"Travelin' Man", Recorded by Ricky Nelson, 1961

Transcribed by Gary Wahlgren
San Diego, CA 

Intro:

Bum, bum, bum, bum...[D]oouuuu[Bm]uuu
Bum, bum, bum, bum...[D]oouuuu[Bm]uuu


I'm a [D]travelin' man, 
[Bm]made a lot of stops, 
[D]all over the [A7]world
[Bm]And in every port, 
I[G]own the heart of at 
[D]least one [A]lovely [D]girl.

 
I've a [D]pretty senorita, 
[Bm]waiting for me, 
[D]down in old [A7]Mexico.
If you 're [Bm]ever in Alaska 
[G]stop and see my [
D]cute [A]little [D]Eskimo.


Chorus
                                                                           
	Oh my [G]sweet frauline, 
	Down in [F#m]Berlin town 
	[G]makes my heart start to [D]yearn.         
	And my [G]China doll 
	Down in [F#m] old Hong Kong 
	[E]waits for my [A7]return.

                      
Pretty [D]Polynesian baby, 
[Bm]over the sea, 
[D]I remember the [A7}night
When we [Bm]walked in the sands of 
[G]Wai Ki Ki and I 
[D]held her [A]oh so [D]tight.


Instrumental: 7th fret pentonic over verse chords

                                             
Repeat Chorus

                    
[D]Whoa, I'm a [Bm]travelin' man.  
[D]Yes, I'm a [Bm]travelin' man.
[D]Yes, I'm a [Bm]travelin' man.
[D]Whoa, I'm a [Bm]travelin' man.
                              
[D]Mmmmmmmmm[Bm]mmmmmm.     D//   A//  D/

              

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