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Miles Away

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[Intro]
G A D  G D A G  G  A D  G D A G  G D A G
[Verse]
GCame into this world, I Awas lost not foDund
It did noGt hold me in its Darms like it Aholds me Gnow
So I Gdreamed myself a bird who could Across the wDaves
And I Gwoke up just a Dman who was Amiles aGway
[Chorus]
MGiles aDway, miles Gaway, miles aDway, miles aGway
[Verse]
GSo I went to Cape Canaveral and I Awent to the Dmoon
And I Gstayed up Dthere for a Ayear or Gtwo
FGamous picture of me above the Ablue pDarade
A man a Gmillion mileDs up, still Amiles aGway
[Chorus]
GMiles awDay, miles aGway, miles awDay, miles awGay
[Verse]
SGo I went back to Kansas, it waAs summertiDme
Brought Gflowers to my Dfamily bAy the riverGside
At thGe end of his life, they said mAy father had Dchanged
I supGpose we could have been friendsD, but I wAas miles Gaway
[Chorus]
GMiles aDway, miles Gaway, miles aDway, miles aGway
[Verse]
GHoney, you don't belong in a Aplace like tDhis
With yoGur long yellDow hair and Ayour hiGps
BGut the look in your eye is like thAe world from Dspace
The way the Gsun hits off the Dwater from Amiles aGway
[Chorus]
GMiles aDway, miles Gaway, miles aDway, miles aGway
[Outro]
HGoney, can you leave your ligDht on?
HDoney, can you leave your ligGht on?
HGoney, can you leave your ligDht on?
HDoney, can you leave your ligGht on?
GI'm miles aDway, miles Gaway
Miles Daway, miles aGway

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Miles Away

by Josh Ritter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G A D G D A G G A D G D A G G D A G

[Verse]

G A D

Came into this world, I was lost not found

G D A G

It did not hold me in its arms like it holds me now

G A D

So I dreamed myself a bird who could cross the waves

G D A G

And I woke up just a man who was miles away

[Chorus]

G D G D G

Miles away, miles away, miles away, miles away

[Verse]

G A D

So I went to Cape Canaveral and I went to the moon

G D A G

And I stayed up there for a year or two

G A D

Famous picture of me above the blue parade

G D A G

A man a million miles up, still miles away

[Chorus]

G D G D G

Miles away, miles away, miles away, miles away

[Verse]

G A D

So I went back to Kansas, it was summertime

G D A G

Brought flowers to my family by the riverside

G A D

At the end of his life, they said my father had changed

G D A G

I suppose we could have been friends, but I was miles away

[Chorus]

G D G D G

Miles away, miles away, miles away, miles away

[Verse]

G A D

Honey, you don't belong in a place like this

G D A G

With your long yellow hair and your hips

G A D

But the look in your eye is like the world from space

G D A G

The way the sun hits off the water from miles away

[Chorus]

G D G D G

Miles away, miles away, miles away, miles away

[Outro]

G D

Honey, can you leave your light on?

D G

Honey, can you leave your light on?

G D

Honey, can you leave your light on?

D G

Honey, can you leave your light on?

G D G

I'm miles away, miles away

D G

Miles away, miles away

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