Wayfaring Stranger
intermediate

Wayfaring Stranger

Key: Am
Chords: 7
Doc Watson Gospel

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Chord Chart

A

Am
Am
Am
Am
Dm
Dm7
Am
Am
Am
Am
Am
Am
Dm
E7
Am
Am

B

F
F
C
C
F
F
E7
E7
Am
Am
Am
Am
Dm
E7
Am
Am
Chords used: Am C Dm Dm7 E7 F rest

Lyrics

I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger, I'm trav'ling through this world below; There is no sickness, toil, nor danger, In that bright world to which I go.
I'm going there to see my father, I'm going there no more to roam; I'm just a going over Jordan, I'm just going over home.
I know dark clouds will gather o'er me, I know my pathway's rough and steep; But golden fields lie out before me, Where weary eyes no more shall weep. I'm going there to see my mother, She said she'd meet me when I come; I'm just a going over Jordan, I'm just a going over home. I want to sing salvation's story, In concert with the blood-washed band; I want to wear a crown of glory, When I get home to that good land. I'm going there to see my brothers, They passed before me one by one; I'm just a going over Jordan, I'm just a going over home. I'll soon be free from every trial, This form will rest beneath the sod; I'll drop the cross of self-denial, And enter in my home with God. I'm going there to see my Saviour, Who shed for me His precious blood; I'm just a going over Jordan, I'm just a going over home.

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About This Song

Wayfaring Stranger is a haunting gospel spiritual that became a bluegrass standard through Doc Watson's influential recordings. The song's minor key and spiritual themes make it a powerful, contemplative addition to any jam session.

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