Verse 1CFC
Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
DG
Why it should be thus all the day long
CFC
While there are others living about us
G7C
Never molested though in the wrong
ChorusFC
Farther along we'll know all about it
DG
Farther along we'll understand why
CFC
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
G7C
We'll understand it all by and by
Verse 2CFC
When death has come and taken our loved ones
DG
It leaves our homes so lonely and drear
CFC
Then do we wonder why others prosper
G7C
Living so wicked year after year
ChorusFC
Farther along we'll know all about it
DG
Farther along we'll understand why
CFC
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
G7C
We'll understand it all by and by
Verse 3CFC
When we see Jesus coming in glory
DG
When he comes down from his home in the sky
CFC
Then we shall meet him in that bright mansion
G7C
We'll understand it all by and by
ChorusFC
Farther along we'll know all about it
DG
Farther along we'll understand why
CFC
Cheer up my brother live in the sunshine
G7C
We'll understand it all by and by
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.