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I'm a Thousand Miles From Home
Joe Ely
Based on the Live Cactus CD
CHORDS (aside from the obvious)
      Ebx 6 5 0 4 6
  F#dim7x x 4 5 4 5
   Gdim7x x 5 6 5 6
[Verse]
I'm Gtravelin' Ddown this weary Groad
I'm Gtravelin' Ddown this weary AmroadD  
   GI'm travelin' down this weary G7road
    CA troubled mind is a Ebheavy load
   GI'm travelin' Ddown this weary Groad
   GI hold my Dticket in my Ghand
I Ghold my Dticket in my AmhandD  F#dim7  Gdim7  
   GI hold my ticket in my G7hand
   CI headed for the EbPromised Land
   GI hold my Dticket in my Ghand
[Chorus]
   DI'm a Emthousand Cmiles from Ghome
DI'm a Emthousand Cmiles from GhomeD  
   GI'm a thousand mG7iles from home
   CThe Georgia rain blows Ebwild and cold
   GI'm a Dthousand miles from Ghome
[Interlude]
C    Eb    Em    G
C    Eb    Em    Am7    D    D7
[Verse]
   GI told my Dlove my last goodGbye
My Gvery, Dvery last goodAmbyeD  D7  
   GI told my love my G7last goodbye
   CI hang my head and the Ebtears just cry
   GI told my Dlove my last goodGbye
[Chorus]
   DI'm a Emthousand Cmiles from Ghome
DI'm a Emthousand Cmiles from GhomeD  
   GI'm a thousand mG7iles from home
   CThe Georgia rain blows Ebthrough my bones
   GI'm a Dthousand miles from Ghome

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Im A Thousand Miles From Home

by Joe Ely

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#dim7

Gdim7

Am7

I'm a Thousand Miles From Home

Joe Ely

Based on the Live Cactus CD

CHORDS (aside from the obvious)

x 6 5 0 4 6

F#dim7

x x 4 5 4 5

Gdim7

x x 5 6 5 6

[Verse]

G D G

I'm travelin' down this weary road

G D Am D

I'm travelin' down this weary road

G G7

I'm travelin' down this weary road

C Eb

A troubled mind is a heavy load

G D G

I'm travelin' down this weary road

G D G

I hold my ticket in my hand

G D Am D F#dim7 Gdim7

I hold my ticket in my hand

G G7

I hold my ticket in my hand

C Eb

I headed for the Promised Land

G D G

I hold my ticket in my hand

[Chorus]

D Em C G

I'm a thousand miles from home

D Em C G D

I'm a thousand miles from home

G G7

I'm a thousand miles from home

C Eb

The Georgia rain blows wild and cold

G D G

I'm a thousand miles from home

[Interlude]

C Eb Em G

C Eb Em Am7 D D7

[Verse]

G D G

I told my love my last goodbye

G D Am D D7

My very, very last goodbye

G G7

I told my love my last goodbye

C Eb

I hang my head and the tears just cry

G D G

I told my love my last goodbye

[Chorus]

D Em C G

I'm a thousand miles from home

D Em C G D

I'm a thousand miles from home

G G7

I'm a thousand miles from home

C Eb

The Georgia rain blows through my bones

G D G

I'm a thousand miles from home

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