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My Travelling Star

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"My Traveling Star"
James Taylor
Asus4
 = X02230
D9
    = XX0230
Dmaj7
 = XX0222
Aadd9
 = 002200
Asus4
 = 002230
F#m7
  = 242252
Dmaj7sus2/B
 = 020220
Bm11
  = 020230
B7sus4
 = 021200
A/F#
  = 202220
B/G#
  = 444444
E/G#
  = 4X2400
Fmaj7#11
 = XX3200
Em9
   = 0X0032
Original: B-Major
Capo: 2nd fret in the original version
later in the arrangement with the choir 4th fret
[Intro]
Aadd9 A F#m7 Bm11 E Aadd9 A F#m7 D9 Bm11 Dmaj7sus2/B E
[Verse]
Aadd9      A      F#m7        Dmaj7sus2/B
Watch my back and light my way
              F#m7        E
My traveling star, my traveling star
Aadd9              A             F#m7             Dmaj7sus2/B
Watch over all of those born St. Christopher's Day
               F#m7      E
Old road dog, young runaway
Aadd9            A            Asus4   A7
They hunger for home but they cannot stay
Dmaj7             Dm
They wait by the door
                            F#m
They stand and they stare
         F#m7       B7sus4  B7
They're already out of there
         F#m     E               A
They're already out of there
[Verse]
Aadd9     A       F#m7           Dmaj7sus2/B
My daddy used to ride the rails
         F#m       E
So they say, so they say
Aadd9      A          F#m7         Dmaj7sus2/B
Soft as smoke and as tough as nails
         F#m          E
Boxcar Jones, old walking man
Aadd9        A                Asus4     A7
Coming back home was like going to jail
Dmaj7                Dm                     F#m
The sheets and the blankets and babies and all
       F#m7       B7sus4       B7
No he never did come back home
  F#m      E         A
Never that I recall
[Chorus]
A/F#  B/G#     A/F#
Nevermind the wind
      B/G#      D9
Nevermind the rain
      E        A
Nevermind the road 
        E/G#     F#m7
leading home again
       Fmaj7#11 Em9
Never asking why
        A7         Dmaj7
Never knowing when
      C#m7      Dmaj7sus/B
Every now and then
          E          A
There he goes again
[Bridge]
Aadd9 A F#m7 Bm11 E Aadd9 A F#m7 D9 Bm11 Dmaj7sus2/B E
[Verse]
Aadd9      A        F#m7           Dmaj7sus2/B
She had a cat and a dog named Blue
              F#m          E
My traveling star, my traveling star
Aadd9      A          F#m7            Dmaj7sus2/B
A big old stove and a fireplace, too
               F#m    E
Old road dog, young runaway
Aadd9             A             Asus4  A7
She told me she loved me like it was true
Dmaj7            Dm
I knew I should stay
               F#m
I knew I would go
F#m7     B7sus4   B7
Run run run away
F#m       E            A
Run run run away, boy
[Chorus]
A/F#  B/G#     A/F#
Run before the wind
      B/G#      D9
Run before the rain
      E       A
Over yonder hill
        E/G#     F#m7
Just around the bend
       Fmaj7#11  Em9
Never knowing why
        A7        Dmaj7
Never knowing when
      C#m7      Dmaj7sus2/B
Every now and then
          E          A
There you go again
[Verse]
Aadd9   A     F#m7        Dmaj7sus2/B
Tie me up and hold me down
    F#m    E
Oh, my traveling star
Aadd9    A        F#m7          Dmaj7sus2/B
Bury my feet down in the ground
    F#m    E
Oh, old road dog
Aadd9     A             Asus4     A7
Claim my name from the lost and found
Dmaj7         Dm                   F#m
And let me believe this is where I belong
F#m7       B7sus4    B7
Shame on me for sure
F#m             E       A   Aadd9 A
For one more highway song
Dmaj7sus2/B  E                       A Aadd9 F#m7 D9 Bm11 E4 E A
My traveling star My traveling star

My Travelling Star chords and lyrics

Free chords for My Travelling Star by James Taylor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

"My Traveling Star"
James Taylor
Asus4 = X02230
D9    = XX0230
Dmaj7 = XX0222
Aadd9 = 002200
Asus4 = 002230
F#m7  = 242252
Dmaj7sus2/B = 020220
Bm11  = 020230
B7sus4 = 021200
A/F#  = 202220
B/G#  = 444444
E/G#  = 4X2400
Fmaj7#11 = XX3200
Em9   = 0X0032
Original: B-Major
Capo: 2nd fret in the original version
later in the arrangement with the choir 4th fret
[Intro]
Aadd9 A F#m7 Bm11 E Aadd9 A F#m7 D9 Bm11 Dmaj7sus2/B E
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Aadd9 A F#m7 Bm11 E Aadd9 A F#m7 D9 Bm11 Dmaj7sus2/B E
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]

My Travelling Star Chords by James Taylor

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