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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|—————-|

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