Chords for 10,000 Miles Away
Tempo:
142.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
B
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Sing, hop for a brave and gallant ship, at a faster than [D] I can even breathe.
[Bm] With a pulley, got a crow and a cap in two, to carry me over [D] the seas.
[Bm] To carry me over the seas, you boys, to my true love far [D] away.
[Bm] I'm taking a trip on a government ship, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear [A] the pit of my [Bm] play.
I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be back [A] again.
I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away.
Well, my [B] old true love was beautiful, my old true [D] love was young.
[Bm] She had diamonds and a rice, my friends, and silver in [D] her sultan.
[Bm] Silver in her sultan, oh yes, and the big ship [D] left me way.
[Bm] Ah, well, says she, be true to me, you're ten thousand miles away.
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but I [F#m] will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the pit of my play.
[Bm] I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking [E] a trip on a government ship, [D] ten [Bm] thousand miles away.
[B]
Well, it's been at least a hundred days since I last [D] saw me mate.
[B] She had a government van around one hand, and another one [D] around her leg.
[B] And another one around her leg, me boys, and her big ship [D] left the bay.
[Bm] I swore that I'd be true to her, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to [B] hear the pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten thousand [B] miles away.
[Bm] [B]
Well, I wish I was a boating boat, or a [D] sailor without [B] fear.
I'd be a meaboat, and away I'd float, straight to my true [D] love's [B] dear.
And straight to my true love's dear, me boys, where the dandelions [D] play.
[B] Where the whales and sharks are having their [Bm] larks, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will [A] go.
I'll stay no more [E] on this old shore, to hear the pit [Bm] of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away.
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[F#m]
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear the pit of [D] my play.
[B] I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be back [F#m]
again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
Well, the sun will [G] shine through the London fog, or the water [D] running clear.
[Bm] Or the ocean [A#] bounding in the wine, or I [D] forget me [Bm] beer.
Or I forget me beer, me boys, or the [D] landlord's quarter pay.
[Bm] But I won't forget my own true love, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the [B] pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, [D] ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't [F#m] be back again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, [D] ten thousand miles [A] away.
I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [Bm] thousand miles away.
[F#]
[Bm] With a pulley, got a crow and a cap in two, to carry me over [D] the seas.
[Bm] To carry me over the seas, you boys, to my true love far [D] away.
[Bm] I'm taking a trip on a government ship, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear [A] the pit of my [Bm] play.
I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be back [A] again.
I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away.
Well, my [B] old true love was beautiful, my old true [D] love was young.
[Bm] She had diamonds and a rice, my friends, and silver in [D] her sultan.
[Bm] Silver in her sultan, oh yes, and the big ship [D] left me way.
[Bm] Ah, well, says she, be true to me, you're ten thousand miles away.
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but I [F#m] will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the pit of my play.
[Bm] I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking [E] a trip on a government ship, [D] ten [Bm] thousand miles away.
[B]
Well, it's been at least a hundred days since I last [D] saw me mate.
[B] She had a government van around one hand, and another one [D] around her leg.
[B] And another one around her leg, me boys, and her big ship [D] left the bay.
[Bm] I swore that I'd be true to her, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to [B] hear the pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten thousand [B] miles away.
[Bm] [B]
Well, I wish I was a boating boat, or a [D] sailor without [B] fear.
I'd be a meaboat, and away I'd float, straight to my true [D] love's [B] dear.
And straight to my true love's dear, me boys, where the dandelions [D] play.
[B] Where the whales and sharks are having their [Bm] larks, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will [A] go.
I'll stay no more [E] on this old shore, to hear the pit [Bm] of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away.
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Bm]
[F#m]
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear the pit of [D] my play.
[B] I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be back [F#m]
again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
Well, the sun will [G] shine through the London fog, or the water [D] running clear.
[Bm] Or the ocean [A#] bounding in the wine, or I [D] forget me [Bm] beer.
Or I forget me beer, me boys, or the [D] landlord's quarter pay.
[Bm] But I won't forget my own true love, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the [B] pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, [D] ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't [F#m] be back again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, [D] ten thousand miles [A] away.
I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [Bm] thousand miles away.
[F#]
Key:
D
Bm
B
A
E
D
Bm
B
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Sing, hop for a brave and gallant ship, at a faster than [D] I can even breathe.
[Bm] With a pulley, got a crow and a cap in two, to carry me over [D] the seas.
[Bm] To carry me over the seas, you boys, to my true love far [D] away.
[Bm] I'm taking a trip on a government ship, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear [A] the pit of my [Bm] play.
I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be back [A] again.
I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away. _ _ _ _ _
Well, my [B] old true love was beautiful, my old true [D] love was young.
[Bm] She had diamonds and a rice, my friends, and silver in [D] her sultan.
[Bm] Silver in her sultan, oh yes, and the big ship [D] left me way.
[Bm] Ah, well, says she, be true to me, you're ten thousand miles away.
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but I [F#m] will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the pit of my play.
[Bm] I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking [E] a trip on a government ship, [D] ten [Bm] thousand miles away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Well, it's been at least a hundred days since I last [D] saw me mate.
[B] She had a government van around one hand, and another one [D] around her leg.
[B] And another one around her leg, me boys, and her big ship [D] left the bay.
[Bm] I swore that I'd be true to her, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to [B] hear the pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten thousand [B] miles away.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B]
Well, I wish I was a boating boat, or a [D] sailor without [B] fear.
I'd be a meaboat, and away I'd float, straight to my true [D] love's [B] dear.
And straight to my true love's dear, me boys, where the dandelions [D] play.
[B] Where the whales and sharks are having their [Bm] larks, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will [A] go.
I'll stay no more [E] on this old shore, to hear the pit [Bm] of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear the pit of [D] my play.
[B] I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be back [F#m]
again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
_ _ _ _ Well, the sun will [G] shine through the London fog, or the water [D] running clear.
[Bm] Or the ocean [A#] bounding in the wine, or I [D] forget me [Bm] beer.
Or I forget me beer, me boys, or the [D] landlord's quarter pay.
[Bm] But I won't forget my own true love, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the [B] pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, [D] ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't [F#m] be back again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, [D] ten thousand miles [A] away.
I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [Bm] thousand miles away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Sing, hop for a brave and gallant ship, at a faster than [D] I can even breathe.
[Bm] With a pulley, got a crow and a cap in two, to carry me over [D] the seas.
[Bm] To carry me over the seas, you boys, to my true love far [D] away.
[Bm] I'm taking a trip on a government ship, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear [A] the pit of my [Bm] play.
I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be back [A] again.
I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away. _ _ _ _ _
Well, my [B] old true love was beautiful, my old true [D] love was young.
[Bm] She had diamonds and a rice, my friends, and silver in [D] her sultan.
[Bm] Silver in her sultan, oh yes, and the big ship [D] left me way.
[Bm] Ah, well, says she, be true to me, you're ten thousand miles away.
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but I [F#m] will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the pit of my play.
[Bm] I'm on board a bounding [B] maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking [E] a trip on a government ship, [D] ten [Bm] thousand miles away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Well, it's been at least a hundred days since I last [D] saw me mate.
[B] She had a government van around one hand, and another one [D] around her leg.
[B] And another one around her leg, me boys, and her big ship [D] left the bay.
[Bm] I swore that I'd be true to her, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to [B] hear the pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten thousand [B] miles away.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B]
Well, I wish I was a boating boat, or a [D] sailor without [B] fear.
I'd be a meaboat, and away I'd float, straight to my true [D] love's [B] dear.
And straight to my true love's dear, me boys, where the dandelions [D] play.
[B] Where the whales and sharks are having their [Bm] larks, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row [F#m] but I will [A] go.
I'll stay no more [E] on this old shore, to hear the pit [Bm] of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [D] thousand [Bm] miles away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[B] So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay [E] no more on this old shore, to hear the pit of [D] my play.
[B] I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be back [F#m]
again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
_ _ _ _ Well, the sun will [G] shine through the London fog, or the water [D] running clear.
[Bm] Or the ocean [A#] bounding in the wine, or I [D] forget me [Bm] beer.
Or I forget me beer, me boys, or the [D] landlord's quarter pay.
[Bm] But I won't forget my own true love, ten thousand miles away.
So go where the winds can blow, and I'll row but [F#m] I will go.
[A] I'll stay no [E] more on this old shore, to hear the [B] pit of my play.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't be [F#m] back again.
[A] I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, [D] ten thousand [Bm] miles away.
I'm on board a bounding maze, and I won't [F#m] be back again.
[A] I'm taking a trip [E] on a government ship, [D] ten thousand miles [A] away.
I'm taking a [E] trip on a government ship, ten [Bm] thousand miles away. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _