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Chris Stapleton - Traveller Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, Em, A, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[D] [Bm] [Bm] [Em] [D]I see the sunrise [Bm]creeping in, [D]everything changes like the [Bm]desert wind [Em]Here she comes and then she’s [A]gone again

[D]I’m just a traveller [Bm]on this earth, [D]sure as my heart’s behind the [Bm]pocket of my shirt [G]I just keep rolling till I’m in [Em]the dirt, [D]‘cause I’m a traveller, oh, I’m a [Bm]traveller [D]I couldn’t tell you honey, [Bm]I don’t know, [D]where I’m going but I’ve [Bm]got to go [G]‘Cause every turn reveals [Em]some other road, and I’m a [D]traveller, oh, I’m a [Bm]traveller

[D]My heartbeat’s [Bm]rhythm is a lonesome sound, [D]just like the rubber [Bm]turning on the ground [Em]Always lost and nowhere bound [A]

[D]I’m just a traveller [Bm]on this earth, [D]sure as my heart’s behind the [Bm]pocket of my shirt [G]I just keep rolling till I’m in [Em]the dirt, [D]‘cause I’m a traveller, oh, I’m a [Bm]traveller [D]I couldn’t tell you honey, [Bm]I don’t know, [D]where I’m going but I’ve [Bm]got to go [G]‘Cause every turn reveals [Em]some other road, and I’m a [D]traveller, oh, I’m a [Bm]traveller

[G]When I’m gone, [Em]somebody else will have to [G]feel this wrong [Em]Somebody else will have to [G]sing this song [Em]Somebody else will have to [A]sing along, sing along

[D]I’m just a traveller [Bm]on this earth, [D]sure as my heart’s behind the [Bm]pocket of my shirt [G]I just keep rolling till I’m in [Em]the dirt, [D]‘cause I’m a traveller, oh, I’m a [Bm]traveller [D]I couldn’t tell you honey, [Bm]I don’t know, [D]where I’m going but I’ve [Bm]got to go [G]‘Cause every turn reveals [Em]some other road, and I’m a [D]traveller, oh, I’m a [Bm]traveller

Album Traveller
Year 2015
Key D

How to Play Traveller on Guitar?

Chris Stapleton - Traveller can be played in the key of D using the D, Bm, Em, A, G chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Traveller with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.