"Just Over in the Glory-Land"

The lyrics to "Just Over in the Glory-Land were written in 1906 by James W. Acuff, a Texas singer songwriter in the Church of Christ. The music was written by another Texas musician, Emmet S. Dean, a Methodist.

We're playing banjo, guitar, and harmonica on this one. It's often done as a bluegrass gospel number, so join in on your banjo, fiddle, bass, or whatever!

The lead sheet (below) includes not only rhythm chords for guitar, ukulele, etc., but also chords for playing melody on the autoharp.

Lead sheet

Banjo Tab

Guitar Tab

Mandolin Tab

Ukulele Tab

Baritone Ukulele Tab

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