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Im Gonna Be 500 Miles by The Proclaimers - Guitar Chords

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            The Proclaimers - 500 miles
Progression by Danama


Start with E major, get the rhythm down, this section is palm muted.
1 2 3 123 23 1 2 3, 1 2 3 123 23 1 2 3, this is how I remember it.

The A and B only have two hits, btw.


[Verse]

E
When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be,
          A              B                E
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
E
When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
          A              B               E
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
E
If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be
          A              B                  E
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
E
And if I haver, hey I know I'm gonna be
          A                B           E
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you


[Chorus] (No PM)

E
But I would walk 500 miles
                                  A    B
    A            B*              *Five Hundred
And I would walk 500 more
        E                               A
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
             B       E
To fall down at your door


[Verse]

E
When I'm working, yes I know I'm gonna be
          A                B                E
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
E
And when the money, comes in for the work I do
     A                 B           E
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
E
When I come home(When I come home), well I know I'm gonna be
          A              B                  E
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
E
And if I grow , well I know I'm gonna be
          A                B                E
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you


[Chorus]

E A B
fa la la (fa la la)
fa la la (fa la la)

fa la la (fa la la)
fa la la (fa la la)


[Verse]

E
When I'm lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
          A                B              E
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
E
And when I'm dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
          A               B                  E
I'm gonna Dream about the time when I'm with you
E
When I go out(When I go out), well I know I'm gonna be
          A              B
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
E
And when I come home(When I come home), yes I know I'm gonna be
          A              B                    C#m (Stop strumming)
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you

*(hit only once for this line)
          F#m              B                E
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you

(Resume strumming)


[Chorus]

fa la la (fa la la)
fa la la (fa la la)

fa la la (fa la la)
fa la la (fa la la)

fa la la (fa la la)
fa la la (fa la la)

Da Da Da Dun Diddle Un Diddle Un Diddle Uh Da Da

fa la la (fa la la)
fa la la (fa la la)


[Ending]

E


If anyone is playing the power chords as used in the song 
the chords are still A B E but they are played like so:

      A   B  E
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-----------9-------|
D|----7---9--9-------|
A|----7---9--7-------|
E|----5---7----------|
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