Travelling Man Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D Em G D x2

A A7sus2

First verse:

  I'm a Dtravelling man Ema-moving

  You F♯mname it I've been Gthere

A And night and day I G/Bstrive to sell my Awares, now... Em7

  Got Dnothing I can Emshow you

F♯m And nothing you can Gwear

A But hang around a G/Bwhile and lend an Aear, now... Em7

  While Bmtravellin' on a F♯mfreight-train

  On the GRocky Island Aline

  My Bmyoung love said F♯mto me

  My Gmother she don't Amind

  Through Emtwelve gates of the F♯mcity

  I Gcame into my A7prime

  I was Dsinging songs of Emwild mountain Gthyme D

Repeat intro:

D Em G D

Second verse:

  DSing little Embirdie

  From the F♯mgreenwood side-e-Go

  Where the Atrees they do grow G/Bhigh, come say Ahello, now... Em7

  DSummer is a-Emcoming

  And I'm F♯mstanding on the Gshore

A And where I'm bound, oh G/BLord I can't be Asure, now... Em7

  From the BmArizona F♯mdustbowl

  Out Gto Van Diemons Aland

  To the BmNorth-West Passage F♯msnowbound

  Where Lord GFranklin made his Astand

  While Emhigh above I'm F♯msinging

  With my Gguitar in my A7hand

  And I'm Dthinking about one Emtiny grain of Gsand D

Repeat intro:

D Em G D

Third verse:

  If Danyone should Emask me

  If I F♯mbe a rambling Gboy

A The sporting life I G/Bknow I have enAjoyed Em7

  Met a Dlady from EmLouisville

  A-F♯mpleasing to my Gmind

  She Atook my hand and G/Bsaid, would you please be Akind Em7

  And from the Bmfoggy dew I F♯mstumbled

  InGto a shady Agrove

  Where the Bmredbird sang his F♯msweet song

  He Gsang of careless Alove

  And the Embells of Rhymney F♯mringing out

  And Gbrought the people A7round

  Saying Dwelcome to your Emfriendly travellinGg man D

D Welcome to your Emfriendly traveGlling man D

Outro

D Em G D

A A D

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

Jansch tunes might come up in the future.