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Cliff Eberhardt - 500 Miles
[Intro]                       
G  Em  G  Em  Am  C  Am  D  G
[Verse 1]
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 Dblow a hundred Gmiles
[Verse 2]
Not a Gshirt on my Emback, not a Ampenny to my Cname
Lord I Amcan't go a Chome this a Dway
This a Gaway, this a Emway, this a Amway, this a Cway
Lord I Amcan't go a Dhome this a Gway
[Verse 3]
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
500 Gmiles, 500 Emmiles, 500 Ammiles, 500 Cmiles
Lord I'm Amfive hundred Dmiles away from Ghome
[Outro]
If you Gmiss the train I m Emon, you will Amknow that I am Cgone
You can Amhear the whistle bClow a Dhundred Gmiles

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32OOO3

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G major

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500 Miles

by Cliff Eberhardt

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Cliff Eberhardt - 500 Miles

[Intro]

G Em G Em Am C Am D G

[Verse 1]

G Em Am C

If you miss the train I m on, you will know that I am gone

Am C D

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

G Em Am C

A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles

Am D G

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

[Verse 2]

G Em Am C

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

Am C D

Lord I can't go a home this a way

G Em Am C

This a away, this a way, this a way, this a way

Am D G

Lord I can't go a home this a way

[Verse 3]

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

G Em Am C

500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles

Am D G

Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home

[Outro]

G Em Am C

If you miss the train I m on, you will know that I am gone

Am C D G

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

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