Traveling Man Chords

by John Brown's Body
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Dm
Capo: no capo
Author marco.koslowski [a] 16,136. Last edit on Dec 23, 2019

Chords

Dm
G
C
Am

Strumming

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[Intro]
Dm G Dm C Dm
 
 
[Interlude]
Dm G Dm C Dm (x2)
 
Dm         G
Mmmmmm hmm mmmmmm
Dm     C   Dm
Mmmmmm hmm hmm
Dm         G
Mmmmmm hmm mmmmmm
Dm     C   Dm
Mmmmmm hmm hmm
 
 
[Verse 1]
Dm
 Traveling man
G
 We crossed lines
Dm           C               Dm
 I shared a few words on my mind
Dm
 He looked at me
 G
Laughed and sang a silly song
Dm          C                   Dm
 Traveling man walked away the fool
 
 
[Chorus 1]
C                          Dm
 Traveling man, traveling man
Am                 C                        Dm
 The bliss of the fool is the dance of the damned
 
 
[Interlude]
Dm G Dm C Dm (x2)
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm
 Well he did some time,
G
 I was there by his side
Dm     C              Dm
 I was always on his mind
Dm
 Day and night he kept
 G
hearing my words
Dm                C               Dm
"Don't bring the man back to the van"
 
 
[Chorus 2]
C                          Dm
 Traveling man, traveling man
Am                C                Dm
 Don't bring the man back to your van
 
 
[Interlude]
Dm G Dm C Dm (x2)
 
 
Dm         G
Mmmmmm hmm mmmmmm
Dm     C   Dm
Mmmmmm hmm hmm
Dm         G
Mmmmmm hmm mmmmmm
Dm     C   Dm
Mmmmmm hmm hmm
 
 
[Verse 3]
Dm
 Tempe, Arizona:
G
 We meet again
Dm          C                    Dm
 I saw the boots of a traveling man
Dm
 Out on the street
        G
It's a warm and dusty land
Dm                   C               Dm
 His eyes told the story of a wiser man
 
 
[Chorus 3]
C                          Dm
 Traveling man, traveling man
Am                 C                        Dm
 The bliss of the fool is the dance of the damned
C                          Dm
 Traveling man, traveling man
Am                C                Dm
 Don't bring the man back to your van
 
 
[Interlude]
Dm G Dm C Dm (x2)
 
Dm         G
Mmmmmm hmm mmmmmm
Dm     C   Dm
Mmmmmm hmm hmm
Dm         G
Mmmmmm hmm mmmmmm
Dm     C   Dm
Mmmmmm hmm hmm
 
 
[Outro]
 Dm       G
Ride on! Ride on, ride on
Dm C                  Dm
  Goes the traveling man
 Dm                    G              Dm C Dm
Ride on! Ride on! Ride on, you ride on
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