Travelin' Man Chords

KeyF#m Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays425

Travelin' Man by Bleu Edmondson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#m with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords F#m, D, E and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#m
Text
16
Speed
  			nd Fret 
 
Intro:  F#m, D, E  (repeat this twice, then pick up the pace) 
 
F#m 	  	    D 	  	    E 
I've got the western stars to guide me 
F#m 	  	    D 	  	    E 
Dixie sweet and low all night long 
F#m 	  	    D 	  	    E 
I can hear those fiddles high above me 
F#m 	    D 	  	    E 
A woman smiles as I sing my song 
 
F#m 	  	    D 	  	    E 
I've stood in line I've earned my keep 
F#m 	  	 D 	  	  	 E 
But I can not (something something)for my destiny 
F#m 	  	    D 	  	    E 
A neon sign calls me to sleep 
F#m 	  	    D 	  	    E 
But I'm wide awake so I roll on 
 
A           E   F#m          D 
Travelin' man, ride as far as I can stand 
A          E               F#m 
My moma cries for the life I choose 
A           E     F#m          D 
I need a beer but it's too damn far away from here 
A             E                  D        
And I have no time to sing the blues. 
 
 
This is it.  No need to type up the rest of the song. 
Bleu himself has concurred that this tab is correct, so here you go.  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante