Hard Travelin Chords by Woody Guthrie

Tempo:
110.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Woody Guthrie - Hard Travelin' chords
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[E]
[B] [F#] [E] [A]
[B]
[E] I've been a-hittin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed.
I've been a-hittin' some hard [B] travelin' way down the road.
[E] I've been a-havin' some hard [A] travelin', hard ramblin', hard [B] gamblin'.
I've been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord.
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
[E]
I've been a-hittin' some hard rock minin', I thought you knowed.
I've been a-leanin' on a pressure [B] grill way down the road.
[E]
Hammer flyin', air holes [A] suckin', six foot of mud and a-showin' [B] a-muckin'.
I've been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord.
I've been a-hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you knowed.
North Dakota to Kansas [B] City way down the road.
[E]
Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that [A] hay, tryin' to make about a dollar a [B] day.
And I've been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord.
I've been a-workin' that Pittsburgh steel, I thought you knowed.
I've been a-dumpin' that red hot [B] slag way down the road.
[E]
I've been a-blastin', I've been [A] firin', I've been a-pourin' red [B] hot iron.
Been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord.
[B] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] I've been a-walkin' that Lincoln Highway, I thought you knowed.
I've been a-hittin' that 66 [B] way down the road.
[E] Heavy load and a worried [A] mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to find.
[B] And I've been a-hittin' some [E] hard travelin', Lord.
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#
134211112
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To learn Woody Guthrie - Hard Travelin chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, B, E and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 110. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ I've been a-hittin' some hard travelin', I thought you knowed.
I've been a-hittin' some hard [B] travelin' way down the road.
[E] I've been a-havin' some hard [A] travelin', hard ramblin', hard [B] gamblin'.
I've been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
I've been a-hittin' some hard rock minin', I thought you knowed.
I've been a-leanin' on a pressure [B] grill way down the road.
[E]
Hammer flyin', air holes [A] suckin', six foot of mud and a-showin' [B] a-muckin'.
I've been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord. _ _
I've been a-hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you knowed.
North Dakota to Kansas [B] City way down the road.
[E]
Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that [A] hay, tryin' to make about a dollar a [B] day.
And I've been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord. _ _
I've been a-workin' that Pittsburgh steel, I thought you knowed.
I've been a-dumpin' that red hot [B] slag way down the road.
[E]
I've been a-blastin', I've been [A] firin', I've been a-pourin' red [B] hot iron.
Been a-hittin' some hard [E] travelin', Lord. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ I've been a-walkin' that Lincoln Highway, I thought you knowed.
I've been a-hittin' that 66 [B] way down the road.
[E] Heavy load and a worried [A] mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to find.
[B] And I've been a-hittin' some [E] hard travelin', Lord. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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