Chords for James Taylor - My Traveling Star James Taylor (One Man Band, July 2007)
Tempo:
109.65 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Bbm
Gb
Ab
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] This next song has a bit of a gimmick [A] as well.
It's a traveling [Bb] song.
And after a while, that's pretty much what you get.
[B] This is a song that's best performed with a choir, [Bb] a large [A] choir.
Actually, as luck has it, my [Bbm] lovely wife, Kim, sometimes
works with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, which [Ab] is a
fantastic local [Am] and very [E] vocal group.
And we managed to get 16 of their [C] number with sort of
impaired judgment to [A] come up to the barn where Larry [Ab] and I were rehearsing.
And we recorded them and shot them, I mean, filmed them.
[A]
And so if you see adult human figures who appear over my
left shoulder as if by magic, it's just a motion picture.
Don't get alarmed.
[Ab]
[C] This is My [E] Traveling Star.
[Db]
[Gb] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Gb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] Watch my back and light my way.
[Gb] My traveling star, my [Db] traveling star.
Watch over all those born, sing Christopher's day.
[Gb] Old [Db] road dog, young runaway.
They hunger for home, but they never stay.
[Gb] They wait by the [B] door, they [Db] stand and they say, [Bbm] they're
already [Eb] out of there.
[Ab] They're already out [Db] of there.
My daddy used to [Bbm] ride the [Ebm] rails, they say.
So they [Ab] say, so they [Db] say.
Soft as smoke and tough as nails, my [Ebm] daddy.
[Ab] Rockstar jokes, old [A]
walking [Db] man.
Coming back home was like going to [Gb]
jail.
The sheets and the [B] blankets and babies and [Bbm] all.
He'd [Eb] never let it come [Ab] back home, never that [A] I [Bbm] recall.
Never mind the wind, never [Eb]
mind the [Gb] rain, never [Ab] mind [Db] the road.
Leading home [Bbm] again, never [A] asking [Abm] why, never knowing [Gb] when.
Every now and then, there he goes [Db] again.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] She had a cat and a dog named [Bbm] Blue.
[Ebm] My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
Big old stove [Fm] and a [Db] fireplace too.
[Ebm] Old road dog, [Db] young runaway.
She told me she [Bbm] loved me [Db] like it was true.
[Gb] I knew I should say, [B] I knew I would [Bbm] go.
Run, run, [Gb] runaway.
[Ab] Run, run, [A]
runaway [Bbm] boy.
Run [Eb] before [Bbm] the wind, run [Eb] before [Gb] the rain.
Over [Ab] yonder [Db] hill, just around [Bbm] the bend.
Never asking [Abm] why, never [Gb] knowing when.
Every now and then, there you go [Db] again.
Tie me up and hold me down.
[Gb] Ooh, my [Db] traveling star.
Carry my feet down in the [Bbm] ground.
[Gb] Ooh, old road dog.
Claim my name from the lost fall.
And let me [B] believe this is where I [Db] belong.
[Bbm] Shame on me for [Ab] sure.
Sing me one more [Db] highway song.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
[Bbm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Db]
[E]
[F] [E]
[A]
Traveling star.
That was [B] members again, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
[Gb] [Db] [Gb] [Ebm] [A] [B]
It's a traveling [Bb] song.
And after a while, that's pretty much what you get.
[B] This is a song that's best performed with a choir, [Bb] a large [A] choir.
Actually, as luck has it, my [Bbm] lovely wife, Kim, sometimes
works with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, which [Ab] is a
fantastic local [Am] and very [E] vocal group.
And we managed to get 16 of their [C] number with sort of
impaired judgment to [A] come up to the barn where Larry [Ab] and I were rehearsing.
And we recorded them and shot them, I mean, filmed them.
[A]
And so if you see adult human figures who appear over my
left shoulder as if by magic, it's just a motion picture.
Don't get alarmed.
[Ab]
[C] This is My [E] Traveling Star.
[Db]
[Gb] [Db]
[Bbm]
[Gb] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Db] Watch my back and light my way.
[Gb] My traveling star, my [Db] traveling star.
Watch over all those born, sing Christopher's day.
[Gb] Old [Db] road dog, young runaway.
They hunger for home, but they never stay.
[Gb] They wait by the [B] door, they [Db] stand and they say, [Bbm] they're
already [Eb] out of there.
[Ab] They're already out [Db] of there.
My daddy used to [Bbm] ride the [Ebm] rails, they say.
So they [Ab] say, so they [Db] say.
Soft as smoke and tough as nails, my [Ebm] daddy.
[Ab] Rockstar jokes, old [A]
walking [Db] man.
Coming back home was like going to [Gb]
jail.
The sheets and the [B] blankets and babies and [Bbm] all.
He'd [Eb] never let it come [Ab] back home, never that [A] I [Bbm] recall.
Never mind the wind, never [Eb]
mind the [Gb] rain, never [Ab] mind [Db] the road.
Leading home [Bbm] again, never [A] asking [Abm] why, never knowing [Gb] when.
Every now and then, there he goes [Db] again.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] She had a cat and a dog named [Bbm] Blue.
[Ebm] My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
Big old stove [Fm] and a [Db] fireplace too.
[Ebm] Old road dog, [Db] young runaway.
She told me she [Bbm] loved me [Db] like it was true.
[Gb] I knew I should say, [B] I knew I would [Bbm] go.
Run, run, [Gb] runaway.
[Ab] Run, run, [A]
runaway [Bbm] boy.
Run [Eb] before [Bbm] the wind, run [Eb] before [Gb] the rain.
Over [Ab] yonder [Db] hill, just around [Bbm] the bend.
Never asking [Abm] why, never [Gb] knowing when.
Every now and then, there you go [Db] again.
Tie me up and hold me down.
[Gb] Ooh, my [Db] traveling star.
Carry my feet down in the [Bbm] ground.
[Gb] Ooh, old road dog.
Claim my name from the lost fall.
And let me [B] believe this is where I [Db] belong.
[Bbm] Shame on me for [Ab] sure.
Sing me one more [Db] highway song.
[Bbm]
[Ebm] My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
[Bbm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab]
[Db]
[E]
[F] [E]
[A]
Traveling star.
That was [B] members again, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
[Gb] [Db] [Gb] [Ebm] [A] [B]
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Gb
Ab
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Gb
[N] This next song has a bit of a gimmick [A] as well.
It's a traveling [Bb] song.
And after a while, that's pretty much what you get. _ _
_ _ [B] This is a song that's best performed with a choir, [Bb] a large [A] choir.
Actually, as luck has it, my _ [Bbm] lovely wife, Kim, _ sometimes
works with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, which [Ab] is a
fantastic local [Am] and _ _ very [E] vocal group.
_ And we managed to get 16 of their [C] number with sort of
impaired judgment to [A] come up to the barn where Larry [Ab] and I were rehearsing.
And we recorded them and shot them, I mean, filmed them. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
And so if you see _ adult human figures who appear over my
left shoulder as if by magic, it's just a motion picture.
Don't get alarmed.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] This is My [E] Traveling Star. _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] Watch my back and light my _ way.
[Gb] My traveling star, my [Db] traveling star.
Watch over all those born, sing Christopher's day.
[Gb] _ Old [Db] road dog, young runaway.
They hunger for home, but they never stay.
_ [Gb] They wait by the [B] door, they [Db] stand and they say, [Bbm] _ they're
already [Eb] out of there.
_ [Ab] _ _ They're already out [Db] of there.
My daddy used to [Bbm] ride the _ [Ebm] rails, they say.
So they [Ab] say, so they [Db] say.
Soft as smoke and tough as _ nails, my [Ebm] daddy.
_ [Ab] Rockstar jokes, old [A]
walking [Db] man.
Coming back home was like going to [Gb] _
jail.
The sheets and the [B] blankets and babies and [Bbm] all.
_ He'd [Eb] never let it come [Ab] back _ home, _ never that [A] I [Bbm] recall.
Never mind the wind, never [Eb]
mind the [Gb] rain, never [Ab] mind [Db] the road.
Leading home [Bbm] again, never [A] asking [Abm] why, never knowing [Gb] when.
Every now and then, there he goes [Db] again.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] She had a cat and a dog named [Bbm] Blue.
_ [Ebm] My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
Big old stove [Fm] and a [Db] fireplace too.
_ [Ebm] _ Old road dog, [Db] young runaway.
She told me she [Bbm] loved me [Db] like it was true.
[Gb] I knew I should say, [B] I knew I would [Bbm] go.
_ Run, run, [Gb] runaway.
_ [Ab] _ _ Run, run, [A]
runaway [Bbm] boy.
Run [Eb] before [Bbm] the wind, run [Eb] before [Gb] the rain.
Over [Ab] yonder [Db] hill, just around [Bbm] the bend.
Never asking [Abm] why, never [Gb] knowing when.
Every now and then, there you go [Db] again.
Tie me up and hold me down.
[Gb] _ Ooh, _ _ my [Db] traveling star.
Carry my feet down in the [Bbm] ground.
_ _ [Gb] Ooh, _ _ old road dog.
Claim my name from the lost fall.
_ And let me [B] believe this is where I [Db] belong.
_ _ [Bbm] Shame on me for [Ab] sure.
_ _ Sing me one more [Db] highway _ song.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Traveling star.
That was [B] members again, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
_ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a traveling [Bb] song.
And after a while, that's pretty much what you get. _ _
_ _ [B] This is a song that's best performed with a choir, [Bb] a large [A] choir.
Actually, as luck has it, my _ [Bbm] lovely wife, Kim, _ sometimes
works with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, which [Ab] is a
fantastic local [Am] and _ _ very [E] vocal group.
_ And we managed to get 16 of their [C] number with sort of
impaired judgment to [A] come up to the barn where Larry [Ab] and I were rehearsing.
And we recorded them and shot them, I mean, filmed them. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
And so if you see _ adult human figures who appear over my
left shoulder as if by magic, it's just a motion picture.
Don't get alarmed.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [C] This is My [E] Traveling Star. _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] Watch my back and light my _ way.
[Gb] My traveling star, my [Db] traveling star.
Watch over all those born, sing Christopher's day.
[Gb] _ Old [Db] road dog, young runaway.
They hunger for home, but they never stay.
_ [Gb] They wait by the [B] door, they [Db] stand and they say, [Bbm] _ they're
already [Eb] out of there.
_ [Ab] _ _ They're already out [Db] of there.
My daddy used to [Bbm] ride the _ [Ebm] rails, they say.
So they [Ab] say, so they [Db] say.
Soft as smoke and tough as _ nails, my [Ebm] daddy.
_ [Ab] Rockstar jokes, old [A]
walking [Db] man.
Coming back home was like going to [Gb] _
jail.
The sheets and the [B] blankets and babies and [Bbm] all.
_ He'd [Eb] never let it come [Ab] back _ home, _ never that [A] I [Bbm] recall.
Never mind the wind, never [Eb]
mind the [Gb] rain, never [Ab] mind [Db] the road.
Leading home [Bbm] again, never [A] asking [Abm] why, never knowing [Gb] when.
Every now and then, there he goes [Db] again.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] She had a cat and a dog named [Bbm] Blue.
_ [Ebm] My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
Big old stove [Fm] and a [Db] fireplace too.
_ [Ebm] _ Old road dog, [Db] young runaway.
She told me she [Bbm] loved me [Db] like it was true.
[Gb] I knew I should say, [B] I knew I would [Bbm] go.
_ Run, run, [Gb] runaway.
_ [Ab] _ _ Run, run, [A]
runaway [Bbm] boy.
Run [Eb] before [Bbm] the wind, run [Eb] before [Gb] the rain.
Over [Ab] yonder [Db] hill, just around [Bbm] the bend.
Never asking [Abm] why, never [Gb] knowing when.
Every now and then, there you go [Db] again.
Tie me up and hold me down.
[Gb] _ Ooh, _ _ my [Db] traveling star.
Carry my feet down in the [Bbm] ground.
_ _ [Gb] Ooh, _ _ old road dog.
Claim my name from the lost fall.
_ And let me [B] believe this is where I [Db] belong.
_ _ [Bbm] Shame on me for [Ab] sure.
_ _ Sing me one more [Db] highway _ song.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ My traveling [Ab] star, my traveling [Db] star.
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Traveling star.
That was [B] members again, and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
_ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ebm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _