Chords for The Chambers Brothers - Traveling Shoes
Tempo:
70.175 bpm
Chords used:
A
Am
C#
E
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [A] Old Daffy come [C#] a-knockin' at my mother's [Cm] door
When I heard him say,
[A] Come on, mother, ain't you ready to go?
[Am] Well, my mother stooped [A] down just to buckle up her shoes
And as she counted up her cause, she began to move
As she moved on down by the, the church stream
And as she shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
She said, yes, my lord, she said, yes, yes
Because I [F] done, done, done do this, [E] got on my travel [F] shoes
[E] [C#m] [E] Got on my travel shoes, [A] got on my travel shoes
I saw Old [E] Daffy [A] come a [C]-knockin' at my [A] father's door
[C#] When I heard [A] him say, come on, father, ain't you ready to go?
Well, my father stooped [C#] down just [A] to buckle up his shoes
And as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the, the church stream
And as he shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
He said, yes, my lord, he said, [E] yes, yes
Because I done, done, done do this, got [A] on my travel [E] shoes
[F] Got [C#] [A]
on my travel shoes, got on my travel shoes
I [C]
[A] saw [C#m] Old [E] Daffy [A]
come a [F]-knockin' [A] at the center man's door
When I heard him say, come on, sinner, ain't you ready to go?
Well, the sinner stooped down just to buckle [Am] up his shoes
And [A] as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the church stream
And as he waited in the water, bow, ankle deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his knees
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me please?
And as he [C#] waited in the water, bow, [A] knee deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his thigh
He said, Lord, have mercy, I'm about to die
And as he waited in the water, bow, thigh deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his waist
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you give me grace?
And as he waited [C#] in the water, [A] bow, waist deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his ribs
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you let me live?
And as he waited in the water, bow, rib deep [Am] in the water
Kept a-risin' [A] up around his shoulders
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me [Am] over?
And as he waited in the water, bow, shoulder deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around [C#] his neck
He [A] said, Lord, have mercy, you know I've done my best
[Am] And as he waited in the [C#] water, bow, neck [Am] deep in the [A] water
Kept a-risin' up around [Am] his chin
He said, [A] Lord, have mercy, won't you let me in?
And as he waited in the water, bow, chin deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his eye
He said, Lord, have [E] mercy, [A] I'm about to die
[Am] And as he waited [G#] in the water, bow, [A] eye deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his head
He said, Lord, have mercy, make up my dying bed
He said, no, my lord, he said, no, [F] no
Because [Am] I ain't got my [F] duties, ain't got no [E] [A] travelin' shoes
[G#] [Fm] [F] [B]
[G#] [C#] [B]
When I heard him say,
[A] Come on, mother, ain't you ready to go?
[Am] Well, my mother stooped [A] down just to buckle up her shoes
And as she counted up her cause, she began to move
As she moved on down by the, the church stream
And as she shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
She said, yes, my lord, she said, yes, yes
Because I [F] done, done, done do this, [E] got on my travel [F] shoes
[E] [C#m] [E] Got on my travel shoes, [A] got on my travel shoes
I saw Old [E] Daffy [A] come a [C]-knockin' at my [A] father's door
[C#] When I heard [A] him say, come on, father, ain't you ready to go?
Well, my father stooped [C#] down just [A] to buckle up his shoes
And as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the, the church stream
And as he shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
He said, yes, my lord, he said, [E] yes, yes
Because I done, done, done do this, got [A] on my travel [E] shoes
[F] Got [C#] [A]
on my travel shoes, got on my travel shoes
I [C]
[A] saw [C#m] Old [E] Daffy [A]
come a [F]-knockin' [A] at the center man's door
When I heard him say, come on, sinner, ain't you ready to go?
Well, the sinner stooped down just to buckle [Am] up his shoes
And [A] as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the church stream
And as he waited in the water, bow, ankle deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his knees
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me please?
And as he [C#] waited in the water, bow, [A] knee deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his thigh
He said, Lord, have mercy, I'm about to die
And as he waited in the water, bow, thigh deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his waist
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you give me grace?
And as he waited [C#] in the water, [A] bow, waist deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his ribs
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you let me live?
And as he waited in the water, bow, rib deep [Am] in the water
Kept a-risin' [A] up around his shoulders
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me [Am] over?
And as he waited in the water, bow, shoulder deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around [C#] his neck
He [A] said, Lord, have mercy, you know I've done my best
[Am] And as he waited in the [C#] water, bow, neck [Am] deep in the [A] water
Kept a-risin' up around [Am] his chin
He said, [A] Lord, have mercy, won't you let me in?
And as he waited in the water, bow, chin deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his eye
He said, Lord, have [E] mercy, [A] I'm about to die
[Am] And as he waited [G#] in the water, bow, [A] eye deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his head
He said, Lord, have mercy, make up my dying bed
He said, no, my lord, he said, no, [F] no
Because [Am] I ain't got my [F] duties, ain't got no [E] [A] travelin' shoes
[G#] [Fm] [F] [B]
[G#] [C#] [B]
Key:
A
Am
C#
E
F
A
Am
C#
[N] [A] Old Daffy come [C#] a-knockin' at my mother's [Cm] door
When I heard him say,
[A] Come on, mother, ain't you ready to go?
[Am] Well, my mother stooped [A] down just to buckle up her shoes
And as she counted up her cause, she began to move
As she moved on down by the, the church stream
And as she shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
She said, yes, my lord, she said, yes, yes
Because I [F] done, done, done do this, [E] got on my travel [F] shoes _ _
_ [E] _ [C#m] _ [E] Got on my travel shoes, [A] got on my travel shoes
I saw _ Old [E] Daffy [A] come a [C]-knockin' at my [A] father's door
[C#] When I heard [A] him say, come on, father, ain't you ready to go?
Well, my father stooped [C#] down just [A] to buckle up his shoes
And as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the, the church stream
And as he shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
He said, yes, my lord, he said, [E] yes, yes
Because I done, done, done do this, got [A] on my travel [E] shoes
[F] _ Got [C#] _ [A] _ _ _
on my travel shoes, got on my travel shoes
I _ _ [C]
[A] saw _ _ [C#m] Old [E] Daffy [A]
come a [F]-knockin' [A] at the center man's door
When I heard him say, come on, sinner, ain't you ready to go?
Well, the sinner stooped down just to buckle [Am] up his shoes
And [A] as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the church stream
And as he waited in the water, bow, ankle deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his knees
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me please?
And as he [C#] waited in the water, bow, [A] knee deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his thigh
He said, Lord, have mercy, I'm about to die
And as he waited in the water, bow, thigh deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his waist
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you give me grace?
And as he waited [C#] in the water, [A] bow, waist deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his ribs
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you let me live?
And as he waited in the water, bow, rib deep [Am] in the water
Kept a-risin' [A] up around his shoulders
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me [Am] over?
And as he waited in the water, bow, shoulder deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around [C#] his neck
He [A] said, Lord, have mercy, you know I've done my best
[Am] And as he waited in the [C#] water, bow, neck [Am] deep in the [A] water
Kept a-risin' up around [Am] his chin
He said, [A] Lord, have mercy, won't you let me in?
And as he waited in the water, bow, chin deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his eye
He said, Lord, have [E] mercy, [A] I'm about to die
[Am] And as he waited [G#] in the water, bow, [A] eye deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his head
He said, Lord, have mercy, make up my dying bed
He said, no, my lord, he said, no, [F] no
Because [Am] I ain't got my [F] duties, ain't got no [E] [A] travelin' shoes _ _
[G#] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I heard him say,
[A] Come on, mother, ain't you ready to go?
[Am] Well, my mother stooped [A] down just to buckle up her shoes
And as she counted up her cause, she began to move
As she moved on down by the, the church stream
And as she shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
She said, yes, my lord, she said, yes, yes
Because I [F] done, done, done do this, [E] got on my travel [F] shoes _ _
_ [E] _ [C#m] _ [E] Got on my travel shoes, [A] got on my travel shoes
I saw _ Old [E] Daffy [A] come a [C]-knockin' at my [A] father's door
[C#] When I heard [A] him say, come on, father, ain't you ready to go?
Well, my father stooped [C#] down just [A] to buckle up his shoes
And as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the, the church stream
And as he shouted, Hallelujah, my soul has been redeemed
He said, yes, my lord, he said, [E] yes, yes
Because I done, done, done do this, got [A] on my travel [E] shoes
[F] _ Got [C#] _ [A] _ _ _
on my travel shoes, got on my travel shoes
I _ _ [C]
[A] saw _ _ [C#m] Old [E] Daffy [A]
come a [F]-knockin' [A] at the center man's door
When I heard him say, come on, sinner, ain't you ready to go?
Well, the sinner stooped down just to buckle [Am] up his shoes
And [A] as he counted up his cause, he began to move
As he moved on down by the church stream
And as he waited in the water, bow, ankle deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his knees
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me please?
And as he [C#] waited in the water, bow, [A] knee deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his thigh
He said, Lord, have mercy, I'm about to die
And as he waited in the water, bow, thigh deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his waist
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you give me grace?
And as he waited [C#] in the water, [A] bow, waist deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his ribs
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you let me live?
And as he waited in the water, bow, rib deep [Am] in the water
Kept a-risin' [A] up around his shoulders
He said, Lord, have mercy, won't you help me [Am] over?
And as he waited in the water, bow, shoulder deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around [C#] his neck
He [A] said, Lord, have mercy, you know I've done my best
[Am] And as he waited in the [C#] water, bow, neck [Am] deep in the [A] water
Kept a-risin' up around [Am] his chin
He said, [A] Lord, have mercy, won't you let me in?
And as he waited in the water, bow, chin deep in the water
Kept a-risin' up around his eye
He said, Lord, have [E] mercy, [A] I'm about to die
[Am] And as he waited [G#] in the water, bow, [A] eye deep in the [Am] water
Kept a-risin' up [A] around his head
He said, Lord, have mercy, make up my dying bed
He said, no, my lord, he said, no, [F] no
Because [Am] I ain't got my [F] duties, ain't got no [E] [A] travelin' shoes _ _
[G#] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _