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
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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