James Taylor

Use a capo on the 2nd fret.
Intro: A Aadd9 A Asus Fm E (2x)
Lyrics:
^A Watch my back and light my way ^Dmaj7
My traveling s ^Fm tar, my traveli ^E ng star ^A
A Watch over all of those born St. Christopher's Day ^Dmaj7
Old road dog ^Fm , young ru ^E naway ^A
A They hunger for home but they ^Asus4 cannot stay ^Dmaj7
They wait by the d ^Dm oor
They stand and they s ^Fm tare
They're already out of t ^Dmaj7 here
They'r ^Fm e already ^E out of there ^A
A My daddy used to ride the rails ^Dmaj7
So they s ^Fm ay, so th ^E ey sa ^A y
^A Soft as smoke and as tough as nails ^Dmaj7
Boxcar Jo ^Fm nes, old wal ^E king man ^A
A Coming back home was lik ^Asus4 e going to jail ^Dmaj7
The sheets and the b ^Dm lankets and babies and ^Fm all
No he never did come back h ^Dmaj7 ome
Ne ^Fm ver that ^E I recall ^A
Aadd9 Nevermi ^E nd the w ^Aadd9 ind
Neverm ^E ind the ^Aadd9 rain
Neverm ^E ind the ^Aadd9 road
leadin ^E g home a ^Aadd9 gain
^Fm Never as ^E king w ^Aadd9 hy
Never kn ^E owing ^Fm when
Every n ^E ow and ^Fm then
There he g ^E oes ag ^A ain
^A She had a cat and a dog named Blue ^Dmaj7
My traveling s ^Fm tar, my trav ^E eling sta ^A r
A big old stove and a fireplace, too ^Dmaj7
Old road dog, y ^Fm oung r ^E unaway ^A
She told me she loved me like ^Asus4 it was true ^Dmaj7
I knew I should st ^Dm ay
I knew I would ^Fm go
Run run run ^Dmaj7 away
^Fm Run run r ^E un away, boy ^A
Aadd9 Run bef ^E ore the ^Aadd9 wind
Run be ^E fore the ^Aadd9 rain
Over y ^E onder ^Aadd9 hill
Just a ^E round the ^Aadd9 bend
^Fm Never kn ^E owing ^Fm why
Never kn ^E owing ^Fm when
Every no ^E w and ^Fm then
There you ^E go aga ^A in
^A Tie me up and hold me down ^Dmaj7
Oh, ^Fm my tra ^E veling st ^A ar
Bury my feet down in the groun ^Dmaj7 d
Oh, ^Fm old ro ^E ad dog ^A
Claim my name from the ^Asus4 lost and found ^Dmaj7
And let me belie ^Dm ve this is where I be ^Fm long
Shame on me for s ^Dmaj7 ure
^Fm For one more hi ^E ghway so ^A ng ^{Aadd9 A
Asus} My traveling s ^Fm tar My trav ^E eling st ^A ar ^{Aadd9 A Asus Fm E A}