Wayfaring Stranger

Emmylou Harris

Traditional

Key of Am · Chords: III IV V VI VII i iv

Verse 1

Am
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
Dm                                    Am
While traveling through this world of woe
D7
Yet there's no sickness toil nor danger
Dm      G                     Am
In that bright world to which I go

Chorus

F                         C
I'm going there to see my Father
F         C                E7
I'm going there no more to roam
Am
I'm only going over Jordan
Dm       E7         Am
I'm only going over home

Verse 3

I know dark clouds will gather round me
Dm                         Am
I know my way is rough and steep
D7
Yet beauteous fields rise before me
Dm                G             Am
Where God redeems their vigil's keep

Chorus 2

F                         C
I'm going there to see my mother
F        C                    E7
She said she'd meet me when I come
Am
I'm only going over Jordan
Dm                  Am
I'm only going over home