Wayfaring Stranger chords by Burl Ives

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
           Am
I'm Just a poor wayfaring stranger
          Dm                    Am
traveling through this world of woe;
               Am
But there's no pain toil or danger
             Dm   Em              Am
In that fair land    where I will go;
          F               C
I'm going there to see my father
          F                Em   E
I'm going there no more to roam;
     Am
I am going over Jordan
          Dm   Em           Am
I'm going home    I'm going home.

Verse 2:
       Am
I know dark clouds will gather round me
          Dm              Am
I know my way is dark and steep;
              Am
But there's a green field over yonder
             Dm     Em               Am
where Gods redeemed    their virgils keep;
          F              C
I'm going home to see my mother
               F              Em   E
she said she'd meet me when I come;
     Am
I am going over Jordan
          Dm   Em           Am
I'm going home    I'm going home.


Verse 3:
             Am
I'll soon be free of every trial
                Dm               Am
this form shall rest beneath the sod;
               Am
I'll drop the cross of self denial
          Dm  Em                Am
and enter in     that home with God;
          F               C
I'm going there to see my savior
          F               Em   E
I'm going home no more to roam;
     Am
I am going over Jordan
          Dm   Em           Am
I'm going home    I'm going home.
          Dm     Em             Am
I'm going home ......  I'm goin home.