trying to get to you : ricky nelson .
album – ricky sings again – 1959 .
( capo 2nd fret . )
#1 .
A
i’ve been traveling over mountains ,
even through the valleys , too .
D
i’ve been traveling night and day ,
E A
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
#2 .
A
ever since i read your letter ,
where you said you loved me , true .
D
i’ve been traveling night and day ,
E A A7
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
chorus :
A7 D
when i read your lovin’ letters . .
A
then my heart began to sing .
B
there were many miles between us ,
E
but they didn’t mean a thing .
( interlude : )
#3 .
A
well , if i had to do it over . .
that’s exactly what i’d do .
D
i’d travel night and day , and i’d still
E A
run all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
D
i kept traveling night and day ,
E A A7
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
chorus :
A7 D
well , there’s nothing that could hold me .
A
or that could keep me away from you .
B
when your loving letter told me ,
E
that you really loved me , true .
#5 .
E A
lord above me knows i love you .
it was he who brought me through .
D
when my way was darkest night ,
E
he would shine his brightest light ,
A
when i was trying to get to you .
a fifties smash from kraziekhat .
trying to get to you : ricky nelson .
album – ricky sings again – 1959 .
( capo 2nd fret . )
#1 .
A
i’ve been traveling over mountains ,
even through the valleys , too .
D
i’ve been traveling night and day ,
E A
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
#2 .
A
ever since i read your letter ,
where you said you loved me , true .
D
i’ve been traveling night and day ,
E A A7
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
chorus :
A7 D
when i read your lovin’ letters . .
A
then my heart began to sing .
B
there were many miles between us ,
E
but they didn’t mean a thing .
( interlude : )
#3 .
A
well , if i had to do it over . .
that’s exactly what i’d do .
D
i’d travel night and day , and i’d still
E A
run all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
D
i kept traveling night and day ,
E A A7
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .
chorus :
A7 D
well , there’s nothing that could hold me .
A
or that could keep me away from you .
B
when your loving letter told me ,
E
that you really loved me , true .
#5 .
E A
lord above me knows i love you .
it was he who brought me through .
D
when my way was darkest night ,
E
he would shine his brightest light ,
A
when i was trying to get to you .
a fifties smash from kraziekhat .
