{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1122493,"song":"My Traveling Star","artist":"James Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1122493-my-traveling-star-chords-by-james-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1122493?type=chord","rating":4.56619,"votes":16,"content":"Intro:\r\n[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]G#m7[/ch]  [ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]E/F#[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]  \r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\n\r\nLyrics:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nWatch my back and light my way[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C#m7[/ch]             [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nMy traveling star, my traveling star[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t\t               [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nWatch over all of those born St. Christopher's Day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]\t\t  [ch]E/F#[/ch]    [ch]Gdim[/ch]\r\nOld road dog, young runaway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\t                      [ch]F#m7[/ch]       [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nThey hunger for home but they cannot stay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThey wait by the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t         [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nThey stand and they stare[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t\t[ch]Fdim[/ch]          [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nThey're already out of there[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey're already out of there\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nMy daddy used to ride the rails[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C#m7[/ch]       [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nSo they say, so they say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\t\t           [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nSoft as smoke and as tough as nails[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]\t\t  [ch]E/F#[/ch]    [ch]Gdim[/ch]\r\nBoxcar Jones, old walking man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\t       [ch]Fm7b5[/ch]         [ch]F#m7[/ch]       [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nComing back home was like going to jail[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nThe sheets and the blankets and babies and all[/tab]\r\n[tab] \t           [ch]Fdim[/ch]      [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nNo he never did come back home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gdim[/ch]\r\nNever that I recall[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]   [ch]C#/D#[/ch]   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nNevermind the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#/D#[/ch]      [ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nNevermind the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nNevermind the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A#m7[/ch]\r\nleading home again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]    [ch]Fm7b5[/ch]   [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nNever asking why[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nNever knowing when[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D#m7[/ch]     [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nEvery now and then[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t    [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nThere he goes again[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude:   [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]G#m7[/ch]  [ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\n             [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D#m7[/ch] [ch]C#m7[/ch] [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nShe had a cat and a dog named Blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]             [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nMy traveling star, my traveling star[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t       [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nA big old stove and a fireplace, too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]\t\t  [ch]E/F#[/ch]    [ch]Gdim[/ch]\r\nOld road dog, young runaway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\t                        [ch]F#m7[/ch]       [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nShe told me she loved me like it was true[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI knew I should stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nI knew I would go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fdim[/ch]   [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nRun run run away[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Gdim[/ch]\r\nRun run run away, boy[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]   [ch]C#/D#[/ch]   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nRun before the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#/D#[/ch]      [ch]Emaj7[/ch]\r\nRun before the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nOver yonder hill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]       [ch]A#m7[/ch]\r\nJust around the bend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]    [ch]Fm7b5[/ch]     [ch]F#m7[/ch]\r\nNever knowing why[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nNever knowing when[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]     [ch]D#m7[/ch]     [ch]C#m7[/ch]\r\nEvery now and then[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nThere you go again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]              [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nTie me up and hold me down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nOh, my traveling star[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nBury my feet down in the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch] [ch]E/F#[/ch] [ch]Gdim[/ch]\r\nOh, old road dog[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#m7[/ch]\t   [ch]Fm7b5[/ch]         [ch]F#m7[/ch]       [ch]A/B[/ch]\r\nClaim my name from the lost and found[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch] \t\t\t\t [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\nAnd let me believe this is where I belong[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fdim[/ch]     [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nShame on me for sure[/tab]\r\n\r\nFor one more highway song\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch]  [ch]G#m7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#m7[/ch]  \t       [ch]E/F#[/ch]\r\nMy traveling star, My traveling star[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]B[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B/D#[/ch]  [ch]C#m7[/ch]  [ch]E/F#[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n-25mike25","plain_text":"Intro:\nB  G#m7  C#m7  E/F#     B   G#m  \nE   C#m7  E/F#\n\nLyrics:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThey're already out of there\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude:   B  G#m7  C#m7  E/F#\n             B  G#m  E D#m7 C#m7 E/F#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor one more highway song\n\nB  G#m7\n\n\n\n\nB   G#m\n\nE   B/D#  C#m7  E/F#     B\n\n\n-25mike25","chords":["B","G#m7","C#m7","E/F#","G#m","E","Gdim","F#m7","A/B","A7","Fdim","Fm7b5","C#/D#","Emaj7","F#","A#m7","B7","D#m7","A","B/D#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}