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Chris De Burgh - The Traveller
# From the album Best Moves #
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:  Fmaj7    Am    G    Am  G  
AmIn from the coast
Riding like the wind and Emracing the moon
AmShadows on the road
Dancing and weaving like a Emcrazy fool
A hAmorseman is coming
Death in his heart for a Emrendezvous
And where the Gtraveller goesG7, nobody Amknows
Where the Gtraveller goesG7, nobody Amknows
A candle in the night
Fear on every face when he Emgoes inside (maybe he's on the run)
Get Amback from the bar
A stranger in town is a Emdangerous sight (maybe he's got a gun)
"Bring a Ambottle of whiskey landlord
I want to Emtalk for a while"
And where the Gtraveller goesG7, a cold wind Amblows
Where the Gtraveller goesG7, a cold wind Amblows
CHORUS:
There is something in his eyes, Gsomething in his hands
You can Falmost smell his reAmvenge
And whoever he is after, Git will be disaster
FThis man is gonna Etake him to the very Amend
Well, the landlord he trembled
Staring at a face he'd seen Emsomewhere before (you laid him in the ground)
AmSuddenly remembered
A killing, yes, a murder many Emyears before (t'was you that shot him down)
He Amsaid to a boy,
"Saddle me the black, I'll meet you Emdown below
"With this Gman I must talkG7, with this traveller I Amgo
"With this Gman I must talkG7, yes with him I must Amgo"
CHORUS:
"There is something in his eyes, Gsomething in his hands
I can Falmost smell his reAmvenge
And it's me that he's after, Git will be disaster
FThis man is gonna Etake me to the very Amend"
Fmaj7And they were Fnever Gseen aAmgain
OUTRO:   Fmaj7    Am    Fmaj7    Am    Fmaj7    Am  Fmaj7  

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The Traveller

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Chris De Burgh - The Traveller

# From the album Best Moves #

CAPO: 2nd Fret

Fmaj7 Am G Am G

INTRO:

In from the coast

Riding like the wind and racing the moon

Shadows on the road

Dancing and weaving like a crazy fool

A horseman is coming

Death in his heart for a rendezvous

G G7 Am

And where the traveller goes, nobody knows

G G7 Am

Where the traveller goes, nobody knows

A candle in the night

Fear on every face when he goes inside (maybe he's on the run)

Get back from the bar

A stranger in town is a dangerous sight (maybe he's got a gun)

"Bring a bottle of whiskey landlord

I want to talk for a while"

G G7 Am

And where the traveller goes, a cold wind blows

G G7 Am

Where the traveller goes, a cold wind blows

CHORUS:

There is something in his eyes, something in his hands

F Am

You can almost smell his revenge

And whoever he is after, it will be disaster

F E Am

This man is gonna take him to the very end

Well, the landlord he trembled

Staring at a face he'd seen somewhere before (you laid him in the ground)

Suddenly remembered

A killing, yes, a murder many years before (t'was you that shot him down)

He said to a boy,

"Saddle me the black, I'll meet you down below

G G7 Am

"With this man I must talk, with this traveller I go

G G7 Am

"With this man I must talk, yes with him I must go"

CHORUS:

"There is something in his eyes, something in his hands

F Am

I can almost smell his revenge

And it's me that he's after, it will be disaster

F E Am

This man is gonna take me to the very end"

Fmaj7 F G Am

And they were never seen again

Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7

OUTRO:

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