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Cliff Richard: Travellin' Light (Tepper-Bennett 1959) 4/4 - 126
| %     |: Repeat the previous Chord and/or Measure of 4-Counts.
[Intro]
Bass: e|0 2|
           |  A    A/E|  A    A/E|  A    A/E|  A    A/E|
[Verse 1]
      A       A/E|          A      A/E|   A    A/E|  A  A/E  
Got no bags and baggage to slow me down.
   |             D      D/A|          D           D/A|  A    A/E|  A  A/E  
I'm travellin' so fast my feet ain't touchin' the ground.
          |   E    E/B|  E         E/B|   A    A/E|  A  A/E  
Travellin' light,       travellin' light.
      |         D       D/A|          E      E/B|   A    A/E|    A7|
Well I just can't wait to be with my baby to-night.
[Chorus]
               D| %        |                    A|    A7|
  No comb and no toothbrush,  I've got nothing to haul.
                        / (break)                / (break)
             D| %      |                       E|E  
  I'm carryin' only,  a pocket full of dreams, a heart full of love,
    / (break)            |Bass: e|0 2 4|
   |                    E|             | 
And they weigh nothing at all.
[Verse 2]
                      A| %               | %     | % 
Soon I'm gonne see that love look  in her eyes.
     |                  D| %           |    A| % 
I'm a hoot and a holler a-way from para-dise.
          |    E| %             |    A| % 
Travellin' light,     travellin' light.
 |                 D|                 E|    A|    A7|
I just can't wait to be with my baby to-night.
[Chorus]
               D| %        |                    A|    A7|
  No comb and no toothbrush,  I've got nothing to haul.
                        / (break)                / (break)
             D| %      |                       E|E  
  I'm carryin' only,  a pocket full of dreams, a heart full of love,
    / (break)            |Bass: e|0 2 4|
   |                    E|             | 
And they weigh nothing at all.
[Verse 3]
                      A| %               | %     | % 
Soon I'm gonne see that love look  in her eyes.
     |                  D| %           |    A| % 
I'm a hoot and a holler a-way from para-dise.
                 / (break)
          |    E|      E|     A| % 
Travellin' light,  M-m-m-m-   m.
      |                 D|                 E|    A| % 
Well I just can't wait to be with my baby to-night.
  |    D|    E|     A| %     | 
M- m-    m-    m-   m.
(Repeat and fade)

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Travellin Light

by Cliff Richard

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A/E

D/A

E/B

Cliff Richard: Travellin' Light (Tepper-Bennett 1959) 4/4 - 126

| % |: Repeat the previous Chord and/or Measure of 4-Counts.

[Intro]

Bass: e|0 2|

A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

A A/E A A/E A A/E A A/E

| | |

Got no bags and baggage to slow me down.

D D/A D D/A A A/E A A/E

| | | |

I'm travellin' so fast my feet ain't touchin' the ground.

E E/B E E/B A A/E A A/E

| | | |

Travellin' light, travellin' light.

D D/A E E/B A A/E A7

| | | | |

Well I just can't wait to be with my baby to-night.

[Chorus]

D A A7

| % | | |

No comb and no toothbrush, I've got nothing to haul.

/ (break) / (break)

D E E

| % | |

I'm carryin' only, a pocket full of dreams, a heart full of love,

/ (break) |Bass: e|0 2 4|

| | |

And they weigh nothing at all.

[Verse 2]

| % | % | %

Soon I'm gonne see that love look in her eyes.

D A

| | % | | %

I'm a hoot and a holler a-way from para-dise.

E A

| | % | | %

Travellin' light, travellin' light.

D E A A7

| | | | |

I just can't wait to be with my baby to-night.

[Chorus]

D A A7

| % | | |

No comb and no toothbrush, I've got nothing to haul.

/ (break) / (break)

D E E

| % | |

I'm carryin' only, a pocket full of dreams, a heart full of love,

/ (break) |Bass: e|0 2 4|

| | |

And they weigh nothing at all.

[Verse 3]

| % | % | %

Soon I'm gonne see that love look in her eyes.

D A

| | % | | %

I'm a hoot and a holler a-way from para-dise.

/ (break)

E E A

| | | | %

Travellin' light, M-m-m-m- m.

D E A

| | | | %

Well I just can't wait to be with my baby to-night.

D E A

| | | | % |

M- m- m- m- m.

(Repeat and fade)

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