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Travelling Boy

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[Intro] 
  Cbmaj7   Bbm7|   Cbmaj7   Bbm7|   Cbmaj7   Bbm7|   Cbmaj7   Bbm7|   Cbmaj7   Bbm7   Abm7  Db9| 
[Verse 1]
  GbWake up, my lDb/Fove, beneath the Ebmmidday suGbmaj7/Dbn,
A - Cbmaj7lone,     Db/Cbonce more alBbm7one,Ebm7  
This Abm7travelin' boy  Adim7was only paBbm7ssing through,Eb9  
But Eb7-9he  will Abm7always        Abm7/Dbthink oGbmaj7f you.Cb  Gb  Cb  
[Verse 2]
  GbOne night of loDb/Fve  beside a Ebmstrange young Gbmaj7/Dbsmile,
As wCbmaj7arm    aDb/Cbs I have kBbm7nown,Ebm7  
A trAbm7avelin' boy   Adim7and only paBbm7ssing through,Eb9  
But Eb7-9one who'll Abm7always      Abm7/Dbthink of Gbmaj7you.Cb  Gb  
[Bridge]
   Ebm7Take my place out on the roaAbm9d again,
   Ebm7I must do what I must Abm9do,
   Abm7             Bbm7           Eb         Bbm7           C    G/B|   Am7  D7  
Yes, I know we were lovers but a drifter discovers...
[Solo] Follow The Verse
 G      D/F#|  Em7   Gmaj7/D| 
 Cmaj7   D/C|  Cmaj7     D/C|
 Bm      Em7| ...
...A trAm7avelin' boA#dim7y   and only pBm7assing through,E9  
But E7-9one who'll Am7always     Am7/Dthink of yGou.
[Bridge]
   Em7Take my place out on the roaAm9d again,
   Em7I must do what I must Am9do,
Am7Yes, I Bm7know we were loEvers but a Bm7drifter disEcovers
That a pGerfect love won't aG/Blways last fAm7orever.D9  
[Verse 3]
GI won't D/F#say that I'll be bEmack againGmaj7/D  
'Cause Cmaj7time      D/Calone will Bm7tell,Em7  
So Am7no good-byes Dfor one just pGassing through,D  
                 Cmaj7           Am7/D    Cmaj7   C6   C|  Bm   Em7  
But one who'll always      think of you.
       Am7   D6   D7|  G  
  No good-byes
 Cmaj7   C6   C|  Bm   Em7|  Am7   D6   D7|   G| 
Repeat and fade:  C   D|  Bm   Em|  Am7   D7|  G   Gmaj7|
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Travelling Boy

by Art Garfunkel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm7

Abm7

Db9

Db/F

Ebm

Gbmaj7/Db

Db/Cb

Ebm7

Adim7

Eb9

Eb7-9

Abm7/Db

Gbmaj7

Abm9

G/B

Am7

D/F#

[Intro]

Cbmaj7 Bbm7 Cbmaj7 Bbm7 Cbmaj7 Bbm7 Cbmaj7 Bbm7 Cbmaj7 Bbm7 Abm7 Db9

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[Verse 1]

Gb Db/F Ebm Gbmaj7/Db

Wake up, my love, beneath the midday sun,

Cbmaj7 Db/Cb Bbm7 Ebm7

A - lone, once more alone,

Abm7 Adim7 Bbm7 Eb9

This travelin' boy was only passing through,

Eb7-9 Abm7 Abm7/Db Gbmaj7 Cb Gb Cb

But he will always think of you.

[Verse 2]

Gb Db/F Ebm Gbmaj7/Db

One night of love beside a strange young smile,

Cbmaj7 Db/Cb Bbm7 Ebm7

As warm as I have known,

Abm7 Adim7 Bbm7 Eb9

A travelin' boy and only passing through,

Eb7-9 Abm7 Abm7/Db Gbmaj7 Cb Gb

But one who'll always think of you.

[Bridge]

Ebm7 Abm9

Take my place out on the road again,

Ebm7 Abm9

I must do what I must do,

Abm7 Bbm7 Eb Bbm7 C G/B Am7 D7

Yes, I know we were lovers but a drifter discovers...

[Solo] Follow The Verse

G D/F# Em7 Gmaj7/D

| |

Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 D/C

| |

Bm Em7

| ...

Am7 A#dim7 Bm7 E9

...A travelin' boy and only passing through,

E7-9 Am7 Am7/D G

But one who'll always think of you.

[Bridge]

Em7 Am9

Take my place out on the road again,

Em7 Am9

I must do what I must do,

Am7 Bm7 E Bm7 E

Yes, I know we were lovers but a drifter discovers

G G/B Am7 D9

That a perfect love won't always last forever.

[Verse 3]

G D/F# Em Gmaj7/D

I won't say that I'll be back again

Cmaj7 D/C Bm7 Em7

'Cause time alone will tell,

Am7 D G D

So no good-byes for one just passing through,

Cmaj7 Am7/D Cmaj7 C6 C Bm Em7

But one who'll always think of you.

Am7 D6 D7 G

No good-byes

Cmaj7 C6 C Bm Em7 Am7 D6 D7 G

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C D Bm Em Am7 D7 G Gmaj7

Repeat and fade: | | | |

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These are the original Chords from the Songbook.

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