Travelin’ man    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

                               C         Am

    (Pom pom pom pom, hu hu)     (2x)

 

               C                         Am                          - C                     Am

1. I'm a travelin' man, I've made a lot of stops        all over the world,

                C7               F                            C             G       C      - G

    and in every part I own the heart of at least one lovely girl.

 

               C                      Am                 - C                            Am

2. I've a pretty Senorita waiting for me,        down in old Mexico,

                  C7                      F                         C            G    C   - C7

    if you're ever in Alaska, stop and see my cute little Eskimo.

 

                  F                               Em

Oh, my sweet Fraulein down in Berlin town,

F                                           C

    makes my heart start to yearn,

                 F                        Em                    - D                          G    - G7

and my China doll down in old Hong Kong        waits for my return.

 

                C                        Am               - C                            Am

3. Pretty Polynesian baby over the sea        I remember the night,

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    when we walked in the sands of the Waikiki,

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    and I held you, oh, so tight.

 

+ instrumental = verse 2              + CHORUS

 

+ repeat verse 3

 

C                 Am                 - C                  Am

    Oh, I'm a travelin' man,       yes, I'm a travelin' man.

C                   Am                - C                Am

    Yes, I'm a travelin' man,       oh, I'm a travelin' man.

      C   Am    - C - G - C

    Mm mm.

 

(orig. = capo 2nd; midi = no capo)    (Ricky Nelson)