Traveling Poor Boy chords by Brent Cobb

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Intro 1

Old man moon,

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) 
shining in my rearview
G 
A 
D 
 (G major) Leaving that  (A major) Tennessee town  (D major) 
G 
A 
You're  (G major) all I have to talk  (A major) to
D 
Bm 
Don't know  (D major) where my dog ran  (B minor) off to
E 
But he's  (E major) gone,
A 
G 
F#m 
and has been for a  (A major) while now  (G major)  (F sharp minor) 

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Verse 2
D 
Where I'm  (D major) bound,
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major) well, I haven't figured it out
G 
I'm sure I'll  (G major) find my usu
A 
D 
 (A major) al old wrong  (D major) way
G 
A 
The cost  (G major) to leave ain't  (A major) cheap,
D 
Bm 
I don't need  (D major) no eat or sleep  (B minor) 
E 
Even  (E major) if I did, I lost my job,
A 
G 
F#m 
so  (A major) I don't got much  (G major) pay,  (F sharp minor) but it's okay
D 
 (D major) 'Cause anymore

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) would
A 
D 
burn a  (A major) hole in my pocket  (D major) 
G 
Lord, I can't af (G major) ford to be
A 
D 
a poor  (A major) boy broke  (D major) 
G 
A 
Besides this pair of  (G major) jeans is already  (A major) threaded,
D 
 (D major) tearin' at the seams
Bm 
E 
 (B minor) The last  (E major) thing that I need is
A 
a pant  (A major) leg full of smoke

Verse 4
G 
A 
D 
Gonna ride  (G major) until my  (A major) ride quits  (D major) riding
G 
Then I'm gonna walk  (G major) until
A 
D 
my boots  (A major) walk  (D major) off
G 
Yessir, I'll be a sight  (G major) when I get
A 
D 
Bm 
 (A major) Where they're  (D major) looking mean and  (B minor) lying
E 
But tonight,  (E major) 
I'm feeling free and friendly
A 
 (A major) Barely scraping change, waving goodbye
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 5
Say, old man moon,
I hear that you get blue too
G 
It must be  (G major) lonesome way
A 
D 
 (A major) up in the sky  (D major) 
G 
A 
The stars  (G major) seem mighty proud,  (A major) 
Bm 
if I were you, I'd hate a cloud  (B minor) 
E 
A 
G 
All they  (E major) ever do is hang around and  (A major) cry  (G major) 

Verse 6
A 
D 
 (A major) Guess it ain't  (D major) a shame to be
rolling like a slow train
G 
A 
D 
Or  (G major) glowing like  (A major) only you  (D major) do,
I'll tell you what
G 
A 
 (G major) I'll keep right on  (A major) track,
D 
Bm 
if you keep  (D major) shining bright like  (B minor) that
E 
I  (E major) bet before we know it,
A 
G 
this  (A major) journey will be through  (G major) 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) And the hard times too, man
D 
 (D major) Anymore

Verse 7
G 
 (G major) would burn a
A 
D 
 (A major) hole in my pock (D major) et
G 
Lord, I can't af (G major) ford to be
A 
D 
a poor  (A major) boy  (D major) broke
G 
A 
Besides this pair of jeans  (G major) is already  (A major) threaded,
D 
Bm 
 (D major) tearin' at the seam (B minor) s
E 
The last  (E major) thing that I need is
A 
a pant  (A major) leg full of smoke

Verse 8
G 
A 
D 
Gonna ride  (G major) until my  (A major) ride quits  (D major) riding
G 
Then I'm gonna walk  (G major) until
A 
D 
my  (A major) boots walk  (D major) off
G 
Yes sir, I'll be a sight  (G major) when I get
A 
D 
Bm 
 (A major) Where they're  (D major) looking mean and  (B minor) lying
E 
But tonight,  (E major) 
I'm feeling free and friendly
A 
D 
 (A major) Barely scraping change, waving goodbye  (D major) 
G 
D 
Wav (G major) in' goodbye,  (D major) wavin' goodbye