James Taylor - My travelling star
Autoscroll
1 Column
Text size
Transpose 0
Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
"My Traveling Star"
James Taylor
Asus4 = X02230
D9 = XX0230
Dmaj7 = XX0222
Aadd9 = 002200
Asus4 = 002230
F#m7 = 242252
Bm11 = 020230
B7sus4= 021200
Original: B-Major
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
Aadd9 A F#m7 Bm11 E Aadd9 A F#m7 D9 Bm9 E
[Verse]
Aadd9Watch my baAck and F#m7light my way Bm11
My traveling sF#m7tar, my travEeling star
Aadd9Watch over all of tAhose born St. F#m7Christopher's DayBm11
Old road dog, yF#m7oung runawEay
Aadd9They hunger for hAome but they Asus4cannot sA7tay
Dmaj7They wait by the dDmoor
They stand and they stare F#m
They're aF#m7lready out B7sus4of thereB7
They're aF#mlready oEut of there A
[Verse]
Aadd9My daddy uAsed to rF#m7ide the rails Bm11
So they sF#may, so theEy say
Aadd9Soft as smoAke and as tF#m7ough as nailsBm11
Boxcar JoF#mnes, old walkEing man
Aadd9Coming back hAome was like goinAsus4g to jail A7
Dmaj7The sheets and the blDmankets and babies and aF#mll
No he nF#m7ever did coB7sus4me back home B7
NeF#mver that EI recall A
[Chorus]
Aadd9NevermiEnd the wAind
Aadd9NevermiEnd the rAain
Aadd9NevermiEnd the rAoad
Aadd9leading hEome agF#main
F#m7Never askiEng wF#mhy
F#m7Never knoEwing wF#mhen
F#m7Every noEw and tF#mhen
F#m7There he Egoes again A
[Verse]
Aadd9She had a cAat and a F#m7dog named Blue Bm11
My traveling sF#mtar, my traveEling star
Aadd9A big old sAtove and a F#m7fireplace, too Bm11
Old road dog, yF#moung ruEnaway
Aadd9She told me she loAved me like itAsus4 was trA7ue
Dmaj7I knew I should sDmtay
I knew I would F#mgo
F#m7Run run rB7sus4un away B7
F#mRun run ruEn away, boy A
[Chorus]
Aadd9Run befEore the Awind
Aadd9Run befEore the rAain
Aadd9Over yoEnder hAill
Aadd9Just arEound the bF#mend
F#m7Never knoEwing wF#mhy
F#m7Never knEowing F#mwhen
F#m7Every nEow and F#mthen
F#m7There you gEo agaiAn
[Verse]
Aadd9Tie me uAp and F#m7hold me downBm11
Oh, F#mmy travEeling star
Aadd9Bury my fAeet down F#m7in the ground Bm11
Oh, F#mold roaEd dog
Aadd9Claim my nAame from the lAsus4ost and foA7und
Dmaj7And let me belDmieve this is where I F#mbelong
F#m7Shame on meB7sus4 for sure B7
F#mFor one more higEhway sonAg Aadd9 A
Bm11My traveling Estar My traveling star A Aadd9 F#m7 D9 E4 E A