Doc Watson - Traveling man
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[Verse 1]
Now Cfolks let me tell you bout a C7travelin man his Fhome was down in TennesCsee
CHe made his livin stealin Amchickens and D7everything else he could G7see
COne day the sheriff got behC7ind that boy… Fmade him take to the E7road
Aint Fnever been a passenger Ctrain that run so A7fast that D7Joe couldn’t G7get on Cboard
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CTravelin C7Man Oh Lawd he Fmusta been a Travelin CMan
CTravelin Amrambling Man he was the D7swiftest in the G7Land
CGambalin C7Rambalin Joe they Fknowed him in every E7town
He Fwouldn’t stay put no he Cwouldn’t give A7up and I D7guess he never G7settled Cdown
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TheyC sent that feller to the C7spring one day Ffer ta fetch a pail a Cwater
CThe distance from the Amspring to the house it was D716 miles and a G7quarter
CHe got the bucket of water alrC7ight but stumped his Ftoe as he fell E7down
He weFnt to the house and he Cgot another A7bucket caught the D7water fore it G7hit the Cground
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CTravelin C7Man Oh Lawd he Fmusta been a Travelin CMan
CTravelin Amrambling Man He was the D7swiftest in the G7Land
CGambalin C7Rambalin Joe They Fknowed him in every E7town
He Fwouldn’t stay put no he Cwouldn’t give A7up and I D7guess he never G7settled Cdown
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He hCoboed the great TitC7anic thought he Ftravel the ocean Cblue
CAnd when he seen that ice berg a'Amcoming right D7offa that ole boat he G7flew
CThe rest of the passengers they C7hollered and Flaughed said lookey what a great big E7fool
But wFhile that boat was a Csinking JA7oe was D7shootin crap in G7LiverCpool
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CTravelin C7Man Oh Lawd he Fmusta been a travelin CMan
CTravelin Amrambling Man He was the D7swiftest in the G7Land
CGambalin C7Rambalin Joe and they Fknowed him in every E7town
He Fwouldn’t stay put no he Cwouldn’t give A7up and I D7guess he never G7settled Cdown