Chords for Johnny Rivers ~ “500 Miles” 1965 HQ

Tempo:
99.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Rivers ~ “500 Miles” 1965 HQ chords
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[G] If you miss the train [Em] I'm on
[Am] You'll know that I have gone
You [C] could hear the whistle [Gm] [D] blow
[G] 100 mile
Lord I'm one
Lord [Em] I'm two
[Am] Lord I'm three
Lord I'm four
Lord [C] I'm five
[D] 300 miles away [C] from [G] home
Tear drops fell on [Em] Mama's nose
[Am] When I read the things she wrote
She said we love you [C] son.
We miss you
[D] Come on home
Well, [G] I didn't have [Em] to pack I
[Am] Had it all right on my back
[C] Now I'm five hundred [D]
miles away [G] from home
[Em]
[Am]
[G] [C] [G]
[D] [G] Hmm
Well, I'm walking [Em] these ties
[Am] With tears all in my eyes
[C] [D]
Try [G] From my
If his trains running [Em] right
[Am] I'll be home tomorrow night
I'll [C] put on
500 [F#]
miles [G] away from home
100 miles 100 [Em]
miles
[Am] 100 miles 100 miles
[C] You could hear whistle
[D] 100 [G] miles
If you miss a train [Em] I am on [Am] You know
That I have gone
[C] You could hear
whistle [Dm] blow [D] 100 [C] miles
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Johnny Rivers - 500 Miles chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: C, D, G, Em, Am, G, C and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 49 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 100 BPM. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ If you miss the train [Em] I'm on
_ [Am] You'll know that I have gone
You [C] could hear the whistle [Gm] [D] blow
_ [G] 100 mile
_ Lord _ _ I'm one
Lord [Em] I'm two
_ [Am] Lord I'm three
Lord I'm four
_ Lord [C] I'm five _
[D] 300 miles away [C] from [G] _ _ home
_ Tear drops fell on [Em] Mama's nose
_ [Am] When I read the things she wrote
She said we love you [C] son.
We miss you
[D] Come on home _ _ _
Well, [G] I didn't have [Em] to pack I
[Am] Had it all right on my back
_ [C] Now I'm five hundred [D]
miles away [G] from home _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ Hmm
_ Well, _ _ I'm walking [Em] these ties
_ [Am] With tears all in my eyes
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D]
Try [G] From my _ _ _ _
If his trains running [Em] right
_ _ [Am] I'll be home tomorrow night
I'll [C] put on
500 _ [F#]
miles [G] away from home _ _
_ 100 miles 100 _ [Em] _
miles
[Am] 100 miles 100 miles
_ [C] You could hear whistle
[D] _ 100 _ [G] _ miles _
If _ you miss a train [Em] I am on _ [Am] You know
That I have gone
_ [C] You could hear
whistle [Dm] blow [D] _ 100 [C] miles _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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