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Travelling Man Chords by Bert Jansch

Travelling Man chords by Bert Jansch

Guitar 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  x2
  A   A7sus2


First verse:
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        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

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