Travelling Man Bert Jansch
I first heard this song yesterday, and I loved it so much I had to learn it.
So I did, then I put it up here. It probably isn't perfect, but it sounds good enough to me.
The strumming pattern is pretty simple, you should be able to figure something out
from listening to the song.
Intro:
D Em G D x2
[A] [A7sus2]
First verse:
I'm a [D]travelling man [Em]a-moving
You [F#m]name it I've been [G]there
[A] And night and day I [G/B]strive to sell my [A]wares, now...[Em7]
Got [D]nothing I can [Em]show you
[F#m] And nothing you can [G]wear
[A] But hang around a [G/B]while and lend an [A]ear, now...[Em7]
While [Bm]travellin' on a [F#m]freight-train
On the [G]Rocky Island [A]line
My [Bm]young love said [F#m]to me
My [G]mother she don't [A]mind
Through [Em]twelve gates of the [F#m]city
I [G]came into my [A7]prime
I was [D]singing songs of [Em]wild mountain [G]thyme[D]
Repeat intro:
[D] [Em] [G] [D]
Second verse:
[D]Sing little [Em]birdie
From the [F#m]greenwood side-e-[G]o
Where the [A]trees they do grow [G/B]high, come say [A]hello, now...[Em7]
[D]Summer is a-[Em]coming
And I'm [F#m]standing on the [G]shore
[A] And where I'm bound, oh [G/B]Lord I can't be [A]sure, now...[Em7]
From the [Bm]Arizona [F#m]dustbowl
Out [G]to Van Diemons [A]land
To the [Bm]North-West Passage [F#m]snowbound
Where Lord [G]Franklin made his [A]stand
While [Em]high above I'm [F#m]singing
With my [G]guitar in my [A7]hand
And I'm [D]thinking about one [Em]tiny grain of [G]sand[D]
Repeat intro:
[D] [Em] [G] [D]
Third verse:
If [D]anyone should [Em]ask me
If I [F#m]be a rambling [G]boy
[A] The sporting life I [G/B]know I have en[A]joyed[Em7]
Met a [D]lady from [Em]Louisville
A-[F#m]pleasing to my [G]mind
She [A]took my hand and [G/B]said, would you please be [A]kind[Em7]
And from the [Bm]foggy dew I [F#m]stumbled
In[G]to a shady [A]grove
Where the [Bm]redbird sang his [F#m]sweet song
He [G]sang of careless [A]love
And the [Em]bells of Rhymney [F#m]ringing out
And [G]brought the people [A7]round
Saying [D]welcome to your [Em]friendly travellin[G]g man[D]
[D] Welcome to your [Em]friendly trave[G]lling man[D]
Outro:
[D] [Em] [G] [D]
[A] [A] [D]
A great song by a great artist! Seeing as I like this guy quite a lot, more Bert
Jansch tunes might come up in the future.
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