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Tracy Grammer - Travis John
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   G    C      D    C    D     G(2x)
GUnder a Cforeign Dsky
My Cfate aDwaits Gme
There but for Cgod go DI
Do Cnot forDsake Gme
I am a Bmboy, full of Cpromise D  
Full of EmfreDe-Cdom
CHORUS:
Now the Gjoy 
Is dead and Ddone
I am CgoneG  
GBefore the Cwestern Dsea
My home was Cin the DvalGley
There with my CfamiDly
I took to Cmanhood DearGly
I was the Bmone my brother Ccalled
My mother Dlooked to me
Her Emfine, Dstrong Cson
CHORUS:
Now the Gjoy 
Is dead and Ddone
I am CgoneG  
INTERLUDE:   G    C      D    C    D     G(2x)
GFinding my Cway to Dgo
The call that CI should DanGswer
My country's Cown heDro 
Like music Cto the DdanGcer
I am a Bmboy, full of CpromiseD  
Full of EmfreDe-Cdom
CHORUS:
Now the Gjoy 
Is dead and Ddone
I am CgoneG  
INSTRUMENTAL:   Bm    C    D    Em    D      G    D  G  
GUnder a Cweeping Dwillow tree
You Cplanted DrosGes
There in my CmemoDry
Where my eCternal Dghost Gis
I was a Bmboy, full of Cpromise D  
Full of EmfreDe-Cdom
CHORUS:
And now the Gjoy 
Is dead and Ddone
I am CgoneG  
CHORUS:
Now the joy 
Is dead and Ddone
I am CgoneG  
OUTRO:                      D      C       G  
       Hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm
         G    C      D    C    D     G(2x)

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Travis John

by Tracy Grammer

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tracy Grammer - Travis John

CAPO: 4th Fret

G C D C D G

INTRO: (2x)

G C D

Under a foreign sky

C D G

My fate awaits me

C D

There but for god go I

C D G

Do not forsake me

Bm C D

I am a boy, full of promise

Em D C

Full of free-dom

CHORUS:

Now the joy

Is dead and done

C G

I am gone

G C D

Before the western sea

C D G

My home was in the valley

C D

There with my family

C D G

I took to manhood early

Bm C

I was the one my brother called

My mother looked to me

Em D C

Her fine, strong son

CHORUS:

Now the joy

Is dead and done

C G

I am gone

G C D C D G

INTERLUDE: (2x)

G C D

Finding my way to go

C D G

The call that I should answer

C D

My country's own hero

C D G

Like music to the dancer

Bm C D

I am a boy, full of promise

Em D C

Full of free-dom

CHORUS:

Now the joy

Is dead and done

C G

I am gone

Bm C D Em D G D G

INSTRUMENTAL:

G C D

Under a weeping willow tree

C D G

You planted roses

C D

There in my memory

C D G

Where my eternal ghost is

Bm C D

I was a boy, full of promise

Em D C

Full of free-dom

CHORUS:

And now the joy

Is dead and done

C G

I am gone

CHORUS:

Now the joy

Is dead and done

C G

I am gone

D C G

OUTRO:

Hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm

G C D C D G

(2x)

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