Travelling Man chords by Bert Jansch

Chords with lyrics

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 MajorD x2
 A augmentedA  A7sus2


First verse:

    E minorEm
 I'm a travelling man a-moving
   G+G
 You name it I've been there
E minor 7Em7
 And night and day I strive to sell my wares, now...

   E minorEm
 Got nothing I can show you
G+G
 And nothing you can wear
E minor 7Em7
 But hang around a while and lend an ear, now...

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

     F# minorF#m
 Through twelve gates of the city
  A7A7
 I came into my prime
    D MajorD
 I was singing songs of wild mountain thyme


Repeat intro:
 D MajorD


Second verse:

 E minorEm
 Sing little birdie
      G+G
 From the greenwood side-e-o
      E minor 7Em7
 Where the trees they do grow high, come say hello, now...

 E minorEm
 Summer is a-coming
     G+G
 And I'm standing on the shore
E minor 7Em7
 And where I'm bound, oh Lord I can't be sure, now...

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

    F# minorF#m
 While high above I'm singing
     A7A7
 With my guitar in my hand
     D MajorD
 And I'm thinking about one tiny grain of sand

Repeat intro:
 D MajorD


Third verse:

   E minorEm
 If anyone should ask me
    G+G
 If I be a rambling boy
E minor 7Em7
 The sporting life I know I have enjoyed

    E minorEm
 Met a lady from Louisville
  G+G
 A-pleasing to my mind
   E minor 7Em7
 She took my hand and said, would you please be kind

        F# minorF#m
 And from the foggy dew I stumbled
  A augmentedA
 Into a shady grove
      F# minorF#m
 Where the redbird sang his sweet song
   A augmentedA
 He sang of careless love
     F# minorF#m
 And the bells of Rhymney ringing out
   A7A7
 And brought the people round
     D MajorD
 Saying welcome to your friendly travelling man
D MajorD
 Welcome to your friendly travelling man


Outro:
 D MajorD
 D MajorD


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