by Woody Guthrie
Intro: Instrumental Last Half of Verse with Harmonica
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 | F | C | F |
| F |
| I've been a havin' some hard travelin' I thought you know |
| C | |
| I've been a havin' some hard travelin' | way down the road |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | hard ramblin' | hard gamblin' |
| F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |
| F |
| Well I've been a ridin' them fast rattlers I thought you know |
| C | |
| I've been a ridin' them blind passengers | way down the road |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| I've been a ridin' them | dead ends and | flat wheelers | kickin' up cinders |
| F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |
| F |
| Well I've been a layin' in a hard rock jail I thought you know |
| C | |
| I've been a layin' there ninety days | way down the road |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| Mean old judge | said to me it's | ninety days for | vagrancy |
| F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |
| F |
| I've been a workin' at Pittsburgh Steel I thought you know |
| C | |
| I've been a dumpin' that red hot slag | way down the road |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| I've been a blastin' | I've been firin' | I've been a pourin' that | red hot iron |
| F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |
| F |
| I've been a hittin' some hard harvest and I thought you know |
| C | |
| North Dakota to Kansas City w | ay down the road |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| Cuttin' that wheat | stackin' that hay | tryin' to make about a | dollar a day |
| F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |
| F |
| I've been a workin' on Lincoln Highway I thought you know |
| C | |
| I've been a hitchin' on 66 | way down the road |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| Heavy load and | worried mind | lookin' for woman that's | hard to find |
| F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |
| F | F7 | A# | A#7 |
| Heavy load and | worried mind | lookin' for woman that's | hard to find |
| F | C | F | A# | F | C | F |
| I've been a havin' some | hard travelin' | Lord |