Songbook/500 Miles Hedy West
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500 Miles (Hedy West) edit
Folksong: © & Publication Credit Not Available – arranged by Mjchael
1. Verse
If you[G]miss the train I'm[Em]on, you will[Am]know that I am[C]gone,
you can[Am]hear the whistle[C]blow a hundred[D]miles.[D7]
- A hundred[G]miles, a hundred[Em]miles,
- a hundred[Am]miles, a hundred[C]miles,
- you can[Am]hear the whistle[(C]blow a[D7)]hundred miles.[G]
2.Verse
Lord, I'm[G]one, Lord, I'm[Em]two, Lord, I'm[Am]three, Lord, I'm[C]four, Lord,
I'm[Am]five hundred[C]miles a way from[D]home.[D7]
- Away from[G]home, away from[Em]home,
- away from[Am]home, away from[C]home,
- Lord, I'm[Am]five hundred[(C]miles a-[D7)]way from[G]home.
3.Verse
Not a[G]shirt on my[Em]back, not a[Am]penny to my[C]name.
Lord, I[Am]can't go back[C]home this-a-[D]way.[D7]
- This-a-[G]way, this-a-[Em]way,
- this-a-[Am]way, this-a-[C]way,
- Lord, I[Am]can't go back[(C]home[D7)]this-a-[G]way.
4.Verse(=1.Verse)
If you[G]miss the train[(G/F#)]I'm[Em]on, you will[Am]know that I[(C/B)]am[C]gone,
you[(C/B)]can[Am]hear the whist-[(C/B)]le[C]blow a hundred[D]miles.[D7]
- A hundred[G]miles, a hun-[(G/F#)]dred[Em]miles,
- a hundred[Am]miles, a hun-[(C/B)]dred[C]miles,
- you[(C/B)]can[Am]hear the whis-[(C/B)]tle[(C]blow a[D7)]hundred miles.[G]
- unknown Chords
- Walking bass