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[Chorus]
EI been doin' some hard travelin', AI thought you Eknowed
I been doin' some hard travelin', F#way Bdown the road
EI been doin' some hard travelin'
AHard ramblin', hard gamblin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', ElordB7  
[Verse]
EI been workin' in a hard rock tunnel, AI thought you Eknowed
I been leanin' on a pressure drill, F#way Bdown the road
EHammer flyin', air hose suckin'
ASix feet of mud, I sure been muckin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', ElordB7  
[Chorus]
EI been doin' some hard travelin', AI thought you Eknowed
I been doin' some hard travelin', F#way Bdown the road
EI been doin' some hard travelin'
AHard ramblin', hard gamblin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', ElordB7  
[Verse]
EI been workin' the Pittsburg steel, AI thought you Eknowed
I been workin' that red-hot slag, F#way Bdown the road
EI been a-blastin', I been a-firin'
AI been a-duckin' that red-hot fire
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', ElordB7  
[Chorus]
EI been doin' some hard travelin', AI thought you Eknowed
I been doin' some hard travelin', F#way Bdown the road
EI been doin' some hard travelin'
AHard ramblin', hard gamblin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', ElordB7  
[Verse]
EWell, I've been hittin' that Lincoln highway, AI thought you Eknowed
I been hittin' that sixty-six, F#way Bdown the road
EWell, a heavy load and a worried mind
Well, I'm a-Alookin' for a woman that's hard to find
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', ElordB7  
[Chorus]
EI been doin' some hard travelin', AI thought you Eknowed
I been doin' some hard travelin', F#way Bdown the road
EI been doin' some hard travelin'
AHard ramblin', hard gamblin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin'
EI been doin' some Bhard travelin', Elord

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The story behind the song

The Kingston Trio was a significant American folk and pop music group that played a key role in launching the folk revival of the late 1950s and 1960s. They rose to international popularity, influencing the direction of popular music in the U.S. This song, appearing on the "Make Way / Goin' Places" release, captures the spirit of their folk sound. To play this song is to connect with the raw, traveling spirit of early American folk music.

AI-written from these sources:The Kingston Trio — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Hard Travelin

by The Kingston Trio

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[Chorus]

E A E

I been doin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed

F# B

I been doin' some hard travelin', way down the road

I been doin' some hard travelin'

Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'

E B E B7

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

[Verse]

E A E

I been workin' in a hard rock tunnel, I thought you knowed

F# B

I been leanin' on a pressure drill, way down the road

Hammer flyin', air hose suckin'

Six feet of mud, I sure been muckin'

E B E B7

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

[Chorus]

E A E

I been doin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed

F# B

I been doin' some hard travelin', way down the road

I been doin' some hard travelin'

Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'

E B E B7

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

[Verse]

E A E

I been workin' the Pittsburg steel, I thought you knowed

F# B

I been workin' that red-hot slag, way down the road

I been a-blastin', I been a-firin'

I been a-duckin' that red-hot fire

E B E B7

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

[Chorus]

E A E

I been doin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed

F# B

I been doin' some hard travelin', way down the road

I been doin' some hard travelin'

Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'

E B E B7

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

[Verse]

E A E

Well, I've been hittin' that Lincoln highway, I thought you knowed

F# B

I been hittin' that sixty-six, way down the road

Well, a heavy load and a worried mind

Well, I'm a-lookin' for a woman that's hard to find

E B E B7

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

[Chorus]

E A E

I been doin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed

F# B

I been doin' some hard travelin', way down the road

I been doin' some hard travelin'

Hard ramblin', hard gamblin'

E B

I been doin' some hard travelin'

E B

I been doin' some hard travelin'

E B E

I been doin' some hard travelin', lord

About Hard Travelin Chords by The Kingston Trio

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