Hard Travelin' — Woody Guthrie

Chords and lyrics for Hard Travelin' by Woody Guthrie (key of G).

Verse 1

[G]I been a-havin' some [C]hard travellin', [G]I thought you knowed,
I been a-havin' some hard travellin', [D7]way down the road,
[G]I been a-havin' some [G7]hard travellin', [C]hard ramblin', [C7]hard gamblin',
[D7]I been havin' some hard travellin', [G]Lord.

Verse 2

[G]I been a-workin' in a [C]hard rock tunnel, [G]I thought you knowed,
I been a-leanin' on a pressure drill, [D7]way down the road,
[G]Hammer flyin', [G7]air hose suckin', [C]six feet of mud, I [C7]sure been a-muckin'
[D7]I been havin' some hard travellin', [G]Lord.

Verse 3

[G]I been a-workin' that [C]Pittsburg steel, [G]I thought you knowed,
I been workin' that red-hot slag, [D7]way down the road,
[G]I been a-blastin', I [G7]been a-firin', [C]I been a-duckin' [C7]red-hot iron,
[D7]I been havin' some hard travellin', [G]Lord.

Verse 4

[G]I been hittin' some [C]hard harvestin', [G]I thought you knowed,
I been hittin' some rough handlin', [D7]way down the road,
[G]Cut that wheat and [G7]stack that hay, [C]tryin' to make about a [C7]dollar a day,
[D7]I been havin' some hard travellin', [G]Lord.

Verse 5

[G]I been hittin' that [C]Lincoln Highway, [G]I thought you knowed,
I been a-hittin' that sixty-six, [D7]way down the road,
[G]Heavy load and [G7]worried mind, [C]lookin' for a woman that's [C7]hard to find,
[D7]I been havin' some hard travellin', [G]Lord.