a thousand miles vanessa carlton
chords by joans genius 2002

intro : C F G // C F G // Am G // Am G
( this pattern corresponds to the piano riff she plays throughout the song )

verse 1 :
C G
making my way downtown
F G C F G C F G
walking fast , faces pass and i’m home bound
C G
staring blankly ahead
F G Am
just making my way , making my way through the crowd

bridge :
Am F G
and i need you
C F G
and i miss you
Am F G F
and now i wonder
Am G Am F
if i could fall into the sky
Am G Am F
do you think time would pass me by
Am G F
cause you know i’d walk a thousand miles
C F G C F G C F G Am G Am G
if i could just see you tonight

verse 1 :
C G
it’s always times like these
F G C F G C F G
when i think of you and i wonder if you ever think of me
C G
cause everything’s so wrong
F G Am
and i don’t belong living in your precious memories
( repeat bridge )

coda :
Am G
and i , i don’t want to let you know
Am F
i , i drown in your memory
Am G
i , i don’t want to let this go
Am F
i , i don’t . . . .
( repeat verse 1 & bridge )

outro :
Am G Am F
if i could fall into the sky
Am G A F
do you think time would pass me by
Am G F
cause you know i’d walk a thousand miles
C F G
if i could just see you
C F G
if i could just hold you
C
tonight