| (verse 1) |
| D | |
| I'm gonna l | ay down my burden, down by the riverside, |
| A | D | |
| Down by the riverside, | down by the riverside |
| D | |
| I'm gonna l | ay down my burden, down by the riverside, |
| A | D | |
| I'm gonna s | tudy war no m | ore |
| (chorus) |
| G | D | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| A | D | G | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| D | A | D | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore |
| (verse 2) |
| Well, I'm gonna put on my long white robe, (Where?) down by the riverside (Oh) |
| Down by the riverside, down by the riverside |
| I'm gonna put on my long white robe, (Where?) down by the riverside |
| I'm gonna study war no more |
| (chorus) |
| G | D | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| A | D | G | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| D | A | D | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore |
| (verse 3) |
| Well, I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, (Where?) down by the riverside |
| Down by the riverside, down by the riverside |
| I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield, (A-ha) down by the riverside |
| I'm gonna study war no more |
| (chorus) |
| G | D | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| A | D | G | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| D | A | D | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore |