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Travis John

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Jim Henry - Travis John
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
  G    C      D    C    D     G(2x)
[Verse 1]
GUnder a Cforeign Dsky
My Cfate aDwaits Gme
There but for Cgod go DI
Do Cnot forDsake Gme
I am a Bmboy, full of CpromiseD  
Full of EmfreDe-Cdom
[Chorus]
Now the Gjoy
Is dead and Ddone
I am CgoneG  
[Verse 2]
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  
[Instrumental]
  G    C      D    C    D     G(2x)
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
GUnder a Cweeping Dwillow tree
You Cplanted DrosGes
There in my CmemoDry
Where my eCternal Dghost Gis
I was a Bmboy, full of CpromiseD  
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]
Hmm hmm, hmm Dhmm, hmm Chmm, Ghmm
  G    C      D    C    D     G(2x)

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Travis John

by Jim Henry

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Jim Henry - Travis John

CAPO: 4th Fret

[Intro]

G C D C D G

(2x)

[Verse 1]

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

[Verse 2]

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

[Instrumental]

G C D C D G

(2x)

[Verse 3]

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

[Instrumental]

Bm C D Em D G D G

[Verse 4]

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

[Outro]

D C G

Hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm hmm, hmm

G C D C D G

(2x)

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