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Five Hundred Miles
By Brothers Four
Transpose -3 to match recording.
G Em C Am7 D7 G
If yoGu miss the train I'Emm on,
You will kCnow that I am gAm7one.
You can D7hear the whistle blow a hundred Gmiles.
A hundred miGles, A hundred miEmles.
A hundred miCles, A hundred miAm7les.
If you heD7ar the whistle blow a hundred mGiles.
Lord I'm oGne, Lord I'm tEmwo,
Lord I'm tChree, Lord I'm foAm7ur,
Lord I'm fD7ive hundred miles away from hGome.
Away from hGome, Away from hEmome.
Away from hCome, Away from hoAm7me.
Lord I'm fD7ive hundred miles away from hGome.
Not a shiGrt on my bEmack,
Not a pCenny to my nAm7ame,
Lord I cD7an't go back home this aGway.
This awGay, This aEmway.
This awCay, This aAm7way.
Lord I cD7an't go back home this aGway.
Repeat first verse.
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Five Hundred Miles

by The Brothers Four

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Five Hundred Miles

By Brothers Four

Transpose -3 to match recording.

G Em C Am7 D7 G

G Em

If you miss the train I'm on,

C Am7

You will know that I am gone.

D7 G

You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

G Em

A hundred miles, A hundred miles.

C Am7

A hundred miles, A hundred miles.

D7 G

If you hear the whistle blow a hundred miles.

G Em

Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two,

C Am7

Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four,

D7 G

Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home.

G Em

Away from home, Away from home.

C Am7

Away from home, Away from home.

D7 G

Lord I'm five hundred miles away from home.

G Em

Not a shirt on my back,

C Am7

Not a penny to my name,

D7 G

Lord I can't go back home this away.

G Em

This away, This away.

C Am7

This away, This away.

D7 G

Lord I can't go back home this away.

Repeat first verse.

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