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Beginner πΆ
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Key: G#
πΈ Intro:
F Dm C F A# F
πΈ Verse 1:
C F A# F
Tempted and tried we're often made to wonder
Dm G7 C
Why it should be thus all the day long
F A# F
While there are others living about us
Dm C F A# F
Never molested though in the wrong
πΈ Chorus:
C F A# F
Farther along we'll know all about it
Dm G C
Farther along we'll understand why
F A# F
Cheer up, my brother, come sing in the sunshine
Dm C F A# F
We'll understand it all by and by
πΈ Verse 2:
C F A# F
When death has come and taken our loved ones
Dm G7 C
It leaves our home so lonely and drear
F A# F
Then shall we wonder why others prosper
Dm C F A# F
Living so wicked year after year
πΈ Chorus:
C F A# F
Farther along we'll know all about it
Dm G C
Farther along we'll understand why
F A# F
Cheer up, my brother, come sing in the sunshine
Dm C F A# F
We'll understand it all by and by
πΈ Verse 3:
C F A# F
Faithful till death said our loving master
Dm G7 C
C few more days to labor and wait
F A# F
Toils of the road will then seem as nothing
Dm C F A# F
When we sweep through that beautiful gate
πΈ Chorus:
C F A# F
Farther along we'll know all about it
Dm G7 C
Farther along we'll understand why
F A# F
Cheer up, my brother, come sing in the sunshine
Dm C F
We'll understand it all by and by
πΈ Outro:
A# F Dm C A# C F
We'll understand it all by and by
Song History
Published: May 5, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025