Wayfaring Stranger

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Wayfaring Stranger

(1)
-4 -4 -6 -6    6   -6  6   -5   -4
I  am  a poor..way-far-ing stranger
-4 -4 -6   6       -4   -5    6  -6
Traveling through..this world of woe
-4   -4    -6  -6     6    -6    6  -5 -4   
Yet there's no sick..ness, toil, or danger
-4 -4   -6     6      -5 -4    4  -4
In that bright world..to which I  go
-6  -6 7   -8     7  -8  7  -6  6
I'm go-ing there..to see my Father
-6  -6 7   -8     7  -6   6  -6
I'm go-ing there..no more to roam...
-6  -6 7 -6   -5  -6 6  -5 -4
I'm on-ly go..ing o-ver Jordan
-4 -4  -6 6   -5  -4  4  -4  
I'm on-ly go..ing o-ver home

(2)
5  5 -7 -7     -6  -7  -6   6    5
I am  a poor...way-far-ing stranger
5  5  -7  -6        5    6    -6 -7
Traveling through...this world of woe
5    5      -7  -7    -6   -7    -6 6   5
Yet there's no sick..ness, toil, or danger
5    5  -7     -6     6   5   -4  5
In that bright world..to which I  go
-7  -7 -8   8     -8  8  -8 -7 -6
I'm go-ing there..to see my Father
-7  -7 -8   8     -8 -7   -6  -7
I'm go-ing there..no more to roam...
-7  -7-8 -7   6   -7-6   6  5
I'm on-ly go...ing o-ver Jordan
5   5 -7  -6   6   5 -4  5   
I'm on-ly go...ing o-ver home


(3)
-6 -6  8 8      -8  8   -8  7   -6  
I  am  a poor...way-far-ing stranger
-6  -6 8    -8      -6   7     -8  8 
Traveling through...this world of woe
-6    -6     8  8     -8    8    -8 7  -6 
Yet there's no sick..ness, toil, or danger
-6  -6   8      -8    7  -6    6  -6
In that bright world..to which I  go
8   8  9   -10    9 -10  9  8  -8
I'm go-ing there..to see my Father
8   8  9   -10    9  8   -8  8 
I'm go-ing there..no more to roam...
8   8  9  8    7  8 -8  7 -6
I'm on-ly go..ing o-ver Jordan
-6 -6  8 -8    7  -6 6  -6  
I'm on-ly go..ing o-ver home

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