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
Am
I'm the poor wayfaring stranger
Dsus2 Dm Am
Traveling through this world below (of woe)
Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger
Dsus2 Amaj9 Am
In that bright world to which I go
--- 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
Am
I'm only goin' over Jordan
Dsus2 E7 Am
I'm only goin' over home
Solo (instrumental verse)
Am
I know dark clouds will gather around me
Dsus2 Dm Am
I know my way is rough and steep
Yet beautiful fields lie just before me
Dsus2 Dm Amaj9 Am
Where God's redeemed, their vigil keep
--- 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
Am
I'm only goin' over Jordan
Dsus2 E7 Am
I'm only goin' over home
Am Dsus2 Amaj7 Am
***
Or simplified chords:
Am
I'm the poor wayfaring stranger
Dm Am
Traveling through this world below (of woe)
Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger
Dm E Am
In that bright world to which I go
C F C
I'm going there to see my Father
C F C Esus4 E
I'm going there no more to roam
Am
I'm only goin' over Jordan
Dm E7 Am
I'm only goin' over home
***
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-----------------|
