Travelin' Man - Ricky Nelson


Intro:  D     Bm     D      Bm
                    
         D	         Bm	                   D	        A7
I'm a travelin' man, made a lot of stops, all over the world
Bm                    G                   D          A     D
And in every port, I own the heart of at least one lovely girl.
          D                Bm              D            A7
I have a pretty senorita, waiting for me, down in old Mexico.
            Bm             G               D          A   D
If you 're ever in Alaska stop and see my cute little Eskimo.
       G                      F#m          
Oh my sweet frauline, down in Berlin town 
G                       D
makes my heart start to yearn.


        G                 F#m            E             A7
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong waits for my return.
        D               Bm            D               A7
Pretty Polynesian baby, over the sea, I remember the night
         Bm                     G            D          A      D
when we walked in the sands of Wai Ki Ki and I held her oh so tight.


Solo:
		  D					Bm
E-----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
B-------10--|-12--10--10-(10)--------10-|------------------------|
G--9/11-----|------------------9/11-----|--11\9-7--------------7-|
D-----------|---------------------------|----------9-(9)--7--9---|
A-----------|---------------------------|------------------------|
E-----------|---------------------------|------------------------|

    D					Bm
E--------------------------|-------------------------10---|
B------------------10--12--|--(12)-12~--(12)-10--12-------|
G--------7----9/11---------|------------------------------|
D---7--9---7---------------|------------------------------|
A--------------------------|------------------------------|
E--------------------------|------------------------------|

   D		  D7				  G
E--12/14--12--10--(10)--------------|--------------------------|
B-----------------------10-------10-|--------------------------|
G---------------------------9/11----|-11-9--7---------------7--|
D-----------------------------------|----------9-(9)-7---9-----|
A-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|--------------------------|

   D			A
E--7-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B----10------10------------------|-----------------------------|
G-------9/11-----(11)-9-7--9--7--|-(7)---------------------7---|
D--------------------------------|------7---7--7--7--7--9------|
A--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Oh my sweet fraline, down in Berlin town, 
makes my heart start to yearn.
And my China doll down in old Hong Kong waits for my return.
Whoa.., I'm a travelin' man.  Yes, I'm a travelin' man.
Whoa.., I'm a travelin' man.  Yes, I'm a travelin' man.

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Transcribed by Yvonne Groenendijk