Capo
5
Difficulty
Unknown
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
Am G F C
We don't all die young to save our spark
Am G F
From the ravages of time
Am G F C
But the first and last to leave their mark
F Am G C
Someday become the traveling kind
Verse 2:
Am G F C
In the wind are names of poets past
Am G F
Some were friends of yours and mine
Am G F C
And to those unsung we lift our glass
F Am G C
May their songs become the traveling kind
Interlude
Am G F C Am G F
Am G F C F C Am G C
Verse 3:
Am G F C
We were born to brave this tilted world
Am G F
With our hearts laid on the line
Am G F C
Be it Waycross boy or red dirt girl
F Am G C
The song becomes the traveling kind
[V4]
Am G F C
There are mountains worth their weight in gold
Am G F
Be mere mortals dare not climb
Am G F C
Come ye gypsies sainted sinners bold
F Am G C
And claim them for the traveling kind
Interlude
Am G F C Am G F
Am G F C F C Am G C
[V5]
Am G F C
When the music slowly starts to fade
Am G F
Into the lights' last soft decline
Am G F C
Let us lie down in that evening shade
F Am G Am
And rest among the traveling kind
F Am G C
And the song goes on for the traveling kind
Outro
Am G F C F Em Am G C
Song History
Published: March 26, 2026
Last Updated: March 26, 2026