{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2773573,"song":"Wayfaring Stranger","artist":"Poor Man's Poison","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11535823-wayfaring-stranger-chords-by-poor-man-s-poison/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2773573?type=chord","rating":4.8368,"votes":240,"content":"** The song starts with a very sparse strum pattern, but builds to a nice crescendo near the end as noted\r\n** Song is in the key of Am (with the E7 thrown in as a secondary dominant to the vi / Am chord)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\nAm  x 8\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am a poor   wayfaring stranger[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhile travelling through   this world of woe[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYet there's no sickness,   no toil, no danger[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn that bright world   to which I go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm going there   to see my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'm going there   no more to roam[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going   over Jordan[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going    over home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI know dark clouds   will gather round me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI know my way   is rough and steep[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYet golden fields   lie just before me[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhere souls redeemed    shall ever sleep[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm going there   to see my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI'm going there   no more to roam[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going   over Jordan[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going    over home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI want to wear   that crown of glory[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen I get home   to that good land[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI want to shout down  Satan's story[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn concert with   the blood washed band[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm going there   to see my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHe said he'd meet me   when I come home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going over Jordan[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going  over home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm going there   to see my father[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHe said he'd meet me   when I come home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going over Jordan[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going  over home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going over Jordan[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going  over home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm only going  over home[/tab]","plain_text":"** The song starts with a very sparse strum pattern, but builds to a nice crescendo near the end as noted\n** Song is in the key of Am (with the E7 thrown in as a secondary dominant to the vi / Am chord)\n\n\n[Intro]\nAm  x 8\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","E7","Dm","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}