Farther Along Lyrics and Chords

Connie Smith

Written by W.B. Stevens and Jesse R. Baxter

Key of C · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

C                       F           C
Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
                      D7          G7
Why it should be thus all the day long
                       C      F     C
While there are others living about us
               G7            C
Never molested though in the wrong

Verse 2

                    F              C
Farther along we'll know all about it
                    D7         G7
Farther along we'll understand why
            C            F      C
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
                    G7         C
We'll understand it all by and by

Verse 3

                         F      C
Faithful to death is our loving Savior
                D7        G7
A few more days labor and wait
             C              F  C
Toils of the road will then be nothing
                        G7        C
As we walk through that beautiful gate

Verse 4

                  F         C
When we see Jesus coming in glory
                       D7          G7
When he comes from his home in the sky
                   C      F           C
Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion
                    G7         C
We'll understand it all by and by

Verse 2

                    F              C
Farther along we'll know all about it
                    D7         G7
Farther along we'll understand why
            C            F      C
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
                    G7         C
We'll understand it all by and by