Bert Jansch - Travelling man
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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 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.