E
I went down to the river to pray
B             E             A 
Studyin about that good ol' way 
    E              A          E
And who shall wear the starry crown
     B    A           E
Good Lord show me the way!

B                  E 
O sisters let's go down 
E             A      E  
Lets go down, Come on down
B         E       
O sisters lets go down
E           B        E
Down in the river to pray


Chord progression is the same in the rest of the verses…

As I went down in the river to pray 
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the robe & crown
Good Lord show me the way

O brothers lets go down
Let's go down, Come on down 
O brothers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the star and crown?
Good lord show me the way

O fathers lets go down 
Let's go down, Come on down
O fathers lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray 
Studying about that good ol way
And who shall wear th robe and crown 
Good Lord show me the way 

O mothers lets go down
Come on down, don't you wanna go down?
O Mothers lets go down 
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studin about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the star and crown?
Good Lord show me the way

O sinners lets go down 
Lets go down, come on down
O sinners lets go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studyin about that good ol way
And who shall wear the Robe and crown?
Good Lord show me the way


[Thanks to Michael Johnson for corrections]