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Wayfaring Stranger
(aka "There Is A Time")
Traditional
Chosen by Western Writers of America as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
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Em              B7 Em Am B7
Em              B7 Em Am            B7 Em
-                  D Em C               D G               B7
Em              B7 Em Am            B7 Em        (repeat)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Wayfaring Stranger
I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger, Traveling through this world of woe.
There is no sickness, no toil, nor danger, In that bright land to which I go.
I'm going there to see my father, I'm going there no more to roam.
I'm only going over Jordan, I'm only going over home.

I know dark clouds will gather round me, I know my way is rough and steep.
But beau-teous fields lie just before me, Where God's redeemed their vigils keep.
I'm going home to see my mother, She said she'd meet me when I come.
I'm only going over Jordan, I'm only going over home.
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There Is A Time
There is a time for love and laughter, The days will pass like summer storms.
The winter wind will follow after, But there is love and love is warm.
There is a time for us to wander, When time is young and so are we.
The woods are greener over yonder, The path is new the world is free.
 
There is a time when leaves are falling, The woods are gray the paths are old.
The snow will come when geese are callin', You need a fire against the cold.
There is a time for us to wander, When time is young and so are we.
The woods are greener over yonder, The path is new the world is free.
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Listen to Roscoe Holcomb perform "Wayfaring Stranger" (mp3)
 
Watch the Dillards (Darlings) and Andy Griffith perform "There Is A Time" (youtube)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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