Wayfaring Stranger chords by Johnny Cash (Official Version)

Intro 1

Am

Am/E

Am

Am/E

Am

Am/E

Am

Am/E

Dm

E7

E7/B

Am

Am/E

Am

Verse 1

Am

I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger

Dm

Am

Traveling through this world below

There is no sickness, no toil, nor danger

Dm

E7

Am

In that bright land to which I go

Chorus 1
F 
C 
I'm going there to see my Father
F 
And all my loved ones
Esus4 
E7 
who've gone on
Am 
I'm just going over Jordan
Dm 
E7 
Am 
I'm just going over home

Interlude 1
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Dm 
Dm/A 
Dm 
Dm/A 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 
Am/E 
Dm 
Dm/F 
E7 
E7/B 
Am 
Am/E 
Am 

Verse 2

Am

I know dark clouds will gather 'round me

Dm

Am

I know my way is hard and steep

But beauteous fields arise before me

Dm

E7

Am

Where God's redeemed their vigils keep

Chorus 2
F 
C 
I'm going there to see my Mother
F 
Esus4 
E7 
She said she'd meet me when I come
Am 
So, I'm just going over Jordan
Dm 
E7 
Am 
I'm just going over home
I'm just going over Jordan
Dm 
E7 
Am 
I'm just going over home

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Chords

0

Am
Am/E
Dm
E7
E7/B
F
C
Esus4
Dm/A
Dm/F

Capo: No capoTuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/E: 0-x-2-2-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
E7/B: x-2-2-1-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Esus4: 0-2-2-2-0-0
Dm/A: x-0-3-2-3-x
Dm/F: 1-x-0-2-3-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Wayfaring Stranger by Johnny Cash, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Johnny Cash's performance.

Wayfaring Stranger

Johnny Cash

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