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
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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.
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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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ 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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