{"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":2117823,"song":"Traveling Man","artist":"Doc Watson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11459713-traveling-man-chords-by-doc-watson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2117823?type=chord","rating":4.82082,"votes":19,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]C7[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow folks let me tell you bout a travelin man his home was down in Tennessee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]                       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe made his livin stealin chickens and everything else he could see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nOne day the sheriff got behind that boy… made him take to the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAint never been a passenger train that run so fast that Joe couldn’t  get on board[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTravelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a Travelin Man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTravelin rambling Man he was the swiftest in the Land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C7[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nGambalin Rambalin Joe they knowed him in every town[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey sent that feller to the spring one day fer ta fetch a pail a water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThe distance from the spring to the house it was 16 miles and a quarter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]C7[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHe got the bucket of water alright but stumped his toe as he fell down[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe went to the house and he got another bucket caught the water fore it hit the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTravelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a Travelin Man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTravelin rambling Man He was the swiftest in the Land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C7[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nGambalin Rambalin Joe They knowed him in every town[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C7[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe hoboed the great Titanic thought he travel the ocean blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd when he seen that ice berg a'coming right offa that ole boat he flew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]C7[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThe rest of the passengers they hollered and laughed said lookey what a great big fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut while that boat was a sinking Joe was shootin crap in Liverpool[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTravelin Man Oh Lawd he musta been a travelin Man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nTravelin rambling Man He was the swiftest in the Land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C7[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nGambalin Rambalin Joe and they knowed him in every town[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe wouldn’t stay put no he wouldn’t give up and I guess he never settled down[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nF  Dm  C  A7  D7   G7  C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nF  Dm  C  A7  D7   G7  C\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["F","Dm","C","A7","D7","G7","C7","Am","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}