,

Jon

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Down to the River to Pray
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 03:40 AM

I think Doc Watson sings
I'm gonna go down in the valley to pray
Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Lord, show me the way.

Steve

Subject: Lyr Add: DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY
From: English Jon
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 03:36 AM

Is this:

as i went down to the valley ( or river) to pray
worrying about that good old way
and who shall wear the robe and crown (or star and crown)
good lord deliver me.

Oh fathers let's go down
let's go down,
Don'tcha wanna come down
Of fathers let's go down
down in the valley to pray (or down to the river)

repeat, changing the relative:
Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers, or adding other characters: (Oh preacher, Oh Christians, Oh People etc)

Chords at their simplest (throw in the odd Bm for variety)

as D went down to the valley to pray
A about that D old G and
D shall wear the robe and crown,
Good A de - G- ver A

A fathers D go down
let's go down
Dontcha G come D
A fathers D go down
G in the valley to A

Or is it some completely different song? in which case Sorry for wasting your time. Hope this helps

Jon

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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Down to the River to Pray
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Feb 01 - 12:00 AM

Yup. Hang on. May already be here somewhere. We all been talking about that movie.

Hey, tho-- What chords?? Ain'tcha gonna do it a capella?

*G*

~S~

Subject: Down to the River to Pray
From:
Date: 12 Feb 01 - 11:07 PM

Heard this song from the "O, Brother Where Art Thou?" soundtrack and am wondering if this is an old song and if anyone has chords and lyrics.