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If you Gmiss the train I'm Emon,
you will Amknow that I am Cgone
You can Amhear the whistle Cblow 
a hundred Dmiles,
A hundred Gmiles, a hundred Emmiles,
A hundred Ammiles, a hundred Cmiles,
You can Amhear the whistle Cblow 
a hundred Gmiles
Not a Gshirt on my Emback, 
not a Ampenny to my Cname
And the Amland that I once Cloved 
was not my Down
Lord I'm Gone, Lord I'm Emtwo, 
Lord I'm Amthree, Lord I'm Cfour,
Lord I'm Amfive hundred Cmiles 
away from Dhome
A hundred Gtanks along the Emsquare,
One man Amstands and stops them Cthere
Some day Amsoon, the tide will Cturn, 
and I'll be Dfree
I'll be Gfree, I'll be Emfree, 
I'll come Amhome to my Ccountry,
Some day Amsoon the tide will Cturn 
and I'll be Dfree
If you Gmiss the train I'm Emon,
you will Amknow that I am Cgone
You can Amhear the whistle Cblow 
a hundred Dmiles,
Lord I'm Gone, Lord I'm Emtwo, 
Lord I'm Amthree, Lord I'm Cfour,
Lord I'm Amfive hundred Cmiles 
away from Dhome

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500 Miles

by The Hooters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 3rd if you like.

G Em

If you miss the train I'm on,

Am C

you will know that I am gone

Am C

You can hear the whistle blow

a hundred miles,

G Em

A hundred miles, a hundred miles,

Am C

A hundred miles, a hundred miles,

Am C

You can hear the whistle blow

a hundred miles

G Em

Not a shirt on my back,

Am C

not a penny to my name

Am C

And the land that I once loved

was not my own

G Em

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two,

Am C

Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four,

Am C

Lord I'm five hundred miles

away from home

G Em

A hundred tanks along the square,

Am C

One man stands and stops them there

Am C

Some day soon, the tide will turn,

and I'll be free

G Em

I'll be free, I'll be free,

Am C

I'll come home to my country,

Am C

Some day soon the tide will turn

and I'll be free

G Em

If you miss the train I'm on,

Am C

you will know that I am gone

Am C

You can hear the whistle blow

a hundred miles,

G Em

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two,

Am C

Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four,

Am C

Lord I'm five hundred miles

away from home

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