“travelin’ light” from the 1976 jj cale album , “troubadour” .
standard tuning
in the key of f#minor/G flatminor

the song starts out in f#minor , you should prefer to listen to the song
author’s note : note that the f#’s are F# minor’s , and also
please note that this is my interpretation of this song .

verse 1
f#min Amaj
travelin’ light , is the only way to fly
f#min Amaj
travelin’ light , just you and i
Amaj f#min
one – way ticket to ecstasy
Amaj f#min
way on down , follow me
f#min Amaj
travelin’ light , is the only way to fly

bridge – there is a slight bridge/Break here and after the second verse
it’s played like this : B B F# ( x3 ) , then you end on A B while playing it
a few times , then go back into the song playing like the intro , but you
can play a solo there , etc . try to always make it your own

verse 2

travelin’ light , we can go beyond
travelin’ light , we can catch the wind
travelin’ light , let your mind pretend
we can go to paradise
maybe once , maybe twice
travelin’ light , is the only way to fly

this is a great jj cale tune , people usually go to jj cale for good songs , people like :
eric clapton – mustang sally , cocaine .
lynyrd sknyrd – the same old blues , call me the breeze .
trey presson and the bootheel contingent – travelin’ light .

maybe you can find your own diamond in the rough , and believe me , it’s out there .