Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm
Fm F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm F minorFm
Fm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Verse 1:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
In a shabby bar
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
Of a nowhere town
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
Her hair was black as tar
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
She was really lookin' down
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
I sat beside her and she needed a light
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
I wanted to give her more to make her feel alright
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
And first she hesitated then she wanted to be paid
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And last she told me, she ain't got it made
Instrumental:
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Verse 2:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
In a lonely park
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
She was really lookin' sad
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
Her hair was black as tar
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And then she told me things are lookin' bad
Pre-Chorus:
DbDb C majorC AbAb Eb MajorEb
Come on baby, shove your troubles away
DbDb C minorCm
I give you a chance to be happy
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC
Why don't you take it today
Chorus:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
And I take what I need when I can
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb
And I take what I need, I need you
Eb MajorEb C majorC
I need you, I need you, oh
Instrumental:
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Verse 3:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
In other bars, and other shabby towns
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
The kids are lookin' up, the kids are lookin' down
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
They got the will, they're out to get their share
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And leads you doin' what others don't dare
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
In a lonely park
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
She was really lookin' sad
AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm
Her hair was black as tar
AbAb Eb MajorEb
And then she told me things are lookin' bad
Pre-Chorus:
DbDb C majorC AbAb Eb MajorEb
Come on baby, shove your troubles away
DbDb C minorCm
I give you a chance to be happy
AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC
Why don't you take it today
Chorus:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
And I take what I need when I can
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb
And I take what I need, I need you
Eb MajorEb C majorC
I need you, I need you, oh
Instrumental:
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
F minorFm F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
DbDb C majorC AbAb Eb MajorEb
DbDb C minorCm AbAb Bb majorBb C majorC
Outro:
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Oh, I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
Yes, I take what I need when I can
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
And I take what I need when I can
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb
I'm your travellin' man
F minorFm AbAb Eb MajorEb DbDb C majorC AbAb
Yes, I need you, I need you
Bb majorBb C majorC F minorFm
I'm your travellin' man...