Written by Chris Rea
Intro: Am Dm Am Dm (or Am Am/B A/C Dm Dm/E Dm/F Am Dm On the restless road to nowhere, there's no certain peace, it seems Am Dm Desire to keep on moving to the River of Dreams Am Dm Is it just because someone told you? Is it just because you found Am Dm Old Freedom feels uneasy when duty is around? Fmaj7 Em When allegiance asks the questions, Old Freedom twists and turns Dm Am (G optional) And chokes on codes of Honor, on the Sword of No Return Dm G Am And it's The Curse of the Traveller Dm G Am The Curse of the Traveller Dm G Am Got a hold of me Dm G Am And it won't let you be Am D Am D And in sleepless nights, you'll call her name And feel loneliness, cold to the bone And when the daylight breaks, this old tired heart aches To be such a long way, such a long way from home And you long for the harbor lights, but you'll never be free Of the craving for refuge and the call of the sea Always wanting to sell out, but always needing to buy So til the road leads to somewhere and that river runs dry It's the curse of the traveller Ain't gonna let you be The curse of the traveller And it sure got a hold of me