My Traveling Star

[B]  [Abm7]  [C#m7]  [E/F#]     [B]   [Abm]
[E]   [C#m7]  [E/F#]

Lyrics:

[B]Watch my back and light my way  [Abm7]
M[C#m7]y traveling star,[E/F#] my traveling star
[B]Watch over all of those born St. Christopher's [Abm7]Day
[C#m7]Old road dog, youn[E/F#]g runawa[Gdim]y
[Abm7]They hunger for home but they [F#m7]cannot stay[A/B]
[E]They wait by the d[A7]oor
They stand and they stare[Abm7]
They're already out of t[Fdim]here          [E/F#]

They're already out of there

[B]My daddy used to ride the rails [Abm7]
S[C#m7]o they say,[E/F#] so they say
[B]Soft as smoke and as tough [Abm7]as nails
[C#m7]Boxcar Jones, old [E/F#]walking [Gdim]man
[Abm7]Coming back hom[Fm7b5]e was like goi[F#m7]ng to jail [A/B]
T[E]he sheets and the [A7]blankets and babies an[Abm7]d all
No he never did com[Fdim]e back hom[E/F#]e
Never that[Gdim] I recall

[Abm7]Nevermi[C#]nd [Eb]the w[Abm7]ind
Neverm[C#]ind[Eb] the rai[Emaj7]n
Neverm[F#]ind the r[B]oad
leadi[Bbm7]ng home again
[Abm7]Never as[Fm7b5]king why[F#m7]
Never k[B7]nowing when
E[E]very n[Ebm7]ow and th[C#m7]en
There he goe[E/F#]s again

[B]  [Abm7]  [C#m7]  [E/F#]
             [B]  [Abm]  [E] [Ebm7] [C#m7] [E/F#]

[B]She had a cat and a dog named Bl[Abm7]ue
[C#m7]My traveling star[E/F#], my traveling star
A[B] big old stove and a fireplace[Abm7], too
[C#m7]Old road dog, youn[E/F#]g runawa[Gdim]y
[Abm7]She told me she loved me like it[F#m7] was true  [A/B]
[E]I knew I should st[A7]ay
I knew I would [Abm7]go
Run run r[Fdim]un away[E/F#]
Run run run[Gdim] away, boy

[Abm7]Run bef[C#]ore[Eb] the [Abm7]wind
Run be[C#]for[Eb]e the ra[Emaj7]in
Over y[F#]onder hill
[B]Just aro[Bbm7]und the bend
[Abm7]Never kn[Fm7b5]owing why [F#m7]
Never k[B7]nowing when
[E]Every [Ebm7]now and t[C#m7]hen
There you[E/F#] go again

[B]Tie me up and h[Abm7]old me down
[C#m7]Oh, my[E/F#] traveling star
B[B]ury my feet down in the gr[Abm7]ound
[C#m7]Oh, o[E/F#]ld ro[Gdim]ad dog
[Abm7]Claim my na[Fm7b5]me from the lo[F#m7]st and foun[A/B]d
[E]And let me be[A7]lieve this is where I belong        [Abm7]
Shame on [Fdim]me for su[E/F#]re

For one more highway song

[B]  [Abm7]

[C#m7]My traveling st[E/F#]ar, My traveling star

[B]   [Abm]

[E]   [B/D#]  [C#m7]  [E/F#]     [B]

I'm pretty positive these chords are correct. I left out a few walked bass lines that
were not necessary. But I hope you enjoy this excellent song. :)
-Michael