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                          FAIR HAIRED TRAVELLER 
                               ASAF AVIDAN
CAPO: 3rd FRET
INTRO:    F    Bb    C  F  
        F  Bb  C  F  F
VERSE:
FOn a train ride from sAmome place bad
  BbTo some place little bCetter Am  
  FIn between my yAmouth and manhood
  BbWas a place I mCet her Am  
  FShe was just a skinny bAmrown eyed girl 
  BbWith a hunger for tComorrow Am  
  FAnd I was then obAmese by pain. 
  BbI had all that I could sCwallow. Am  
CHORUS:
  BbOh, fair haired trFavelling gDmirl
  BbKeep on travelling Dmon Con Bbon
  BbOh, fair haired trFavelling girl
It's just the sDmeat that you hCave is wBbrong Bb  F  Bb  C  F  
VERSE:
HFer eyes were packing pAmassed regrets. 
  BbIn her lips there was redCemption Am  
  FAnd she mistook my cAmoat for love. 
  BbAs she wore it for affCection Am  
  FAnd as she took the sAmeat beside me. 
  BbI inhaled all of her lCaughter Am  
  FAnd she forgot there Amis a past. 
  BbWhile I forgot there is an Cafter.Am  
CHORUS:
  BbOh, fair haired trFavelling gDmirl
  BbKeep on travelling Dmon Con Bbon
  BbOh, fair haired trFavelling girl
It's just the sDmeat that you hCave is wBbrong Bb  F  Bb  C  F  
INSTRUMENTAL:
F  Bb  C  F
F  Bb  C  F
VERSE:
FOn a train ride from sAmome place gone. 
  BbTo some place almost cCertain Am  
  FIn between my fAmlesh and bone. 
  BbWas the place I mCet her Am  
  FHer wrapped up in my cAmoat of shame. 
  BbShe laid there sleeping tCightly Am  
  FAnd as the train pulled to anAmother stop. 
I lBbeft and I knew she'd go on withCout me. Am  
CHORUS:
  BbOh, fair haired trFavelling gDmirl
  BbKeep on travelling Dmon Con Bbon
  BbOh, fair haired trFavelling girl
It's just the sDmeat that you hCave is wBbrong
OUTRO:
It's just the sDmeat that you hCave is wBbrong
It's just the sDmeat that you hCave was wBbrong
That's aFllBb  C  F  

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Fair Haired Traveller

by Asaf Avidan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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FAIR HAIRED TRAVELLER

ASAF AVIDAN

CAPO: 3rd FRET

F Bb C F

INTRO:

F Bb C F F

VERSE:

F Am

On a train ride from some place bad

Bb C Am

To some place little better

F Am

In between my youth and manhood

Bb C Am

Was a place I met her

F Am

She was just a skinny brown eyed girl

Bb C Am

With a hunger for tomorrow

F Am

And I was then obese by pain.

Bb C Am

I had all that I could swallow.

CHORUS:

Bb F Dm

Oh, fair haired travelling girl

Bb Dm C Bb

Keep on travelling on on on

Bb F

Oh, fair haired travelling girl

Dm C Bb Bb F Bb C F

It's just the seat that you have is wrong

VERSE:

F Am

Her eyes were packing passed regrets.

Bb C Am

In her lips there was redemption

F Am

And she mistook my coat for love.

Bb C Am

As she wore it for affection

F Am

And as she took the seat beside me.

Bb C Am

I inhaled all of her laughter

F Am

And she forgot there is a past.

Bb C Am

While I forgot there is an after.

CHORUS:

Bb F Dm

Oh, fair haired travelling girl

Bb Dm C Bb

Keep on travelling on on on

Bb F

Oh, fair haired travelling girl

Dm C Bb Bb F Bb C F

It's just the seat that you have is wrong

INSTRUMENTAL:

F Bb C F

VERSE:

F Am

On a train ride from some place gone.

Bb C Am

To some place almost certain

F Am

In between my flesh and bone.

Bb C Am

Was the place I met her

F Am

Her wrapped up in my coat of shame.

Bb C Am

She laid there sleeping tightly

F Am

And as the train pulled to another stop.

Bb C Am

I left and I knew she'd go on without me.

CHORUS:

Bb F Dm

Oh, fair haired travelling girl

Bb Dm C Bb

Keep on travelling on on on

Bb F

Oh, fair haired travelling girl

Dm C Bb

It's just the seat that you have is wrong

OUTRO:

Dm C Bb

It's just the seat that you have is wrong

Dm C Bb

It's just the seat that you have was wrong

F Bb C F

That's all

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