Key: D
Introduction:
D C G D
I was born a trav'lin' man, that's all I'll ever be.
Movin' around from town to town, that's what makes me so free.
D C G C D
I'm a tra-v'l-in' man,
tra-v'l-in' man,
C G C G D C G D
tra-v'l-in' man, that's what I am.
D C G D
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am, mama puts a load on me.
You see me once or maybe twice, that's all you'll see of me.
C G C
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am guess I'll always be.
C G D
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am but at in the least I'm free.
(short jam) SECOND BRIDGE lead guitar
D C G C D
'I'm a traveler"
C G C G D C G D
Tra-v'l-in' man, oh that's-a what I am.
D C G D
Trav'lin' man, that's what I am, Lord, I move so fast.
I have had so many women, none of them have last.
C G C D
Tra-v'l-in' man
- Ronnie Van Zant & Leon Wilkeson