Tom: F#m Asus4 = X02230 Dmaj7 = XX0222 Aadd9 = 002200 Asus = 000230 Use a capo on the 2nd fret. A Aadd9 A Asus Fm E x2 A Dmaj7 Watch my back and light my way F#m E A My traveling star, my traveling star A Dmaj7 Watch over all of those born St. Christopher's Day F#m E A Old road dog, young runaway A Asus4 Dmaj7 They hunger for home but they cannot stay Dm They wait by the door F#m They stand and they stare Dmaj7 They're already out of there F#m E A They're already out of there A Dmaj7 My daddy used to ride the rails F#m E A So they say, so they say A Dmaj7 Soft as smoke and as tough as nails F#m E A Boxcar Jones, old walking man A Asus4 Dmaj7 Coming back home was like going to jail Dm F#m The sheets and the blankets and babies and all Dmaj7 No he never did come back home F#m E A Never that I recall Aadd9 E Aadd9 Nevermind the wind E Aadd9 Nevermind the rain E Aadd9 Nevermind the road E Aadd9 leading home again F#m E Aadd9 Never asking why E F#m Never knowing when E F#m Every now and then E A There he goes again A Dmaj7 She had a cat and a dog named Blue F#m E A My traveling star, my traveling star Dmaj7 A big old stove and a fireplace, too F#m E A Old road dog, young runaway Asus4 Dmaj7 She told me she loved me like it was true Dm I knew I should stay F#m I knew I would go Dmaj7 Run run run away F#m E A Run run run away, boy Aadd9 E Aadd9 Run before the wind E Aadd9 Run before the rain E Aadd9 Over yonder hill E Aadd9 Just around the bend F#m E F#m Never knowing why E F#m Never knowing when E F#m Every now and then E A There you go again A Dmaj7 Tie me up and hold me down F#m E A Oh, my traveling star Dmaj7 Bury my feet down in the ground F#m E A Oh, old road dog Asus4 Dmaj7 Claim my name from the lost and found Dm F#m And let me believe this is where I belong Dmaj7 Shame on me for sure F#m E A Aadd9 A For one more highway song Asus F#m E A Aadd9 A Asus F#m E A My traveling star My traveling star