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[Intro]
Dm  A  Dm
[Verse]
DmThis hotel bar is full of Fpeople, 
DmThe piano man is really laying it doFwn,
DmEven the old bartender is as high as Fa steeple,
BbSo why toniA7ght should I wear a frown? 
Dm
[Verse]
DmThe joint is jumpin' all around me, F  
DmAnd my mood is really not at style,F  
DmRight now the blues want to surround Fme,
BbBut I'll breA7ak out after a wDmhile.
[Chorus]
Well I'm a Fmillion miles away,
I'm a miDmllion miles away, 
BbI'm sailing like a driftA7wood,
On a wDmindy bay, 
I'm a Fmillion miles away,
I'm a mDmillion miles away,
BBbut I'm sailing like a driftA7wood,
On a wDmindy bay,
[Verse]
GmWhy ask how I feel,
CWell, how does it look to you? 
AmI fell hook, line, and sinker,
Lost my caDmptain and my crew.
Dm
[Verse]
GmI'm standing on the landing, 
CThere's no one there but me, 
AmThat's where you'll see me, 
GmLooking out on the deep blue sea.
C  Dm  Em  F Em Dm
[Verse]
DmThere's a song on the lips of Feverybody,
DmThere's a smile all around the Froom, 
DmThere's conversation overFflowing,  
BbSo why must I A7sit here with the blues.
Dm
[Verse]
DmThis hotel bar has lost its peFople, 
DmThe piano man has caught the last buFs home
DmThe old bartender just collapsed in Fthe corner,
BbWhy I'm still hA7ere, I just don't kDmnow,
[Chorus] 
I'm a Fmillion miles away,
A milDmlion miles away, 
BbI'm sailing like a driftA7wood on a wiDmndy bay, 
I'm a milFlion miles away, 
A millDmion miles away,
BbI'm sailing like a driftA7wood on a wiDmndy bay, 
 (repeat and fade)

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A Million Miles Away

by Rory Gallagher

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[Intro]

Dm A Dm

[Verse]

Dm F

This hotel bar is full of people,

Dm F

The piano man is really laying it down,

Dm F

Even the old bartender is as high as a steeple,

Bb A7

So why tonight should I wear a frown?

[Verse]

Dm F

The joint is jumpin' all around me,

Dm F

And my mood is really not at style,

Dm F

Right now the blues want to surround me,

Bb A7 Dm

But I'll break out after a while.

[Chorus]

Well I'm a million miles away,

I'm a million miles away,

Bb A7

I'm sailing like a driftwood,

On a windy bay,

I'm a million miles away,

Bb A7

But I'm sailing like a driftwood,

On a windy bay,

[Verse]

Why ask how I feel,

Well, how does it look to you?

I fell hook, line, and sinker,

Lost my captain and my crew.

[Verse]

I'm standing on the landing,

There's no one there but me,

That's where you'll see me,

Looking out on the deep blue sea.

C Dm Em F Em Dm

[Verse]

Dm F

There's a song on the lips of everybody,

Dm F

There's a smile all around the room,

Dm F

There's conversation overflowing,

Bb A7

So why must I sit here with the blues.

[Verse]

Dm F

This hotel bar has lost its people,

Dm F

The piano man has caught the last bus home

Dm F

The old bartender just collapsed in the corner,

Bb A7 Dm

Why I'm still here, I just don't know,

[Chorus]

I'm a million miles away,

A million miles away,

Bb A7 Dm

I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay,

I'm a million miles away,

A million miles away,

Bb A7 Dm

I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay,

(repeat and fade)

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