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"Travelin' Light" from the 1976 JJ Cale album, "Troubadour".
Standard Tuning
In the Key of F#minor/G flatminor
The song starts out in F#minor, you should prefer to listen to the song
[Verse 1]
F#mTravelin' light, Amajis the only way to fly
F#mTravelin' light, Amajjust you and I
AmajOne-way ticket to F#mecstasy
AmajWay on down, F#mfollow me
F#mTravelin' light, Amajis the only way to fly
Bridge-There is a slight bridge/break here and after the second verse
It's played like this: B B F#m(x3), then you end on a B while playing it
a few times, then go back into the song playing like the intro, but you
can play a solo there, etc. Try to always make it your own
[Verse 2]
Travelin' light, we can go beyond
Travelin' light, we can catch the wind
Travelin' light, let your mind pretend
We can go to paradise
Maybe once, maybe twice
Travelin' light, is the only way to fly
This is a great JJ Cale tune, people usually go to JJ Cale for good songs, people like: 
Eric Clapton- Mustang Sally, Cocaine.  
Lynyrd Sknyrd- The Same Old Blues, Call Me The Breeze.  
Trey Presson and The Bootheel Contingent- Travelin' Light.

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Travelin Light

by J.J. Cale

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F#m

Amaj

"Travelin' Light" from the 1976 JJ Cale album, "Troubadour".

Standard Tuning

In the Key of F#minor/G flatminor

The song starts out in F#minor, you should prefer to listen to the song

[Verse 1]

F#m Amaj

Travelin' light, is the only way to fly

F#m Amaj

Travelin' light, just you and I

Amaj F#m

One-way ticket to ecstasy

Amaj F#m

Way on down, follow me

F#m Amaj

Travelin' light, is the only way to fly

Bridge-There is a slight bridge/break here and after the second verse

It's played like this: B B F#m(x3), then you end on a B while playing it

a few times, then go back into the song playing like the intro, but you

can play a solo there, etc. Try to always make it your own

[Verse 2]

Travelin' light, we can go beyond

Travelin' light, we can catch the wind

Travelin' light, let your mind pretend

We can go to paradise

Maybe once, maybe twice

Travelin' light, is the only way to fly

This is a great JJ Cale tune, people usually go to JJ Cale for good songs, people like:

Eric Clapton- Mustang Sally, Cocaine.

Lynyrd Sknyrd- The Same Old Blues, Call Me The Breeze.

Trey Presson and The Bootheel Contingent- Travelin' Light.

About Travelin Light Chords by J.J. Cale

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