Travelling Man chords by Bert Jansch

I first heard this song yesterday, and I loved it so much I had to learn it.
So I did, then I put it up here. It probably isn't perfect, but it sounds good enough to me.

The strumming pattern is pretty simple, you should be able to figure something out
from listening to the song.



Intro:
 D x2
 A  A7sus2


First verse:

    Em
 I'm a travelling man a-moving
   G
 You name it I've been there
Em7
 And night and day I strive to sell my wares, now...

   Em
 Got nothing I can show you
G
 And nothing you can wear
Em7
 But hang around a while and lend an ear, now...

    F#m
 While travellin' on a freight-train
     A
 On the Rocky Island line
   F#m
 My young love said to me
   A
 My mother she don't mind

     F#m
 Through twelve gates of the city
  A7
 I came into my prime
    D
 I was singing songs of wild mountain thyme


Repeat intro:
 D


Second verse:

 Em
 Sing little birdie
      G
 From the greenwood side-e-o
      Em7
 Where the trees they do grow high, come say hello, now...

 Em
 Summer is a-coming
     G
 And I'm standing on the shore
Em7
 And where I'm bound, oh Lord I can't be sure, now...

      F#m
 From the Arizona dustbowl
   A
 Out to Van Diemons land
     F#m
 To the North-West Passage snowbound
       A
 Where Lord Franklin made his stand

    F#m
 While high above I'm singing
     A7
 With my guitar in my hand
     D
 And I'm thinking about one tiny grain of sand


Repeat intro:
 D


Third verse:

   Em
 If anyone should ask me
    G
 If I be a rambling boy
Em7
 The sporting life I know I have enjoyed

    Em
 Met a lady from Louisville
  G
 A-pleasing to my mind
   Em7
 She took my hand and said, would you please be kind

        F#m
 And from the foggy dew I stumbled
  A
 Into a shady grove
      F#m
 Where the redbird sang his sweet song
   A
 He sang of careless love
     F#m
 And the bells of Rhymney ringing out
   A7
 And brought the people round
     D
 Saying welcome to your friendly travelling man
D
 Welcome to your friendly travelling man


Outro:
 D
 D



A great song by a great artist! Seeing as I like this guy quite a lot, more Bert