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five hundred miles chords
peter , paul and mary ( hedy west ) *

C Am Dm F
if you miss the train i m on , you will know that i Am gone
G F G7
you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles ,
C Am Dm F
a hundred miles , a hundred miles , a hundred miles , a hundred miles ,
G G7 C
you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles .

C Am Dm F
lord i m one , lord i m two , lord i m three , lord i m four ,
G F G7
lord i m 500 miles from my home .
C Am Dm F
500 miles , 500 miles , 500 miles , 500 miles
G G7 C
lord i m five hundred miles from my home .

C Am Dm F
not a shirt on my back , not a penny to my name
G F G7
lord i can t go a home this a way
C Am Dm F
this a away , this a way , this a way , this a way ,
G G7 C
lord i can t go a home this a way .

C Am Dm F
if you miss the train i m on , you will know that i Am gone
G F G7
you can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles

* alternate :

capo iii

C = A
Am = F#m
Dm = Bm
F = D
G = E
G7 = E7

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