Johnny Cash - Sing a Travelin' Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sing a Travelin' Song" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Sing a Travelin' Song Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Johnny Cash

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Sing a Travelin' Song" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C                    E7
Hey little girl with tears in your eyes
F                         C
Don't waste your time now asking me why
                         Am      D7      G7
I don't know I know I'll just be moving along
C                          E7
You say that home is where my love is at
F                        C
I say that home is where I hang my hat
                    G7                 C
The time has come to sing a traveling song

You want a house and a lot of close friends
I love the feel of my back to the wind
The two won't match you know the cage
they wile would be wrong
You think that love is friends a child and a home
You can't buy love on a twenty year alone
The time has come to sing a traveling song

Someday where we sat in your old porch swing
A tamer man may offer you a ring
A man that wants his friends and
neighbors a child and a home
Don't waste your tears on love that never could be
What's right for others just ain't right for me
The time has come to sing a traveling song


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D7

Guitar chord D7

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sing a Travelin' Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sing a Travelin' Song" by Johnny Cash.

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