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Travel Light by Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling
Travel Light
Capo:no capo
Same chords repeated all the way through.
F G C Am
When I was an astronaut I didn't take my boots,
When I was a coal miner I didn't know the news,
When I was a record store I didn't have the blues,
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't care where else he goes,
He's not gonna take any extra clothes
or extra shoes to hide his feet
The ground is dirt, the dirt is sweet
When I go Londontown I'll stand under a rock,
Until I know all the time it takes to pack a clock,
Then I'll flip it over, close the key, and swallow the lock.
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't take his spoon or fork,
He's seen too many eating in New York,
He'll use his hands to pick and eat,
The fruit he finds, he'll find it sweet
When I was a waitress, I gave away my tips
When I was a call-girl, I gave away my hips
When I ran the kissing booth, I gave away my lips,
I travel light and that's the life for me
She lives a life like abandoned wind
Elemental wife, fortune is her friend,
I smile on a planet and a river made of light,
she's just a pebble on a waterfall tonight
When i go to Boston I stand around in jeans
And save the cash for Levi’s by selling black-market baked beans
Denim's what I like to wear it has durable seams
I travel light and that's the life for me
She just a genius without a thinking cap
She never pays the rent, she's funny like that
I don't know what she's on, she's here and gone
Rides a welcome mat on a jungle cat
Fur's and silver chairs and shiny things are just a fuss
We'll eat all peanuts that we steal from the circus
We'll count the all stars and go to sleep under the bus
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
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version 2
Capo:no capo
standart tuning
chords: G 320000
Am
D
Cadd9 x32030
Intro: G Am D Cadd9 2x
the chords are playing the whole song like this:
G Am D Cadd9
When I was an astronaut I didn't take my boots,
When I was a coal miner I didn't know the news,
When I was a record store I didn't have the blues,
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't care where else he goes,
He's not gonna take any extra clothes
or extra shoes to hide his feet
The ground is dirt, the dirt is sweet
When I go Londontown I'll stand under a rock,
Until I know all the time it takes to pack a clock,
Then I'll flip it over, close the key, and swallow the lock.
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't take his spoon or fork,
He's seen too many eating in New York,
He'll use his hands to pick and eat,
The fruit he finds, he'll find it sweet
When I was a waitress, I gave away my tips
When I was a call-girl, I gave away my hips
When I ran the kissing booth, I gave away my lips,
I travel light and that's the life for me
She lives a life like abandoned wind
Elemental wife, fortune is her friend,
I smile on a planet and a river made of light,
she's just a pebble on a waterfall tonight
When i go to Boston I stand around in jeans
And save the cash for Levi’s by selling black-market baked beans
Denim's what I like to wear it has durable seams
I travel light and that's the life for me
She just a genius without a thinking cap
She never pays the rent, she's funny like that
I don't know what she's on, she's here and gone
Rides a welcome mat on a jungle cat
Fur's and silver chairs and shiny things are just a fuss
We'll eat all peanuts that we steal from the circus
We'll count the all stars and go to sleep under the bus
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
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version 3
Capo:no capo
B7= 021202
G A D B7
When I was an astronaut I didn't have my boots,
When I was a coal miner I didn't have the news,
When I was a record store I didn't have the blues,
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't care where else he goes,
He's not gonna take any extra clothes
or extra shoes to hide his feet
The ground is dirt, the dirt is sweet
When I go Londontown I'll stand under a rock,
Until I know all the time it takes to pack a clock,
Then I'll flip it over, close the key, and swallow the lock.
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't take his spoon or fork,
He's seen too many eating in New York,
He'll use his hands to pick and eat,
The fruit he finds, he'll find it sweet
[whistles]
When I was a waitress, I gave away my tips
When I was a call-girl, I gave away my hips
When I ran the kissing booth, I gave away my lips,
I travel light and that's the life for me
She lives a life like abandoned wind
Elemental wife, fortune is her friend,
I smile on a planet and a river made of light,
she's just a pebble on a waterfall tonight
When i go to Boston I stand around in jeans
And save the cash I'll need by selling black-market baked beans
Denim's what I like to wear and has durable seams
I travel light and that's the life for me
She just a genious without a thinking cap
She doesn't pay the rent, she's funny like that
I don't know what she's on, she's here and gone
Rides a welcome mat on a jungle cat
[more whistles]
Both:
Fur's and silver chairs and shiny things are just a fuss
We'll eat all peanuts that we steal from the circus
We'll count the stars and go to sleep under the bus
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
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version 4
Capo:no capo
standard tuning
Chord pattern is the same for the whole song: G, A, D, E7
[verse]
G A D E7
When I was an astronaut I didn't have my boots,
G A D E7
When I was a coal miner I didn't know the news,
G A D E7
When I was a record store I didn't have the blues,
G A D
I travel light and that's the life for me.
[chorus]
G A D E7
He doesn't care where else he goes,
G A D E7
He's not gonna take any extra clothes
G A D E7
or extra shoes to hide his feet
G A D E7
The ground is dirt, the dirt is sweet
[verse]
G A D E7
When I go Londontown I'll stand under a rock,
G A D E7
Until I know all the time it takes to pack a clock,
G A D E7
Then I'll flip it over, close the key, and swallow the lock.
G A D
I travel light and that's the life for me.
[chorus]
G A D E7
He doesn't take his spoon or fork,
G A D E7
He's seen too many eating in New York,
G A D E7
He'll use his hands to pick and eat,
G A D E7
The fruit he finds, he'll find it sweet
[verse]
G A D E7
When I was a waitress, I gave away my tips
G A D E7
When I was a call-girl, I gave away my hips
G A D E7
When I ran the kissing booth, I gave away my lips,
G A D
I travel light and that's the life for me
[chorus]
G A D E7
She lives a life like abandoned wind
Elemental wife, fortune is her friend,
G A D E7
I smile on a planet and a river made of light,
G A D E7
she's just a pebble on a waterfall tonight
[verse]
G A D E7
When i go to Boston I stand around in jeans
G A D E7
And save the cash for Levi's by selling black-market baked beans
G A D E7
Denim's what I like to wear it has durable seams
G A D
I travel light and that's the life for me
[chorus]
G A D E7
She is just a genius without a thinking cap
G A D E7
She never pays the rent, she's funny like that
G A D E7
I don't know what she's on, she's here and gone
G A D E7
Rides a welcome mat on a jungle cat
[Bridge]
G A D E7
Fur's and silver chairs and shiny things are just a fuss
G A D E7
We'll eat all peanuts that we steal from the circus
G A D E7
We'll count the all stars and go to sleep under the bus
G A D
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
[Outro]
G A D E7
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
G A D
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
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version 5
Capo:no capo
Essentially, it's just the chords G, A, D, E7. But there are a couple of random
wiggly
in there...
Tuning: Regular tuning
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------3---------------0------0---------3-----3--------0------------------|
B|------3---------------2------2---------2-----2--------0-------0----------|
G|------0---------------2------2---------3-----3--------1--0H1-------------|
D|------0-------0-------2------2----0-------------------0------------------|
A|------2---0H2-----0-------------------------------2----------------------|
E|--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
The above tab is essentially the chords plus wiggly bits. Below are just the
chords.
the chords are the same the whole way through, you can just decide when to put in
the
bits as you feel necessary... and just strum the chords in a country-ish fashion.
:P
e|-----3--------0--------3--------0----------------0-----------------------|
B|-----3--------2--------2--------0----------------3-----------------------|
G|-----0--------2--------3--------1----------------1-----------------------|
D|-----0--------2--------0--------0----------------2-----------------------|
A|-----2--------0-----------------2----------------2-----------------------|
E|-----3--------------------------0----------------0-----------------------|
G A D E7 (Version 1) E7 (Version 2)
When I was an astronaut I didn't have my boots,
When I was a coal miner I didn't have the news,
When I was a record store I didn't have the blues,
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't care where else he goes,
He's not gonna take any extra clothes
or extra shoes to hide his feet
The ground is dirt, the dirt is sweet
When I go Londontown I'll stand under a rock,
Until I know all the time it takes to pack a clock,
Then I'll flip it over, close the key, and swallow the lock.
I travel light and that's the life for me.
He doesn't take his spoon or fork,
He's seen too many eating in New York,
He'll use his hands to pick and eat,
The fruit he finds, he'll find it sweet
When I was a waitress, I gave away my tips
When I was a call-girl, I gave away my hips
When I ran the kissing booth, I gave away my lips,
I travel light and that's the life for me
She lives a life like abandoned wind
Elemental wife, fortune is her friend,
I smile on a planet and a river made of light,
she's just a pebble on a waterfall tonight
When i go to Boston I stand around in jeans
And save the cash for Levi’s by selling black-market baked beans
Denim's what I like to wear it has durable seams
I travel light and that's the life for me
She just a genius without a thinking cap
She never pays the rent, she's funny like that
I don't know what she's on, she's here and gone
Rides a welcome mat on a jungle cat
Fur's and silver chairs and shiny things are just a fuss
We'll eat all peanuts that we steal from the circus
We'll count the all stars and go to sleep under the bus
We'll travel light and that's the life for us
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