Hard Travelin Chords' by Lester Flatt
Tempo:
109.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Dm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
I've been having some hard travelin', I thought you'd know.
I've been hittin' some hard travelin' [A] way down the [Dm] road.
I've been having some [G] hard travelin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin'.
[A] I've been having some [D] hard travelin' oh.
Well I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you'd know.
I've been ridin' them blind passengers way [A] down the road.
[D] I've been ridin' them dead [G]-end flat wheelers, kickin' up cinders.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
[Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
Well I've been layin' in a hard rock jail, I thought you'd know.
I've been layin' there 90 [E] days way [A] down the road.
[D] Mean old judge said to me, it's 90 days for vacancy.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
I've been workin' that pitch-burst steel, I thought you'd know.
I've been dumpin' that red-hot slag [A] way down the road.
[Dm] I've been blastin', I've been [G] firin', I've been pourin' that red-hot [D] iron.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
I've been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you'd know.
North Dakota to Kansas City [E] way down [A] the road.
[Dm] Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, [G] tryin' to make about a dollar [D] a day.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
I've been workin' on Lincoln Highway, I thought you'd know.
I've been hitchin' on 66 [E] way [A] down the road.
[D] Heavy load in a worried [G] mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to [D] find.
I've been having some hard travelin' oh.
I've been having some hard travelin', I thought you'd know.
I've been hittin' some hard travelin' [A] way down the [Dm] road.
I've been having some [G] hard travelin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin'.
[A] I've been having some [D] hard travelin' oh.
Well I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you'd know.
I've been ridin' them blind passengers way [A] down the road.
[D] I've been ridin' them dead [G]-end flat wheelers, kickin' up cinders.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
[Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
Well I've been layin' in a hard rock jail, I thought you'd know.
I've been layin' there 90 [E] days way [A] down the road.
[D] Mean old judge said to me, it's 90 days for vacancy.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
I've been workin' that pitch-burst steel, I thought you'd know.
I've been dumpin' that red-hot slag [A] way down the road.
[Dm] I've been blastin', I've been [G] firin', I've been pourin' that red-hot [D] iron.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
I've been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you'd know.
North Dakota to Kansas City [E] way down [A] the road.
[Dm] Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, [G] tryin' to make about a dollar [D] a day.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
I've been workin' on Lincoln Highway, I thought you'd know.
I've been hitchin' on 66 [E] way [A] down the road.
[D] Heavy load in a worried [G] mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to [D] find.
I've been having some hard travelin' oh.
Key:
D
A
G
Dm
E
D
A
G
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've been having some hard travelin', I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been hittin' some hard travelin' [A] way down the [Dm] road.
I've been having some [G] hard travelin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin'.
[A] I've been having some [D] hard travelin' oh. _
_ _ _ Well I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been ridin' them blind passengers way [A] down the road.
[D] I've been ridin' them dead [G]-end flat wheelers, kickin' up cinders.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I've been layin' in a hard rock jail, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been layin' there 90 [E] days way [A] down the road.
[D] Mean old judge said to me, it's 90 days for vacancy.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
_ _ _ _ I've been workin' that pitch-burst steel, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been dumpin' that red-hot slag [A] way down the road.
[Dm] I've been blastin', I've been [G] firin', I've been pourin' that red-hot [D] iron.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you'd know. _
North Dakota to Kansas City [E] way down [A] the road.
[Dm] Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, [G] tryin' to make about a dollar [D] a day.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh. _ _
_ _ I've been workin' on Lincoln Highway, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been hitchin' on 66 [E] way [A] down the road.
[D] Heavy load in a worried [G] mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to [D] find.
I've been having some hard travelin' oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've been having some hard travelin', I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been hittin' some hard travelin' [A] way down the [Dm] road.
I've been having some [G] hard travelin', hard ramblin', hard gamblin'.
[A] I've been having some [D] hard travelin' oh. _
_ _ _ Well I've been ridin' them fast rattlers, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been ridin' them blind passengers way [A] down the road.
[D] I've been ridin' them dead [G]-end flat wheelers, kickin' up cinders.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well I've been layin' in a hard rock jail, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been layin' there 90 [E] days way [A] down the road.
[D] Mean old judge said to me, it's 90 days for vacancy.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh.
_ _ _ _ I've been workin' that pitch-burst steel, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been dumpin' that red-hot slag [A] way down the road.
[Dm] I've been blastin', I've been [G] firin', I've been pourin' that red-hot [D] iron.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I've been hittin' some hard harvestin', I thought you'd know. _
North Dakota to Kansas City [E] way down [A] the road.
[Dm] Cuttin' that wheat, stackin' that hay, [G] tryin' to make about a dollar [D] a day.
I've been [A] having some hard [D] travelin' oh. _ _
_ _ I've been workin' on Lincoln Highway, I thought you'd know.
_ _ I've been hitchin' on 66 [E] way [A] down the road.
[D] Heavy load in a worried [G] mind, lookin' for a woman that's hard to [D] find.
I've been having some hard travelin' oh. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _