Far Side Banks Of Jordan Chords

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Far Side Banks Of Jordan by The Carter Family is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords F#, C#7, F#7 and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F#
Text
16
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  			Key = F#  
  
Intro: F#   F#   F#   F#  
  
F#                              C#7  
I Believe My Steps Are Growing Wearier Each Day  
                                       F#  
Still I've Got Another Journey On My Mind  
                                       C#7   
Lures Of This Old World Have Ceased To Make Me Want To Stay  
                                F#    
My One Regret Is Leaving You Be-hind  
  
F#                               C#7  
If It Proves To Be His Will That I'm the First To Cross  
                                   F#  
And Somehow I've A Feeling It Will Be  
                                  C#7  
When It Comes Your Time To Travel Likewise Don't Feel Lost  
                                        F#   
For I Will Be The First One That You'll See  
  
Chorus:  
            F#  
And I'll Be Waiting On The Far Side Banks Of Jordan  
F#7     B                               F#  
I'll Be Sitting Drawing Pictures In The Sand  
    C#7                          F#  
And When I See You Coming I Will Rise Up With A Shout  
         B                   F#            C#7               F#  
And Come Running Through The Shallow Water Reaching For Your Hand  
  
Lead Break: B - F# - C#7 - F# - F#  
  
F#                                    C#7  
Through This Life We've Laboured Long To Earn Our Meagre Fare  
                                            F#  
It's Brought Us Trembling Hands And Failing Eyes  
                                      C#7  
So I'll Just Rest There On That Shore And Turn My Eyes Away  
                                   F#  
Until You Come Then We'll See Para-dise  
  
Repeat Chorus x 2  
  
  


    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante