Wayfaring Stranger — Traditional   Album: Roses in the Snow Artist: Emmylou Harris There are countless recordings and arrangements of Wayfaring Stranger. Here's my transcription of a nicely chorded version by Emmylou Harris, in the key of C minor. It's the first version in the player on the right. Original Key (C minor):         Cm     |            |              | I am  a poor      wayfaring stranger                 Fm     |              Cm      | While traveling thru    this world of woe                Cm    |                     |        | Yet there's no sick   -  ness,   toil, nor danger                Fm     G7            Cm        | In that bright world     to which I go           Ab     |           Eb       | I'm going there    to see my Father           Ab      Eb             G7        | I'm going there --    no more to roam          Cm     |          |        | I'm only go   -   ing over Jordan          Fm   G7         Cm         | I'm only go  -  ing over home   Unfortunately, the key of C minor is awkward for guitar. Indeed the guitarist on the recording, probably Tony Rice, plays in A minor, capo 3. Transposed to A minor: (Capo 3 to match the key of the recording, C minor.)          Am    |            |              | I am  a poor      wayfaring stranger                 Dm     |              Am      | While traveling thru    this world of woe                Am    |                     |        | Yet there's no sick   -  ness,   toil, nor danger                Dm     E7            Am        | In that bright world     to which I go           F      |           C        | I'm going there    to see my Father           F       C              E7        | I'm going there --    no more to roam          Am    |           |        | I'm only go -    ing over Jordan          Dm   E7         Am       | I'm only go  -  ing over home   In addition to allowing you to transpose from any key to another ... Transposer can transpose to Roman numbering. Transposed to Roman numbering:        Im     |          |              | I am a poor    wayfaring stranger                 IVm    |              Im      | While traveling thru    this world of woe                Im    |                     |        | Yet there's no sick   -  ness,   toil, nor danger                IVm    V7            Im        | In that bright world     to which I go           VIb    |           IIIb     | I'm going there    to see my Father           VIb     IIIb           V7        | I'm going there --    no more to roam          Im    |           |        | I'm only go -    ing over Jordan          IVm  V7         Im       | I'm only go  -  ing over home   You can even transpose from Roman numbering to a specific key. Here's the result of transposing the previous Roman chord numbers to the key of E minor (which is another perfectly comfortable key for guitar.) Transposed to E minor:         Em     |            |              | I am  a poor      wayfaring stranger                 Am     |              Em      | While traveling thru    this world of woe                Em    |                     |        | Yet there's no sick   -  ness,   toil, nor danger                Am     B7            Em        | In that bright world     to which I go           C      |           G        | I'm going there    to see my Father           C       G              B7        | I'm going there --    no more to roam          Em     |          |        | I'm only go   -   ing over Jordan          Am   B7         Em         | I'm only go  -  ing over home     Go to Transposer www.TheoreticallyCorrect.com   |  Contact: Theoretically Correct		There are numerous versions of Wayfaring Stranger in the MP3 player above, starting with Emylou Harris's version from Roses in the Snow. In listening through you'll hear lots of variations in melody and vocal phrasing. Particularly pertinent to this page, there are many variations in chordal accompaniment.