World Traveler chords by Andrew Peterson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
D
I grew up in a little town

A southern mix of lost and found
A                                         G
Where most folks seem to stick around
D
But I could hear the highway song

I'd sit out on the dock till dawn
A                                    G
And dream about the great beyond

Chorus:
(I dreamed that I was)
D
A world traveler
G
Set me loose to find my way
Bm
Just get me out on the road someday
                 A
With my sails unfurled
D
So many mysteries
G
I wanted to unravel
Bm                            D
If I could travel the world


Verse 2:
D
Soon enough I had my way

I saw the world the Lord has made
A                           G
Mostly from the interstate
D
But I had hardly seen a thing

Until I gave a golden ring
A                                        G
To the one who gave her heart to me


Chorus:
(And I became)
D
A world traveler
G
That's the day I hit the road
Bm
'Cause I walked the hills of the human soul
             A
Of a tender girl
D
I'm a world traveler
G
She opened the gate and took my hand
Bm
And led me into the mystic land
             A
Where her galaxies swirl
D
So many mysteries
G
I never will unravel
Bm
I want to travel the world


Bridge:
D
Take a left at the end of my street
Bm
Just a few doors down
D
Up the hill and into the trees
Bm
There's a hole in the ground
D
Where we traveled the caverns so deep
Bm
We wandered the wonders so wide
D
It was right beneath our feet
Bm              D
All this time, all this time


Verse 3:
D
Tonight I saw the children in their rooms

Little flowers all in bloom
A                             G
Burning suns and silver moon
D
And somehow in that starry sky

The image of the Maker lies
A                                  G
Right here beneath my roof tonight


Chorus:
(So hold on tight, I'm a)
D
World traveler
G
Pack yours bags and dig down deep
Bm
Let's ride the storms and sail the seas
               A
To the distant pole
D
I'm a world traveler
 G
Into these uncharted lands
 Bm
To blaze a trail in the vast expanse
 A
Of the heart and soul
 D
In the grace of the God of peace
 G
Let's wade into the battle
 D
Come on, come on with me
G
And get up in that saddle
 D
There's a million mysteries
 G
I never will unravel
Bm                                 D
Come on, let's travel the world