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Miles Away

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Capo 2
[Intro]
 A|  E|  A| E  
[Verse]
I got my Dhead down betweEen my knees
I got my Dback against this bedroom Ewall
I heDar my voice sayinEg baby please
But DI know you don't hear me Ecall
[Chorus]
AYou're staring at that far Ehorizon
AI don't even know why you Estay
AIt's like you're already Bmiles and miles Eaway
 E|  E|  E|
 A|  E|  A| E  
[Verse]
We got this Dlife so far turEned around
We only Dtalk about what happened Elast
We try to Dmove ahead but we'Ere losing ground
To the Dheartache and the pain of the Epast
[Chorus]
AYou're staring at that far Ehorizon
AI don't even know why you Estay
Ayou're already Bmiles and miles Eaway
[Bridge]
EMiles Away
AFrom these sad Edeliberations
AFrom a life in Edisarray
AAnd all these Erecriminations
And these Dstones all Ain your passEway
[Solo]
 D   A   C   E| E  
 D   A   C   E| E  
 A|  E|  A| E  
 A|  B|  E| E  
[Verse]
You got this rDage choking up Eyour voice
DAnd you're behaving like an orphan cEhild
DI want to be your friend Ebut I got no choice
DThan to fight when you're so mean and Ewild
[Chorus]
AYou're staring at that far Ehorizon
AI don't even know why you Estay
AIt's like you're already Bmiles and miles Eaway
[Outro]
EMiles Away
AFrom these sad dEeliberations
AFrom the innocence Ebetrayed
AThe abandoned expecEtations
And the Dstones that Awe have Elaid
 A|  E|  A| E  
 A|  E|  A| E  
 A|  E|  A| E  

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Miles Away

by Jackson Browne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Intro]

A E A E

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[Verse]

D E

I got my head down between my knees

D E

I got my back against this bedroom wall

D E

I hear my voice saying baby please

D E

But I know you don't hear me call

[Chorus]

A E

You're staring at that far horizon

A E

I don't even know why you stay

A B E

It's like you're already miles and miles away

E E E

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A E A E

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[Verse]

D E

We got this life so far turned around

D E

We only talk about what happened last

D E

We try to move ahead but we're losing ground

D E

To the heartache and the pain of the past

[Chorus]

A E

You're staring at that far horizon

A E

I don't even know why you stay

A B E

you're already miles and miles away

[Bridge]

Miles Away

A E

From these sad deliberations

A E

From a life in disarray

A E

And all these recriminations

D A E

And these stones all in your passway

[Solo]

D A C E E

A E A E

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A B E E

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[Verse]

D E

You got this rage choking up your voice

D E

And you're behaving like an orphan child

D E

I want to be your friend but I got no choice

D E

Than to fight when you're so mean and wild

[Chorus]

A E

You're staring at that far horizon

A E

I don't even know why you stay

A B E

It's like you're already miles and miles away

[Outro]

Miles Away

A E

From these sad deliberations

A E

From the innocence betrayed

A E

The abandoned expectations

D A E

And the stones that we have laid

A E A E

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A E A E

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A E A E

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