Travelin Man
Matt Minglewood
ALBUM:Drivin' Wheel

INTRO:G

VERSE:
         G                                                                 
That old highway down to Memphis late last night 
                 C
Was a lonely time to kill
 D                                                                                
We just drove through Little Rock 
                               G
And you've only been on my mind since Nashville
                                                                  
As I lay my head down on the bed in the back 
                     C
I hear that turbo diesel whine 
D                                                    
In my dreams you're kissing me 
                      G
As we cross the Texas line

VERSE:
            G
We've got a show tonight in Dallas 
                               C
I think we hit the stage around midnight
       D
I sure hope the band is cooking 
                                     G
I want to leave those Texans feeling right

Then we head out for the West Coast they say that it's the best coast 
C
But I don't think that's true 
    D
But tonight it doesn't matter much 
                          G
All I ever think about is you

CHORUS:
   C                     D
So hold on darling don't let this dream die 
          G                           C
I'm gonna love you long after all the oceans turn dry
                                 D
With my heart in my hand I'll be standing at your door 
     G                        C
Your traveling man will never leave you any more 
                  D                     Em
Your traveling man has come to take you away

BREAK:G,C,D,G x2

VERSE:
G
L.A. was a bust they never had much time for us
C
I guess they were busy with the O.J. show
        D
I don't think too much about it now
                                                   G
Won't be long before we're back in the land of the snow 

We've got two nights in San Francisco 
                          C
Then it's off to Colorado it's a good thing I was born to roam
       D
It was colder up in Boulder but we got the warmest shoulder
           G
Made these blues boys feel at home

VERSE:
         G
Then its north by northwest to the land I know the best
C
North of the 49
             D
Soon I'll be heading in your direction 
                                            G
Won't be long before you're in these arms of mine

CHORUS:

         C
So be my shot gun rider
   D                             Em
Protect me from the cold and the pain
        C            D
Come on hold me darling
               Em
We're together again

OUTRO:
         G
That old highway down to Memphis late last night 
                 C
Was a lonely time to kill
   D
We just drove through Little Rock 
                               G
And you've only been on my mind since Nashville