Chords for 500 Miles by Joan Baez
Tempo:
156.6 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
G#m
C#m
E
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
If you miss the train [C#m] I'm on, [F#] you will know [F#m] that I am gone.
You can hear the whistle [G#] blow a hundred [F#m] miles.
[C#]
A [E] hundred miles, a hundred [C#m]
miles, a hundred [F#m]
miles, a hundred miles.
You can hear the whistle [G#m]
blow a [E] hundred miles.
Lord, I'm one, Lord, [C#m] I'm two, Lord, [F#m] I'm three, Lord, I'm four.
Lord, I'm five [D#] hundred [G#m]
miles from [C#] my home.
[G#] Five [Em] hundred [A] miles, five [D#m] hundred [C#]
miles, five [F#m] hundred miles, five hundred miles.
Lord, I'm five [D#] hundred [G#m]
miles from my [E] home.
Not a shirt on [C#m] my back, not [F#m] a penny to my name.
Lord, I can't [G#m] go on [F#m] this way, this [E] way, this [C#m] way, this [F#m] way, this way.
[G#] Lord, I [G#]
can't go [G#m]
on this [E] way.
If you miss the train [C#m] I'm on, you [F#m] will know that I am gone.
You can hear the [G#m] whistle blow a hundred [G#]
miles.
[B]
A hundred [E] miles, [A] a hundred [C#m] miles, a hundred [F#m]
miles, a hundred miles.
You can hear the whistle [G#m] blow a [E] hundred miles.
[N]
[Bm]
I'll close with two Portuguese songs.
Portuguese is very strange for me because I don't speak it.
So if there are any Portuguese listening in, please don't try to figure out what I'm saying.
I was forced to make up some of the words myself.
It's all in the old folk tradition, you know.
The words weren't all properly written out on the back of the [G#m] album that I stole the songs from, that's all.
[Bm]
If you're happy, this [G#m] song will make you happier, and if you're sad, it will make you sad.
[N]
You can hear the whistle [G#] blow a hundred [F#m] miles.
[C#]
A [E] hundred miles, a hundred [C#m]
miles, a hundred [F#m]
miles, a hundred miles.
You can hear the whistle [G#m]
blow a [E] hundred miles.
Lord, I'm one, Lord, [C#m] I'm two, Lord, [F#m] I'm three, Lord, I'm four.
Lord, I'm five [D#] hundred [G#m]
miles from [C#] my home.
[G#] Five [Em] hundred [A] miles, five [D#m] hundred [C#]
miles, five [F#m] hundred miles, five hundred miles.
Lord, I'm five [D#] hundred [G#m]
miles from my [E] home.
Not a shirt on [C#m] my back, not [F#m] a penny to my name.
Lord, I can't [G#m] go on [F#m] this way, this [E] way, this [C#m] way, this [F#m] way, this way.
[G#] Lord, I [G#]
can't go [G#m]
on this [E] way.
If you miss the train [C#m] I'm on, you [F#m] will know that I am gone.
You can hear the [G#m] whistle blow a hundred [G#]
miles.
[B]
A hundred [E] miles, [A] a hundred [C#m] miles, a hundred [F#m]
miles, a hundred miles.
You can hear the whistle [G#m] blow a [E] hundred miles.
[N]
[Bm]
I'll close with two Portuguese songs.
Portuguese is very strange for me because I don't speak it.
So if there are any Portuguese listening in, please don't try to figure out what I'm saying.
I was forced to make up some of the words myself.
It's all in the old folk tradition, you know.
The words weren't all properly written out on the back of the [G#m] album that I stole the songs from, that's all.
[Bm]
If you're happy, this [G#m] song will make you happier, and if you're sad, it will make you sad.
[N]
Key:
F#m
G#m
C#m
E
G#
F#m
G#m
C#m
If you _ miss the train [C#m] I'm on, _ [F#] you will know [F#m] that I am gone.
_ You can hear the whistle [G#] _ blow a hundred _ _ _ _ [F#m] miles.
_ [C#] _
A [E] hundred _ _ miles, a hundred [C#m] _
miles, a hundred [F#m] _ _
miles, a hundred miles.
_ _ You can hear the whistle [G#m] _
blow a [E] hundred _ _ _ _ miles. _
_ _ Lord, I'm one, _ Lord, [C#m] I'm two, _ Lord, [F#m] I'm three, _ Lord, I'm _ four.
Lord, I'm _ five [D#] hundred [G#m] _
miles from [C#] my _ _ home. _ _ _
[G#] _ Five [Em] hundred _ [A] miles, five [D#m] hundred [C#]
miles, five [F#m] hundred _ miles, five hundred _ _ miles.
Lord, I'm _ five [D#] hundred [G#m] _
_ miles from my _ [E] _ home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Not a _ shirt on [C#m] my _ back, not [F#m] a penny to my name.
_ Lord, I _ can't [G#m] go _ on _ [F#m] this way, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ this [E] way, _ _ this [C#m] _ way, _ this [F#m] way, _ this _ _ way.
_ [G#] Lord, I _ [G#]
can't go _ [G#m] _
on this [E] way. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
If you _ miss the train [C#m] I'm _ on, you [F#m] will _ know that I am _ _ gone.
You can hear the [G#m] whistle _ blow a hundred [G#] _ _
miles.
[B] _ _ _ _
A hundred [E] _ miles, [A] a hundred [C#m] _ miles, a hundred [F#m] _ _
miles, a hundred miles. _
_ You can _ hear the whistle [G#m] _ blow a [E] hundred _ _ _ _ miles. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I'll close with two Portuguese songs.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Portuguese is very strange for me because I don't speak it. _ _
So if there are any Portuguese listening in, please don't try to figure out what I'm saying.
_ I was forced to make up some of the words myself. _
It's all in the old folk tradition, you know.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ The words weren't all properly written out on the back of the [G#m] album that I stole the songs from, that's all.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ If you're happy, this [G#m] song will make you happier, and if you're sad, it will make you sad.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ You can hear the whistle [G#] _ blow a hundred _ _ _ _ [F#m] miles.
_ [C#] _
A [E] hundred _ _ miles, a hundred [C#m] _
miles, a hundred [F#m] _ _
miles, a hundred miles.
_ _ You can hear the whistle [G#m] _
blow a [E] hundred _ _ _ _ miles. _
_ _ Lord, I'm one, _ Lord, [C#m] I'm two, _ Lord, [F#m] I'm three, _ Lord, I'm _ four.
Lord, I'm _ five [D#] hundred [G#m] _
miles from [C#] my _ _ home. _ _ _
[G#] _ Five [Em] hundred _ [A] miles, five [D#m] hundred [C#]
miles, five [F#m] hundred _ miles, five hundred _ _ miles.
Lord, I'm _ five [D#] hundred [G#m] _
_ miles from my _ [E] _ home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Not a _ shirt on [C#m] my _ back, not [F#m] a penny to my name.
_ Lord, I _ can't [G#m] go _ on _ [F#m] this way, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ this [E] way, _ _ this [C#m] _ way, _ this [F#m] way, _ this _ _ way.
_ [G#] Lord, I _ [G#]
can't go _ [G#m] _
on this [E] way. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
If you _ miss the train [C#m] I'm _ on, you [F#m] will _ know that I am _ _ gone.
You can hear the [G#m] whistle _ blow a hundred [G#] _ _
miles.
[B] _ _ _ _
A hundred [E] _ miles, [A] a hundred [C#m] _ miles, a hundred [F#m] _ _
miles, a hundred miles. _
_ You can _ hear the whistle [G#m] _ blow a [E] hundred _ _ _ _ miles. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I'll close with two Portuguese songs.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Portuguese is very strange for me because I don't speak it. _ _
So if there are any Portuguese listening in, please don't try to figure out what I'm saying.
_ I was forced to make up some of the words myself. _
It's all in the old folk tradition, you know.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ The words weren't all properly written out on the back of the [G#m] album that I stole the songs from, that's all.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ If you're happy, this [G#m] song will make you happier, and if you're sad, it will make you sad.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _