My Traveling Star

intro :
B G#m7 C#m7 E/F# B G#m
E C#m7 E/F#

lyrics :

B G#m7
watch my back and light my way
C#m7 E/F#
my traveling star , my traveling star
B G#m7
watch over all of those born st . christopher’s day
C#m7 E/F# Gdim
old road dog , young runaway
G#m7 F#m7 A/B
they hunger for home but they cannot stay
E A7
they wait by the door
G#m7
they stand and they stare
Fdim E/F#
they’re already out of there

they’re already out of there

B G#m7
my Daddy used to ride the rails
C#m7 E/F#
so they say , so they say
B G#m7
soft as smoke and as tough as nails
C#m7 E/F# Gdim
boxcar jones , old walking man
G#m7 Fm7b5 F#m7 A/B
coming back home was like going to jail
E A7 G#m7
the sheets and the blankets and babies and all
Fdim E/F#
no he never did come back home
Gdim
never that i recall

G#m7 C#/D# G#m7
nevermind the wind
C#/D# Emaj7
nevermind the rain
F# B
nevermind the road
A#m7
leading home again
G#m7 Fm7b5 F#m7
never asking why
B7
never knowing when
E D#m7 C#m7
every now and then
E/F#
there he goes again

interlude : B G#m7 C#m7 E/F#
B G#m E D#m7 C#m7 E/F#

B G#m7
she had a cat and a dog named blue
C#m7 E/F#
my traveling star , my traveling star
B G#m7
a big old stove and a fireplace , too
C#m7 E/F# Gdim
old road dog , young runaway
G#m7 F#m7 A/B
she told me she loved me like it was true
E A7
i knew i should stay
G#m7
i knew i would go
Fdim E/F#
run run run away
Gdim
run run run away , boy

G#m7 C#/D# G#m7
run before the wind
C#/D# Emaj7
run before the rain
F#
over yonder hill
B A#m7
just around the bend
G#m7 Fm7b5 F#m7
never knowing why
B7
never knowing when
E D#m7 C#m7
every now and then
E/F#
there you go again

B G#m7
tie me up and hold me down
C#m7 E/F#
oh , my traveling star
B G#m7
bury my feet down in the ground
C#m7 E/F# Gdim
oh , old road dog
G#m7 Fm7b5 F#m7 A/B
claim my name from the lost and found
E A7 G#m7
and let me believe this is where i belong
Fdim E/F#
shame on me for sure

for one more highway song

B G#m7

C#m7 E/F#
my traveling star , my traveling star

B G#m

E B/D# C#m7 E/F# B

i’m pretty positive these chords are correct . i left out a few walked bass lines that
were not necessary . but i hope you enjoy this excellent song . : )
– michael