Emmylou Harris – Wayfaring Stranger (Guitar Tab)

Capo 4
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This is from the fretkillr version (se youtube). The guitar is quite similar to Emmylou Harris' recording from around 1980. metonymo tab, thanks to Karsten_Heusser for corrections. Am x02210 Dsus2 xx0230 Dm xx0231 Amaj9 x02100 C x03210 C/g 3x2010 F 133211 Fsus2 133011 Esus4 022200/02x200 E 022100 E7 020100 Am I'm the poor wayfaring stranger Dsus2 Dm Am Traveling through this world below (of woe) Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger Dsus2 Amaj9 Am In that bright world to which I go --- C/g F Fsus2 C C/g C I'm going there to see my Father C/g F C C/g Esus4 E I'm going there no more to roam Am I'm only goin' over Jordan Dsus2 E7 Am I'm only goin' over home Solo (instrumental verse) Am I know dark clouds will gather around me Dsus2 Dm Am I know my way is rough and steep Yet beautiful fields lie just before me Dsus2 Dm Amaj9 Am Where God's redeemed, their vigil keep --- C/g F Fsus2 C C/g C I'm going there to see my Mother C/g F C C/g Esus4 E - She said she'd meet me when I come Am I'm only goin' over Jordan Dsus2 E7 Am I'm only goin' over home Am Dsus2 Amaj9 Am *** Or simplified chords: Am I'm the poor wayfaring stranger Dm Am Traveling through this world below (of woe) Yet there's no sickness, no toil, nor danger Dm E Am In that bright world to which I go C F C I'm going there to see my Father C F C Esus4 E I'm going there no more to roam Am I'm only goin' over Jordan Dm E7 Am I'm only goin' over home *** Tab The bass is mostly played with the right palm half-muting the strings. Also a lot of strummed right palm muting (percussion effect) all over. Fret killer, capo 4th. Intro
                  Am
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                ---------------------------------------------------|
                -------------------------------h2------------------|
                ------2-------2-------2-----2-0-------2-------2----|
                --0---------------0---------------0----------------|
                ----------0---------------0---------------0--------|
Verse
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---------------------------------------------------------------h2--|
------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-0----|
--0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------|
  I  am   the  po-or              wayfaring   stranger

                  Dsus2                           Am
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----------------------2-------2-------2-------2--------------------|
------2-------2---0---------------0-------------------2-------2----|
--0-----------------------0---------------0-------0----------------|
----------0-----------------------------------------------0--------|
      Traveling through           this  world be-low

  Am
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---------------------------------------------------------------h2--|
------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-0----|
--0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------|
Yet there's no sickness,         no toil, nor danger

                  Dsus            Amaj9           Am
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------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
---------------------(3)-----(3)---------------------------------1--|
-----(2)-----(2)------2-------2------(1)-----(1)-----(2)---2-0--2---|
------2-------2---0-------------------2-------2-------2----2-0-2----|
-0------------------------0---------------0-------------------0-----|
----------0-----------------------0---------------0-------0---------|
    In that bright world             to which I  go

Refrain
          C/g     F         Fsus2                 C       C/g
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----------0---0-------1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-------0-------0----|
----------1---1-------1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-------1-------1----|
----------0---0-------2-2---0-0-0-----0-0---0-0-------0-----0-0----|
----------2-----------3-----3-3-------3-----3-3-------2-----2-2----|
--------------------------------------------------3----------------|
----------3-------1-------1-------1-------1---------------3--------|
     I'm  going  there               to  see my  Father

  C       C/g     F               C       C/g     Esus4
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------0-------0-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0------------|
------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0----|
------0----(0)0-------2-----2-2-------0-----0-0-------2-------2----|
------2----(2)2-------3-----3-3-------2-----2-2--------------------|
--3-------------------------------3--------------------------------|
----------3-------1-------1---------------3-------0-------0--------|
        I'm going there              no more to  roam

  E               Am
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-------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
------0------------------------------------------------------------|
-----1----------------------------------------------------------2--|
----2-----------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-0-2--|
---2--------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
--0-----------------------0---------------0---------------0--------|
       I'm only   goi-n'-                 over   Jordan

                  Dsus2                   E7      Am
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------1x------1x------3x------3x------3x-------0x------1x---0-0----|
------2x------2x------2x------2x------2x-------1x------2x---0-0----|
------2x------2x--0---------------0------------0x------2x-----0----|
--0-----------------------0------------------------0---------------|
----------0--------------------------------0--------------0--------|
        I'm only goi-n'-                over   home
Instrumental verse Some notes, melody/embellishment, are accented, listen to the recording. v=vibrato
  Am
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--0-----------0---0-----0-----------0-------0---------0----------|
--1---------------1--(1)1----(1)-----(1)3----(1)1-----1-----0-0--|
--2---2---2-------2--(2)2----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-2---0-0--|
--2---------------2--(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-------0--|
--0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0----------|
--------------------------0---------------0---------------0------|

                  Dsus                            Am
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------------0-----0-----------------0-----------0-----0-------0--|
-----(1)----1(1)--3v-(3)3-----3-3-3---3---1---3-0-----1-------1--|
----2(2)2----(2)--2v-(2)------2---2-------------0-----2-------2--|
-----(2)-----(2)--0--(0)--0-------0-----0---0---------2-------2--|
--0-------0---------------------------------------0--------------|
----------------------------------------------------------0------|

  Am
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------------0-----0-----0-----------0-------0---------0----------|
------------1-----1--(1)1-----1------(1)3----(1)1-----1-----0-0--|
----2(2)2----(2)--2--(2)2-----2------(2)-----(2)------2-2---0-0--|
-----(2)-----(2)--2--(2)------2------(2)-----(2)------2-------0--|
--0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0----------|
----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------|

                  Dsus            Amaj9           Am
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------------0-----0---------------------0-------------0-----0----|
------------1-----3v-(3)3-----3-------0-----3-0-0-----1-----0-0--|
----2(2)2----(2)--2v-(2)------2-------1---------0-----2-----0-0--|
-----(2)-----(2)--0--(0)--0-----------2---------0-----2-------0--|
--0-------------------------------0---------------0--------------|
----------0-----------------------------------------------0------|

  Am
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-----1--|
----2---| > verse
---2----|
--0-----|
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Coda
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--0-----------0---0-----0-----------0-------0---------0----------|
--1---------------1--(1)1----(1)-----(1)3----(1)1-----1-----0-0--|
--2---2---2-------2--(2)2----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-2---0-0--|
--2---------------2--(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)------2-------0--|
--0---------------0---------------0---------------0---0----------|
--------------------------0---------------0---------------0------|

                  Dsus            Amaj9
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------------0-----0-------------------0-------0------------------|
------------1-----3v-(3)3-----3-------0-----------3---1---0------|
----2(2)2----(2)--2v-(2)------2-------1--------------------------|
-----(2)-----(2)--0--(2)--0---------2-2--------------------------|
--0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|
----------0-----------------------0------------------------------|

  Am              G               Am
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