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Capo: 4 Tuning:
Wayfaring Stranger This is from the fretkillr version (se youtube). The guitar is quite similar to Emmylou Harris' recording from around 1980. metonymo tab, thanks to Karsten_Heusser for corrections. Capo 4th. Am x02210 Dsus2 xx0230 Dm xx0231 Amaj9 x02100 C x03210 C/g 3x2010 F 133211 Fsus2 133011 Esus4 022200/02x200 E 022100 E7 020100
AmI'm the poor wayfaring stranger Traveling Dsus2througDmh this world beAmlow (of woe) Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger In that bright Dsus2world to Amaj9which I Amgo
--- C/g F Fsus2 C C/g C I'm going there to see my Father C/g F C C/g Esus4 E I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only Amgoin' over Jordan I'm only Dsus2goin' E7over Amhome
Solo (instrumental verse)
AmI know dark clouds will gather around me I know my Dsus2way isDm rough and Amsteep Yet beautiful fields lie just before me Where God's Dsus2redeemDmed, theirAmaj9 vigil Amkeep
--- C/g F Fsus2 C C/g C I'm going there to see my Mother C/g F C C/g Esus4 E - She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only Amgoin' over Jordan I'm only Dsus2goin' E7over Amhome
Am Dsus2 Amaj7 Am *** Or simplified chords:
AmI'm the poor wayfaring stranger Traveling Dmthrough this world beAmlow (of woe) Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger In that bright Dmworld to Ewhich I Amgo
I'm Cgoing Fthere to see my CFather I'm Cgoing FtheCre no more to Esus4roam E I'm only Amgoin' over Jordan I'm only Dmgoin' E7over Amhome
*** Tab The bass is mostly played with the right palm half-muting the strings. Also a lot of strummed right palm muting (percussion effect) all over. Fret killer, capo 4th. Intro Am : . . . : . . . : . . . ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------h2------------------| ------2-------2-------2-----2-0-------2-------2----| --0---------------0---------------0----------------| ----------0---------------0---------------0--------| Verse Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------h2--| ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-0----| --0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------| ----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------| I am the po-or wayfaring stranger Dsus2 Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------2-------2-------2-------2--------------------| ------2-------2---0---------------0-------------------2-------2----| --0-----------------------0---------------0-------0----------------| ----------0-----------------------------------------------0--------| Traveling through this world be-low Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------h2--| ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-0----| --0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------| ----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------| Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger Dsus Amaj9 Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------0-| ---------------------(3)-----(3)---------------------------------1--| -----(2)-----(2)------2-------2------(1)-----(1)-----(2)---2-0--2---| ------2-------2---0-------------------2-------2-------2----2-0-2----| -0------------------------0---------------0-------------------0-----| ----------0-----------------------0---------------0-------0---------| In that bright world to which I go Refrain C/g F Fsus2 C C/g : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ----------0---0-------1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-------0-------0----| ----------1---1-------1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-------1-------1----| ----------0---0-------2-2---0-0-0-----0-0---0-0-------0-----0-0----| ----------2-----------3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------2-----2-2----| --------------------------------------------------3----------------| ----------3-------1-------1-------1-------1---------------3--------| I'm going there to see my Father C C/g F C C/g Esus4 : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ------0-------0-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0------------| ------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0----| ------0----(0)0-------2-----2-2-------0-----0-0-------2-------2----| ------2----(2)2-------3-----3-3-------2-----2-2--------------------| --3-------------------------------3--------------------------------| ----------3-------1-------1---------------3-------0-------0--------| I'm going there no more to roam E Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . -------0-----------------------------------------------------------| ------0------------------------------------------------------------| -----1----------------------------------------------------------2--| ----2-----------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-0-2--| ---2--------------0---------------0---------------0----------------| --0-----------------------0---------------0---------------0--------| I'm only goi-n'- over Jordan Dsus2 E7 Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . -------------------------------------------------------------------| ------1x------1x------3x------3x------3x-------0x------1x---0-0----| ------2x------2x------2x------2x------2x-------1x------2x---0-0----| ------2x------2x--0---------------0------------0x------2x-----0----| --0-----------------------0------------------------0---------------| ----------0--------------------------------0--------------0--------| I'm only goi-n'- over home Instrumental verse Some notes, melody/embellishment, are accented, listen to the recording. v=vibrato Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . --0-----------0---0-----0-----------0-------0---------0----------| --1---------------1--(1)1----(1)-----(1)3----(1)1-----1-----0-0--| --2---2---2-------2--(2)2----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-2---0-0--| --2---------------2--(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-------0--| --0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0----------| --------------------------0---------------0---------------0------| Dsus Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ------------0-----0-----------------0-----------0-----0-------0--| -----(1)----1(1)--3v-(3)3-----3-3-3---3---1---3-0-----1-------1--| ----2(2)2----(2)--2v-(2)------2---2-------------0-----2-------2--| -----(2)-----(2)--0--(0)--0-------0-----0---0---------2-------2--| --0-------0---------------------------------------0--------------| ----------------------------------------------------------0------| Am : . : . : . : . : . : . : . : . ------------0-----0-----0-----------0-------0---------0----------| ------------1-----1--(1)1-----1------(1)3----(1)1-----1-----0-0--| ----2(2)2----(2)--2--(2)2-----2------(2)-----(2)------2-2---0-0--| -----(2)-----(2)--2--(2)------2------(2)-----(2)------2-------0--| --0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0----------| ----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------| Dsus Amaj9 Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ------------0-----0---------------------0-------------0-----0----| ------------1-----3v-(3)3-----3-------0-----3-0-0-----1-----0-0--| ----2(2)2----(2)--2v-(2)------2-------1---------0-----2-----0-0--| -----(2)-----(2)--0--(0)--0-----------2---------0-----2-------0--| --0-------------------------------0---------------0--------------| ----------0-----------------------------------------------0------| Am : . ------0-| -----1--| ----2---| > verse ---2----| --0-----| --------| Coda Am : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . --0-----------0---0-----0-----------0-------0---------0----------| --1---------------1--(1)1----(1)-----(1)3----(1)1-----1-----0-0--| --2---2---2-------2--(2)2----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-2---0-0--| --2---------------2--(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-------0--| --0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0----------| --------------------------0---------------0---------------0------| Dsus Amaj9 : . . . : . . . : . . . : . . . ------------0-----0-------------------0-------0------------------| ------------1-----3v-(3)3-----3-------0-----------3---1---0------| ----2(2)2----(2)--2v-(2)------2-------1--------------------------| -----(2)-----(2)--0--(2)--0---------2-2--------------------------| --0-----------------------------------0--------------------------| ----------0-----------------------0------------------------------| Am G Am : . . . : . . . : . . . ----------------------------------------------------| --------------1---0---------------------------------| ----------2-----------0-------0---------2-----------| ------2-------------------0-----------2-------------| --0---------------------------------0---------------| ----------------------------------0-----------------|