I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][D][Am][D]
[Am][D][Am][D]

[Verse 1]
I [Am]am a p[Dm]oor wayfaring st[Am]ranger
Wan[D]dering [Dm]through this world [Am]of wo[E]e
And [Am]there's no [Dm]sickness,
no toil [Am]or danger
In that [D]bright [Dm]land to which [Am]I go

[Chorus 1]
I'm going [F]there to meet my [C]mother
She said she'd [F]meet me when I [C]come[E]
I'm on[Am]ly g[Dm]oing over Jo[Am]rdan
I'm on[D]ly [Dm]going over

[Interlude 1]
[Am](home)[D][Am][D]
[Am][D][Am][D]

[Verse 2]
I'll soon [Am]be f[Dm]ree from every t[Am]rial
My body [D]asleep [Dm]in the old grav[Am]eyard[E]
I'll drop [Am]the [Dm]cross of self de[Am]nial
And en[D]ter [Dm]on my great rewa[Am]rd

[Chorus 2]
I'm going [F]there to meet my [C]father
I'm going [F]there no more to [C]roam[E]
I'm on[Am]ly g[Dm]oing over Jo[Am]rdan
I'm on[D]ly [Dm]going over [Am]home

[Interlude 2]
[D][Dm][Am][Am]

[Verse 3]
I am [Am]a poo[Dm]r wayfaring st[Am]ranger
Wan[D]dering [Dm]through this world [Am]of wo[E]e
And [Am]there's no [Dm]sickness,
no toil [Am]or danger
In that [D]bright [Dm]land to which I [Am]go

[Chorus 3]
I'm going [F]there to meet my [C]sister
She said she'd [F]meet me when I [C]come[E]
I'm on[Am]ly g[Dm]oing over Jo[Am]rdan
I'm on[D]ly [Dm]going over [Am]home