[Intro]
Am C/G Am C/G
[Verse]
Am C/G
Way down in Black River, where my family is from
Am C/G
They been workin' on a building that's gonna add lots o' sun
F G C/G
They been layin' bricks, every time Sunday mornin' comes
F G C/G
Singin' songs about faith and salvation
[Chorus]
F C/G
They say "we're all pilgrims, we're all strangers,
G F C/G
In this land, we're just travelin' through"
F C/G
Oh so do ya lord, would you remember me do ya lord
G F C/G
When I'm way beyond the blue
[Verse]
Am C/G
Well my brothers, me, and my cousins had an early theological start
Am C/G
Learnin' them Black River gospel hymns and singin' em' all by heart
F G C/G
We were up on stage, like a sacrifice to God
F G C/G
Well that's the price you pay, when you grow up in the south
[Chorus]
F C/G
Cause we're all pilgrims, we're all strangers,
G F C/G
In this land, we're just travelin' through
F C/G
Oh so do ya lord, would you remember me do ya lord
G F C/G
When I'm way beyond the blue
[Bridge]
Dm Am
When I was a young man, Black River I did leave
Dm Am
Spirit of the open country started, callin' to me
F G C/G
So I set out across the continent with my friends
F G Am
Oh Black River I don't think I can do it again
F G C/G
Cause I know now that all good things must come to an end
[Chorus]
F C/G
And we're all pilgrims, we're all strangers,
G F C/G
In this land, we're just travelin' through
F C/G
Oh so do ya lord, would you remember me do ya lord
G F C/G
Believin' boy in that southern Methodist pew
F C/G
Oh yeah do ya lord, would you remember me do ya lord
G F C/G
When I'm way beyond the blue
G F C/G G F G C/G
Cause I am way beyond the blue
