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[Verse 1]
GIf you miss the train I'm Emon
Then you Amknow that I'll be Cgone
Lord I’m Amfive-hundred Cmiles away from Dhome
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
500 Gmiles, 500 Emmiles, 500 Ammiles, 500 Cmiles,
Lord I'm Amfive-hundred Cmiles away from Dhome
[Verse 3]
Not a Gshirt on my Emback, not a Ampenny to my Cname
Lord I Amcan't go Chome this-a-Dway
This-a-Gway, this-a-Emway, this-a-Amway, this-a-Cway,
Lord I'm Amfive-hundred Cmiles away from Dhome
[Chorus]
500 Gmiles, 500 Emmiles, 500 Ammiles, 500 Cmiles,
                    Am                 C    D  G~
Lord I'm five-hundred miles away from home
~ = LET RING

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500 Miles

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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[Verse 1]

G Em

If you miss the train I'm on

Am C

Then you know that I'll be gone

Am C D

Lord I’m five-hundred miles away from home

[Verse 2]

G Em Am C

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four

Am C D

Lord I'm five-hundred miles away from home

[Chorus]

G Em Am C

500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,

Am C D

Lord I'm five-hundred miles away from home

[Verse 3]

G Em Am C

Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name

Am C D

Lord I can't go home this-a-way

G Em Am C

This-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way, this-a-way,

Am C D

Lord I'm five-hundred miles away from home

[Chorus]

G Em Am C

500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles,

Am C D G

Lord I'm five-hundred miles away from home

~ = LET RING

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