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Wayfaring Stranger - The Longest Johns
[Verse 1]
Dm
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
G Dm
Travelling through this world of woe Dm There is no sickness, toil or danger
G A Dm
In that fair land to which I go
[Chorus]
Bb F
I'm going home to see my mother
Bb A A A7 *or T3
I'm going home no more to roam A7 Dm I'm just going over Jordan
G A Dm
I'm just going over home
[Verse 2] Dm I know dark clouds will hover on me
G Dm
I know my path is rough and steep Dm But golden fields lie out before me
G A Dm
Where weary eyes no more shall weep
[Chorus]
Bb F
I'm going home to see my father
Bb A A A7 *or T3
I'm going home no more to roam A7 Dm I'm just going over Jordan
G A Dm
I'm just going over home
[Verse 3] Dm I'll soon be free from every trial
G Dm
This form shall rest beneath the sun Dm I'll drop the cross of self-denial
G A Dm
And enter in at home with God
[Chorus]
Bb F
I'm going home to meet my saviour
Bb A A A7 *or T3
I'm going home no more to roam
Dm
I'm just going over Jordan
G A Dm A
I'm just going over home
Bb F I'm going home to meet my saviour
Bb A A A7 *or T3
I'm going home no more to roam
Dm
I'm just going over Jordan
G A Dm
I'm just going over home
If you want to add more fingerstyle to it, the tabs are taken (as best as possible in the absence of a live recording for now) from the banjo melody. During the verses, it alternates between T1 and T2. During the chorus, play the full chords.
T1
Dm (strum)
e|-1—–1-^0—————|-1—-1-^0————–| B|-3–3——-3–1—–1–3-|-3–3——3–1—–3—| G|-2—————-2——-|-2—————2——| D|————————–|————————| A|————————–|————————| E|————————–|————————|
T2
G Dm
e|—————-| B|–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–| D|—————-| A|—————-| E|—————-|
T3 (electric guitar part) e|–5—3———| B|———-3—–| G|—————-| D|—————-| A|—————-| E|—————-|