Chords for Boxcar Willie - Gotta Travel On (c.1982).
Tempo:
106.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
and I feel like I gotta travel [G] on.
Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home.
Johnny can't come home, [C] oh Johnny can't [G] come home.
Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home,
cause he's [D] been on the chain [G] gang too long.
[A] [C]
[D] [G] Well the high sheriff and the police, they're riding after me,
riding after me, [C] Lord they're coming [G] after me.
Well the high sheriff and the police, well they're coming after me,
[C] and I feel [D] like I gotta [G] travel on.
Yeah I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, [C] and winter's [G] coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
[C] and I feel [G] like I gotta travel on.
[C]
[D] [G] Won't see my honey, and I wanna see her bad.
I wanna see her bad, Lord [C] I wanna see [G] her bad.
I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her [C] bad.
She's the best gal [D] this poor boy ever [G] had.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too [C] long,
and I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on.
And [C] I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on.
Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
and I feel like I gotta travel [G] on.
Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home.
Johnny can't come home, [C] oh Johnny can't [G] come home.
Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home,
cause he's [D] been on the chain [G] gang too long.
[A] [C]
[D] [G] Well the high sheriff and the police, they're riding after me,
riding after me, [C] Lord they're coming [G] after me.
Well the high sheriff and the police, well they're coming after me,
[C] and I feel [D] like I gotta [G] travel on.
Yeah I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, [C] and winter's [G] coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
[C] and I feel [G] like I gotta travel on.
[C]
[D] [G] Won't see my honey, and I wanna see her bad.
I wanna see her bad, Lord [C] I wanna see [G] her bad.
I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her [C] bad.
She's the best gal [D] this poor boy ever [G] had.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too [C] long,
and I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on.
And [C] I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on.
Key:
G
C
D
A
G
C
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
_ Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
and I feel like I gotta travel [G] on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home.
Johnny can't come home, [C] oh Johnny can't [G] come home.
Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home,
cause he's [D] been on the chain [G] gang too long.
[A] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Well the high sheriff and the police, they're riding after me,
riding after me, [C] Lord they're coming [G] after me.
Well the high sheriff and the police, well they're coming after me,
[C] and I feel [D] like I gotta [G] travel on.
_ Yeah I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, [C] and winter's [G] coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
[C] and I feel [G] like I gotta travel on.
_ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Won't see my honey, and I wanna see her bad.
I wanna see her bad, Lord [C] I wanna see [G] her bad.
I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her [C] bad.
She's the best gal [D] this poor boy ever [G] had.
_ I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
_ Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too [C] long,
and I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on.
And [C] I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
_ Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
and I feel like I gotta travel [G] on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home.
Johnny can't come home, [C] oh Johnny can't [G] come home.
Hopped a ride to Johnny, but Johnny can't come home,
cause he's [D] been on the chain [G] gang too long.
[A] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ Well the high sheriff and the police, they're riding after me,
riding after me, [C] Lord they're coming [G] after me.
Well the high sheriff and the police, well they're coming after me,
[C] and I feel [D] like I gotta [G] travel on.
_ Yeah I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
Summer's almost gone, [C] and winter's [G] coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too long,
[C] and I feel [G] like I gotta travel on.
_ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ Won't see my honey, and I wanna see her bad.
I wanna see her bad, Lord [C] I wanna see [G] her bad.
I wanna see my honey, I wanna see her [C] bad.
She's the best gal [D] this poor boy ever [G] had.
_ I've laid around and played around this old town too long.
_ Summer's almost gone, guess winter's coming on.
I've laid around and played around this old town too [C] long,
and I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on.
And [C] I feel like [D] I gotta [G] travel on. _ _ _ _
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