Letters From A Travelling Man
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
4th traste
[Verse 1]
Em
Dear Darling, I’ve been travelling round
G
the country with an urge I cannot tame
Em
But everywhere I go I think of home and hope
G
that it all remains the same
Em
Oh, when you’re travelling landscapes change,
G
the faces fade, no one here knows my name
Em
But in the nightly gloom I find the moon and soon
G
I hear your voice again, Oh and nothing’s changed
[Chorus]
C Em7/B Am
I just wrote to let you know,
G D/F# C
that it’s time for me to go
Am
Even though I wish I could remain,
F G
I won’t be coming round this way again
[Verse 2]
Em
Mama won’t you take this whiskey from me,
G
I’ve been drinking far too long
Em
Oh, the sun’s too high, the roads too long,
G
and I’m too drunk to know my right from wrong
Em
And if I could, I’d find some land,
G
we’d have a child, a baby on the lawn
Em
But honey I’m a travelling man
G
and I’ll have up and left you come the dawn
[Chorus]
C Em7/B Am
So I just wrote to let you know,
G D/F# C
that if I could I wouldn’t go
Am
Tell my Ma I love her just the same,
F G
but I’m leaving on the seven thirty train
[Verse 3]
Em
Honey life can get a little lonely
G
living like a rolling stone
Em
Oh, and sitting by my fire tonight
G
I must confess, I’m a fool so far from home
Em
Oooh, one day baby I’ll come home,
G
I’ll have you seated on my knee
Em
But until that day I need your promise
G
that you’ll sit and wait for me
[Chorus]
C Em7/B Am
Can’t you see that I need to know,
G D/F# C
that wherever I will roam
Am
There will always be a fire burning
F G
waiting for your traveller to come home
Am
There will always be a fire burning
F G
waiting for your baby to come home
How to play Letters From A Travelling Man
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.