| (verse 1) |
| C | |
| I'm gonna l | ay down my burden, down by the riverside, |
| G | C | |
| Down by the riverside, | down by the riverside |
| G | C | |
| I'm gonna lay down my burden, d | own by the ri | verside, |
| I'm gonna study war no more |
| (chorus) |
| F | C | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| G | C | F | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| C | G | C | |
| 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) |
| F | C | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| G | C | F | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| C | G | C | |
| 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) |
| F | C | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| G | C | F | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more |
| C | G | C | |
| I ain't a gonna st | udy war no more, I ain't a gonna st | udy war no m | ore |