Traveling Poor Boy
By Brent Cobb
Written by Brent Cobb
Album: Shine On Rainy Day (2016)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
10/28/2017
Capo 2
D
Old man in the moon, shining in my rearview
G A D
Leaving that Tennessee town
G A D D/C# Bm
You're all I have to talk to, don't know where my dog ran off to
E7 A A/G A/F#
But he's gone and he has been for a while now
Where I'm bound, well I haven't figured it out
I'm sure I'll find my usual old wrong way
The cost to leave ain't cheap, I don't need no eat or sleep
Even if I did, I lost my job, so I don't got much pay but it's okay
Chorus:
G A D
Cause anymore would burn a hole in my pocket
G A D
Lord I can't afford to be a poor boy broke
G A D D/C# Bm
Besides this pair of jeans is already pretty tearin' at the seams
E7 A
The last that I need is a pant stain from a smoke
G A D
Gonna ride until my ride quits riding
G A D
Then I'm gonna walk until my boots walk off
G A D D/C# Bm
Yes sir I'll be a sight when I get where their looking mean and light
E7 A D
But tonight I'm feeling free and friendly, barely scraping change, waving goodbye
Say, old man in the moon, I hear that you get blue too
It must be lonesome way up in the sky
The stars seem mighty proud if I were you I'd hate a cloud
All they ever do is hang around and cry
Guess it ain't a shame to be rolling like a slow train
Or glowing like only you do, I'll tell you what
I'll keep right on track, if you keep shining bright like that
I bet before we know it, this journey will be through and the hard times too
Chorus
Waving goodbye
Waving goodbye
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