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The Traveling Kind

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- The Traveling Kind -
by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, from their album 'The Traveling Kind' (2015)
[Capo 5]
         Em      D        C        G
We don't all die young to save our spark
         Em   D      C
From the ravages of time
        Em        D       C           G
But the first and last to leave their mark
     C  G  Em       D        G
Someday become the traveling kind
       Em       D        C     G
In the wind are names of poets past
          Em         D         C
Some were friends of yours and mine
       Em       D      C        G
And to those unsung we lift our glass
          C     G Em       D         G
May their songs become the traveling kind
        Em      D          C      G
We were born to brave this tilted world
         Em          D      C
With our hearts laid on the line
      Em          D      C        G
Be it way-crossed boy or red dirt girl
    C    G Em        D         G
The song becomes the traveling kind
          Em        D           C         G
There are mountains worth their weight in gold
     Em      D        C
Mere mortals dare not climb
        Em     D        C       G
Come ye gypsy, sainted, sinners both 
    C     G    Em      D         G
And claim them for the traveling kind
         Em    D      C         G
When the music slowly starts to fade
         Em           D    C
Into the light's last soft decline
       Em       D       C       G
Let us lie down in that evening shade
    C    G Em       D         Em
And rest a-mong the traveling kind
        C    G    Em         D         G
And the song goes on for the traveling kind

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- The Traveling Kind -
by Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, from their album 'The Traveling Kind' (2015)
[Capo 5]

The Traveling Kind Chords by Emmylou Harris

Learn how to play The Traveling Kind by Emmylou Harris with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Traveling Kind chords”, “The Traveling Kind guitar chords”, or “Emmylou Harris The Traveling Kind chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Traveling Kind chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Traveling Kind lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, D, C, G.

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Many players learn "The Traveling Kind" by Emmylou Harris with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Emmylou Harris below.

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The chords for "The Traveling Kind" show the original chord names (including Em, D, C, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.