C - G7 - C - F - C
[Verse 1]
C F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7
I'm acquainted with folks over there
C
There'll be friends there to greet me
F
There'll be loved ones to meet me
C G7 C F C
At the gates of that city foursquare
[Chorus]
G7 C
Through the years through the tears they've gone one by one
G7 C
But they'll wait at the gate until my race is won
F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7 C F C
I'm acquainted with folks over there
[Verse 2]
F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7
I've a home on the streets paved with gold
C
I will feel right at home there
F
In that beautiful somewhere
C G7 C F C
With the loved ones whose memories I hold
[Chorus]
G7 C
Through the years through the tears they've gone one by one
G7 C
But they'll wait at the gate until my race is won
F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7 C F C
I'm acquainted with folks over there
[Verse 3]
F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7
There'll be no lonely days over there
C
There'll be no stormy weather
F
But a great time together
C G7 C F C
On the streets of that city foursquare
[Chorus]
G7 C
Through the years through the tears they've gone one by one
G7 C
But they'll wait at the gate until my race is won
F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7 C F C
I'm acquainted with folks over there
[Outro]
F
I'll not be a stranger when I get to that city
C G7 C F C
I'm acquainted with folks over there
