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Verse 1
(G major) (B minor) Memories (C minor) don't live
(G major) like people (B minor) do
They (G major) always remember you
Whether (B minor) things are good or bad,
its just (G major) the memor (B minor) ies
Verse 2
Memories don't live (G major)
like people (B minor) do- (G major) o
Baby (B minor) don't forget me, I'm
a (G major) travellin' man
Movin' through (B minor) places, space and time
Gotta lotta things I (G major) got to do
God willin' (B minor) I'm comin' back to you
My baby boo
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Verse 3
I'm a (G major) travellin' man
Movin' through (B minor) places,
space and time(space and time)
Gotta lotta things I (G major) got to do
But God willin' (B minor) I'm
comin' back to you
Baby boo
I'm (G major) leavin'
Verse 4
Well go 'head and leave The call (B minor)
heard 'round the world from
the wives of MC's
These cats is (G major) payin' more
that half a pound
My garment bag I (B minor) snatch it down
Ain't got the state but we
could prob'ly run a blacker town
(G major) Scenarios like this is tear (B minor) jerkers
For the modern MC ie.
the blue collar worker
'Cuz (G major) this thing called rhymin' no
different from coal (B minor) minin'
We both on assignment to
unearth a diamond
(G major) When you start climbin'
And them eyes start (B minor) shinin'
You be strugglin' and strivin'
And they think you prime- timin'
Main (G major) tain and keep silent make note
and obser (B minor) vation
This confrontation
This is the daily operation
A (G major) concentration
Stay focused on my recita (B minor) tion
'Bout to reach my destination
with no pause or hesitation
Baby (G major) make the preperation
'cuz this ain't no recre (B minor) ation
This is Pro Ball!
And we lettin' you know y'all
At the (G major) show y'all
Doin' this for dough (B minor) y'all
Get the phone call
And I'm ready to blow y'all
'Bout to (G major) go y'all
Been a pleasure to know (B minor) y'all
And I'm (G major) lettin' you know (B minor) that
Verse 5
Memories don't live like people do
They (G major) always remember
(B minor) you
Wether things are good or bad,
its just the memories
Verse 6
Memories (G major) don't live like
(B minor) people do- o
Baby don't forget me, I'm
a (G major) travellin' man
Movin' through (B minor) places, space and time
Gotta lotta things I (G major) got to do
God willin' I'm (B minor) comin' back to you
My baby boo
Verse 7
I'm a (G major) travellin' man
Movin' through (B minor) places,
space and time (space and time)
Gotta lotta things I (G major) got to do
But inshallah I'm (B minor) comin' back to you
Baby boo
I'm (G major) leavin'
But God willin' I'll (B minor) be back home
Verse 8
To drop these heavy ass
bags up off my backbone
(G major) Around the world with
a catalog (B minor) of rap songs
My baby girl is walkin',
been away for that long
(G major) But no you haven't well at least
that's how it (B minor) seem to me
My home town is like a whole
different scenery
(G major) The old timers on the stoop
leaning (B minor) leisurely
The new jacks up in the park
smokin' greenery
(G major) Easily taken for granted when you (B minor) up in
it but its sweet scented
When you been down for a minute
Move (G major) around city limits
Break it down with the (B minor) vintage
The innovative
Classical B- Boy (G major) image
Collect the winnin's
'Cause that's the reason
that we (B minor) came here
This thing is not a game here
The fortune not the fame here
From (G major) New York to the Cakalaks
Cali in the (B minor) Cadillacs
Chicago know we innovate
Infiltrate Virginia State
(G major) DC make me stimulate
Philly know we (B minor) penetrate
Georgia make us generate
Let's set a date to get the pace
(G major) They celebrate to my
jams in foreign (B minor) lands
Even your mans in Japan know who
I (G major) am
Minasan, make everybody out in Nip (B minor) pon
Say ichiban, make yard man know where
ya (G major) getti from ??
Phenomenon,
'scuse me that's a phone (B minor) call
Its the show y'all
Tryin' to get this dough y'all
'Bout to (G major) blow y'all
Been a pleasure to know (B minor) y'all
And I'm lettin' you (G major)
(B minor) know
(G major)
Memor (B minor) ies
Verse 9
don't live like people do- (G major) o
Baby don't (B minor) forget me,
I'm a (G major) travellin' man
Movin' through (B minor) places, space and time
Gotta lotta things I (G major) got to do
But inshal (B minor) lah I'm comin' back to you
My baby boo
Verse 10
I'm a (G major) travellin' man
Movin through (B minor) places,
space and time (space and time)
Gotta lotta things I (G major) got to do
But GOD willin' (B minor) I'm
comin' back to you
Back to you
Verse 11
I'm (G major) leavin'! (B minor) (G major)
I'll be back (B minor) to you
(G major) I'm leavin'! (B minor)
(G major)
I'll be back (B minor) to you
Verse 12
All over the world we go (G major)
DC all over the world (B minor) we go
VA all over the world we go (G major)
The Cakalaks all over the world (B minor) we go
London all over the world we go
Japan we go over the world we go
Paris we go over the world we (G major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor)
(G major)
go (B minor)
(G major) (B minor)
(G major) (B minor)
1- 2, 1- 2...All aboard!
Travellin' Man (Remix - Main)
DJ Honda, Mos Def
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