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Altan - Ten Thousand Miles
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C  C7/Bb  F    C  C7/Bb  F
[Verse 1]
N.C.         C              F       C  F  
Fare you well, my own true love
FareGwell for aAmwhileF  
I am going aCway, Gbut E7I'll be AmbackF  
If I Ggo ten Amthousand CmileFs__
[Verse 2]
N.C.              C              F       C  F  
Ten thousand miles, my own true love
Ten thousand Gmiles or AmmoreF  
And the rocks mCay melt, Gand the E7seasAm___ may burnF  
If GI no Ammore reCturn
[Verse 3]
N.C.            C               F       C  F  
Oh, don't you see yon lonesome dove
Sitting on Gyon ivy AmtreeF  
She is Cweeping Gfor___ E7her own Amtrue loveF  
As GI shall Amweep for CmineF  C  F  C  F  C  
[Verse 4]
N.C.         C              F       C  F  
Oh, come back, my own true love
And stay aGwhile with AmmeF  
If I had a Cfriend Gall E7on this AmearthF  
You've Gbeen a Amfriend to CmeF  C  F  C  F  C  F  C  Bb  

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Ten Thousand Miles

by Altan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C7/Bb

Altan - Ten Thousand Miles

CAPO: 5th Fret

[Intro]

C C7/Bb F C C7/Bb F

[Verse 1]

C F C F

N.C.

Fare you well, my own true love

G Am F

Farewell for awhile

C G E7 Am F

I am going away, but I'll be back

G Am C F

If I go ten thousand miles__

[Verse 2]

C F C F

N.C.

Ten thousand miles, my own true love

G Am F

Ten thousand miles or more

C G E7 Am F

And the rocks may melt, and the seas___ may burn

G Am C

If I no more return

[Verse 3]

C F C F

N.C.

Oh, don't you see yon lonesome dove

G Am F

Sitting on yon ivy tree

C G E7 Am F

She is weeping for___ her own true love

G Am C F C F C F C

As I shall weep for mine

[Verse 4]

C F C F

N.C.

Oh, come back, my own true love

G Am F

And stay awhile with me

C G E7 Am F

If I had a friend all on this earth

G Am C F C F C F C F C Bb

You've been a friend to me

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