Chords for Jos Slovick - I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger (from 1917) - Official Audio [A Cappella]
Tempo:
112.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] I am a poor wayfaring stranger
I'm [A] traveling through [G]
[B] the world
Yet there's no [Am] sickness, [E] toil, nor danger
In [A] that bright land to which I go
I'm going [C] there [G] to see my father
I'm going [E] there no more to roam
[B]
I'm only going [Em] over Jordan
I'm only [Am]
going [E]
over Jordan
I know dark [B] clouds will gather round me
I know [F#] my way is rough and steep
[G]
But golden fields lie just before me
[F]
[E] Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep
I'm going home [Am] to [G] see my mother
And all my [F#] loved ones who've [C] gone [B] on
[C] I'm [Em] only going over Jordan
I'm only
[A] going [E] over home
I am a poor [Am] wayfaring stranger
[Em]
I'm traveling [A] through [B] this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, [E] toil, nor danger
In [B] that bright
[A] land to which I
[E] go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there [A#] no [Em] more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only [G] going over [E] home
[N]
I'm [A] traveling through [G]
[B] the world
Yet there's no [Am] sickness, [E] toil, nor danger
In [A] that bright land to which I go
I'm going [C] there [G] to see my father
I'm going [E] there no more to roam
[B]
I'm only going [Em] over Jordan
I'm only [Am]
going [E]
over Jordan
I know dark [B] clouds will gather round me
I know [F#] my way is rough and steep
[G]
But golden fields lie just before me
[F]
[E] Where God's redeemed shall ever sleep
I'm going home [Am] to [G] see my mother
And all my [F#] loved ones who've [C] gone [B] on
[C] I'm [Em] only going over Jordan
I'm only
[A] going [E] over home
I am a poor [Am] wayfaring stranger
[Em]
I'm traveling [A] through [B] this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, [E] toil, nor danger
In [B] that bright
[A] land to which I
[E] go
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there [A#] no [Em] more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only [G] going over [E] home
[N]
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[E] _ _ _ _ I am a poor _ _ _ wayfaring stranger
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [A] traveling _ through _ [G] _ _
_ [B] _ _ the world _ _
Yet there's no _ _ _ [Am] sickness, [E] toil, nor danger
_ In _ _ _ [A] that bright _ land _ to which I go _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm going [C] _ _ there [G] to see my father
_ _ I'm _ _ going [E] _ _ there no more to roam
_ _ [B] _ _
I'm _ only _ going _ _ [Em] over Jordan _ _
I'm _ _ _ only [Am] _
going _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ over Jordan
I know dark [B] clouds _ will gather round _ me
_ I _ know [F#] my _ way _ is rough and steep
[G] _ _ _ _
But _ golden fields _ _ lie just before me
_ [F] _
_ _ [E] Where God's redeemed _ _ shall ever _ sleep
_ I'm _ _ _ _ going home [Am] _ to [G] see my mother
_ _ _ And _ all my _ [F#] _ loved ones who've [C] gone _ _ [B] _ on
_ _ [C] I'm [Em] only _ _ _ going over _ Jordan _
_ I'm _ _ only _
_ _ [A] going [E] over home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I am a poor _ _ _ [Am] wayfaring _ stranger
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
I'm traveling [A] _ through _ [B] this world of _ _ woe _ _
_ Yet there's no _ _ _ sickness, [E] toil, nor danger _
In _ _ _ [B] that bright _
_ _ [A] land to which I _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ go
I'm going there _ to see my father
_ _ I'm _ _ going _ there _ _ [A#] no [Em] more to roam _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm only _ _ going _ over Jordan _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm only _ [G] _ _ going _ over [E] home _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm [A] traveling _ through _ [G] _ _
_ [B] _ _ the world _ _
Yet there's no _ _ _ [Am] sickness, [E] toil, nor danger
_ In _ _ _ [A] that bright _ land _ to which I go _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm going [C] _ _ there [G] to see my father
_ _ I'm _ _ going [E] _ _ there no more to roam
_ _ [B] _ _
I'm _ only _ going _ _ [Em] over Jordan _ _
I'm _ _ _ only [Am] _
going _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ over Jordan
I know dark [B] clouds _ will gather round _ me
_ I _ know [F#] my _ way _ is rough and steep
[G] _ _ _ _
But _ golden fields _ _ lie just before me
_ [F] _
_ _ [E] Where God's redeemed _ _ shall ever _ sleep
_ I'm _ _ _ _ going home [Am] _ to [G] see my mother
_ _ _ And _ all my _ [F#] _ loved ones who've [C] gone _ _ [B] _ on
_ _ [C] I'm [Em] only _ _ _ going over _ Jordan _
_ I'm _ _ only _
_ _ [A] going [E] over home
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I am a poor _ _ _ [Am] wayfaring _ stranger
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
I'm traveling [A] _ through _ [B] this world of _ _ woe _ _
_ Yet there's no _ _ _ sickness, [E] toil, nor danger _
In _ _ _ [B] that bright _
_ _ [A] land to which I _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ go
I'm going there _ to see my father
_ _ I'm _ _ going _ there _ _ [A#] no [Em] more to roam _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm only _ _ going _ over Jordan _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm only _ [G] _ _ going _ over [E] home _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _