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Im Gonna Be 500 Miles by The Proclaimers - Guitar Chords
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The song sounds better when you play the chords on higher frets...
E A B C#m F#m
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|--9--|--6--|--8--|--6--|--2--|
D|--9--|--7--|--9--|--6--|--4--|
A|--7--|--7--|--9--|--4--|--4--|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
I play with these, but it's your choice. I find that it sounds more like the song :-)
F#m in the last verse is optional and can be swapped with an A (relative major) and it still sounds good.
[Verse]
(palm mute)
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]
(normal strum)
E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E A
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
B
To fall down at your door
[Verse]
(return to mute if desired)
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), oh 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 old, well I know I'm gonna be
A B E
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
[Chorus]
E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E A
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
B
To fall down at your door
[Interlude]
E
Dara nana (Dara nana)
A B E
Lundelunundelanun
E
Dara nana (Dara nana)
A B E
Lundelunundelanun
[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 E
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
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
F#m B E
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you
[Chorus]
E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E A
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
B
To fall down at your door
[Interlude]
E
Dara nana (Dara nana)
A B E
Lundelunundelanun
E
Dara nana (Dara nana)
A B E
Lundelunundelanun
E
Da la la (Da la la)
A B E
Da la la (Da la la)
E
Da la la (Da la la)
A B E
Da la la (Da la la)
[Chorus]
E
And I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E A
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
B
To fall down at your door
We also have 13 songs by The Proclaimers
- Cap In Hand
- Im Gonna Be 500 Miles
- Im On My Way
- King Of The Road
- Lets Get Married
- Letter From America
- Make My Heart Fly
- My Old Friend The Blues
- Oh Jean
- Over And Done With
- Sunshine On Leith
- Then I Met You
- Throw The R Away
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