U2 - The Wanderer (feat. Johnny Cash): Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Wanderer (feat. Johnny Cash)" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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F#
I went out walking through streets paved with gold
 B
Lifted some stones, saw the skin and bones
     F#
of a city without a soul
F#
I went out walking under an atomic sky,
            B
where the ground won't turn and the rain it burns
         F#
like the tears when I said goodbye

Chorus:
D#m                B
Yeah, I went with nothing
F#                          C#
Nothing but the thought of you
       D#m      B C# F#
I went wandering

I went drifting through the capitals of tin
Where men can't walk or freely talk
And sons turn their fathers in
I stopped outside a church house
Where the citizens like to sit
They say they want the kingdom
But they don't want God in it

Chorus:
I went with nothing, but the
thought you'd be there too
Looking for you

B
I went out there in
F#
search of experience:
    D#m               B
to taste and to touch and to feel as much
F#          C#               D#m B C# F#
As a man can before he repents

I went out there in search of experience
To taste and to touch and to feel as much
As a man can before he repents
I went out searching, looking for one good man
A spirit who would not bend or break
Who would sit at his father's right hand
I went out walking with a bible and a gun
The word of God lay heavy on my heart
I was sure I was the one

Chorus:
Yeah, I left with nothing
but the thought you'd be there too
Looking for you

Yeah, I left with nothing
nothing but the thought of you
I went wandering


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Wanderer (feat. Johnny Cash)" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Wanderer (feat. Johnny Cash)" by U2.

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