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[Intro]
E A E A E
[Verse 1: Dierks Bentley]
I used to cBarry my past like a dC#muffel bEag
It's been hBurting my head and brC#meaking my bEack
But when you lAive in the rear view Byou just crC#mash
Oh, BI'm done carrying my pC#mast like thEat
[Chorus: Both]
I'm travelling lEight
I'm lAaying it dEown
All those dAemons I keep dragging rEound
I'm cAutting the tEies
I'm drAopping the weEight
With all my hAurt and my regrets and my mistEakes
I'm tired of lBiving unforgiAven
So i'm travelling lEight
BOhC#m, I'm travelling lEight
[Verse 2: Brandi Carlile]
Don't lBay the blame on C#manyone eElse
I'm Balways last to fC#morgive mysEelf
Well stAarting over is BoverdC#mue
And thBese old boots sure fC#meel brand nEew
[Chorus: Both]
I'm travelling lEight
I'm lAaying it dEown
All those dAemons I keep dragging rEound
I'm cAutting the tEies
I'm drAopping the weEight
With all my hAurt and my regrets and my mistEakes
I'm tired of lBiving unforgiAven
So i'm travelling lEight
BOhC#m, I'm travelling lEight
[Solo]
E E E B
[Bridge: Both]
EAll I'm gonna take it a little bit of faith
And it's aEll gonna be alright
I Eonly got room for some love and some truth
And a lBittle bit of peace of mind
[Chorus: Both]
So I'm travelling lEight
And I'm lAaying it dEown
All those dAemons, I left 'em buried in the grEound
I'm cAutting the tEies
I'm drAopping the weEight
I got a Aone way ticket towards them better dEays
I'm tired of lBiving unforgiAven
So I'm travelling lEight
BOhC#m, I'm travelling lEight
BOhC#m, I'm travelling lEight

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Travelin Light

by Dierks Bentley

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C#m

[Intro]

E A E A E

[Verse 1: Dierks Bentley]

B C#m E

I used to carry my past like a duffel bag

B C#m E

It's been hurting my head and breaking my back

A B C#m

But when you live in the rear view you just crash

B C#m E

Oh, I'm done carrying my past like that

[Chorus: Both]

I'm travelling light

A E

I'm laying it down

A E

All those demons I keep dragging round

A E

I'm cutting the ties

A E

I'm dropping the weight

A E

With all my hurt and my regrets and my mistakes

B A

I'm tired of living unforgiven

So i'm travelling light

B C#m E

Oh, I'm travelling light

[Verse 2: Brandi Carlile]

B C#m E

Don't lay the blame on anyone else

B C#m E

I'm always last to forgive myself

A B C#m

Well starting over is overdue

B C#m E

And these old boots sure feel brand new

[Chorus: Both]

I'm travelling light

A E

I'm laying it down

A E

All those demons I keep dragging round

A E

I'm cutting the ties

A E

I'm dropping the weight

A E

With all my hurt and my regrets and my mistakes

B A

I'm tired of living unforgiven

So i'm travelling light

B C#m E

Oh, I'm travelling light

[Solo]

E E E B

[Bridge: Both]

All I'm gonna take it a little bit of faith

And it's all gonna be alright

I only got room for some love and some truth

And a little bit of peace of mind

[Chorus: Both]

So I'm travelling light

A E

And I'm laying it down

A E

All those demons, I left 'em buried in the ground

A E

I'm cutting the ties

A E

I'm dropping the weight

A E

I got a one way ticket towards them better days

B A

I'm tired of living unforgiven

So I'm travelling light

B C#m E

Oh, I'm travelling light

B C#m E

Oh, I'm travelling light

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