James Taylor - My traveling star

^BWatch my ^G#m7back and light my way M^C#m7y traveling star,^E/F# my traveling star ^BWatch over all of those ^G#m7born St. Christopher's Day ^C#m7Old road d^E/F#og, youn^Gdimg runaway ^G#m7They hunger for home but the^F#m7y cannot st^A/Bay ^EThey wait by the d^A7oor They stand an^G#m7d they stare They'r^Fdime already out ^E/F#of there

^BMy daddy ^G#m7used to ride the rails S^C#m7o they say,^E/F# so they say ^BSoft as smoke an^G#m7d as tough as nails ^C#m7Boxcar Jon^E/F#es, old ^Gdimwalking man ^G#m7Coming back h^Fm7b5ome was like g^F#m7oing to jai^A/Bl T^Ehe sheets and the ^A7blankets and babies an^G#m7d all No he never di^Fdimd come bac^E/F#k home Never that^Gdim I recall

^G#m7Nevermi^C#/D#nd the w^G#m7ind Neverm^C#/D#ind the rai^Emaj7n Neverm^F#ind the r^Boad leadi^A#m7ng home again ^G#m7Never as^Fm7b5king why^F#m7 Never k^B7nowing when E^Every n^D#m7ow and th^C#m7en There ^E/F#he goes again

^BShe had a^G#m7 cat and a dog named Blue ^C#m7My traveling star^E/F#, my traveling star A^B big old stove^G#m7 and a fireplace, too ^C#m7Old road d^E/F#og, youn^Gdimg runaway ^G#m7She told me she loved me like ^F#m7it was true^{A/B E}I knew I should st^A7ay I knew I would ^G#m7go Run run r^Fdimun away^E/F# Run run run^Gdim away, boy

^G#m7Run bef^C#/D#ore the ^G#m7wind Run be^C#/D#fore the ra^Emaj7in Over y^F#onder hill ^BJust aro^A#m7und the bend ^G#m7Never kn^Fm7b5owing why ^F#m7 Never k^B7nowing when ^EEvery ^D#m7now and t^C#m7hen There you^E/F# go again

^BTie me up and h^G#m7old me down ^C#m7Oh, my^E/F# traveling star B^Bury my fee^G#m7t down in the ground ^C#m7Oh, o^E/F#ld ro^Gdimad dog ^G#m7Claim my ^Fm7b5name from the ^F#m7lost and fo^A/Bund ^EAnd let me be^A7lieve this i^G#m7s where I belong Shame on ^Fdimme for su^E/F#re

^C#m7My traveling st^E/F#ar, My traveling star