500 Miles Chords by The Hooters

Tempo:
74.825 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

F

Bb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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500 Miles chords
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[Fm] [Gm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
If [Gm] you miss the [Bb] train I'm on, you [Cm] will know that I [Eb] am gone.
You [F] can hear the whistle [Eb] blow a [F] hundred miles.
A [Gm] hundred miles, a [Bb] hundred miles, a [Cm] hundred miles, a hundred [Eb] miles.
You [F] can hear the whistle [Eb] blow a [Gm] hundred miles.
[F]
[Gm] [Dm] Not [Gm] a shirt on [Bb] my back, not [Cm] a penny to [Eb] my name,
and [F] the land that I [Eb] once loved is not [F] my own.
Lord, [Gm] I'm one, Lord, [Bb] I'm two, Lord, [Cm] I'm three, Lord, [Eb] I'm four,
Lord, [F] I'm five hundred [Eb] miles away [Gm] from home.
[F] [Gm] [F] Yeah.
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] I'm [Cm] a big man, [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Gm] [F]
I'm a [Gm] big man.
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
[G] [Dm] A hundred [Gm] tanks along [Bb] the square, a one [Cm] man stand stops [Eb] them there.
Someday [F] soon the tide will [Eb] turn and I'll [F] be free.
I'll [Gm] be free, I'll [Bb] be free, I'll [Cm] come home to my [Eb] country.
[F] Someday soon the tide will [Eb] turn and I'll [Gm] be free.
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
If [Gm] you miss the train [Bb] I'm on, you [Cm] will know that I am [Eb] gone.
You can [F] hear the whistle [Eb] blow a hundred [F] miles.
Lord, [Gm] I'm one, Lord, [Bb] I'm two, Lord, [Cm] I'm three, Lord, [Eb] I'm four,
Lord, [F] I'm five hundred [Eb] miles away [Gm] from home.
[F]
Lord, [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] I'm five hundred [Dm] miles away [Gm] from home.
[Dm] Yeah.
[Gm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] [F] [Eb] I'll [F] [Gm] be free, I'll [Bb] be free, I'll [Cm] come home to my [Eb] country.
Lord, [F] I'm five hundred [Eb] miles away [Gm] from home.
[Dm] [D] [Gm]
[Bb] Ooooooooooooooo.
[Cm] [Eb] Ohhhhhhhhhhh.
You can [F] hear the whistle [Eb] blow five hundred [Gm] miles.
[F]
[Gm] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb] Ooooooooooo.
[Cm] [Eb] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [Gm] [Bb] Ooooooooooo.
[Cm] [Eb] [F] [Eb]
Away [Gm] from home.
[Dm] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [Gm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn The Hooters - 500 Miles chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, Gm, Bb, Cm, Eb and Gm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 37 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 75 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Major.

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[Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm]
If [Gm] you miss the [Bb] train I'm on, you [Cm] will know that I [Eb] am gone.
You [F] can hear the whistle [Eb] blow a [F] hundred miles.
A [Gm] hundred miles, a [Bb] hundred miles, a [Cm] hundred miles, a hundred [Eb] miles.
You [F] can hear the whistle [Eb] blow a [Gm] hundred miles.
[F] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] Not [Gm] a shirt on [Bb] my back, not [Cm] a penny to [Eb] my name,
and [F] the land that I [Eb] once loved is not [F] my own.
Lord, [Gm] I'm one, Lord, [Bb] I'm two, Lord, [Cm] I'm three, Lord, [Eb] I'm four,
Lord, [F] I'm five hundred [Eb] miles away [Gm] from home.
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] Yeah.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] I'm [Cm] a big man, [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F]
I'm a [Gm] big man.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] A hundred [Gm] tanks along [Bb] the square, a one [Cm] man stand stops [Eb] them there.
Someday [F] soon the tide will [Eb] turn and I'll [F] be free.
_ I'll [Gm] be free, I'll [Bb] be free, I'll [Cm] come home to my [Eb] country.
[F] Someday soon the tide will [Eb] turn and I'll [Gm] be free.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm]
If [Gm] you miss the train [Bb] I'm on, you [Cm] will know that I am [Eb] gone.
You can [F] hear the whistle [Eb] blow a hundred [F] miles.
Lord, [Gm] I'm one, Lord, [Bb] I'm two, Lord, [Cm] I'm three, Lord, [Eb] I'm four,
Lord, [F] I'm five hundred [Eb] miles away [Gm] from home.
_ [F]
Lord, [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] I'm five hundred [Dm] miles away [Gm] from home.
[Dm] Yeah.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] I'll _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] be free, I'll [Bb] be free, I'll [Cm] come home to my [Eb] country.
Lord, [F] I'm five hundred [Eb] miles away [Gm] from home.
_ [Dm] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Ooooooooooooooo.
_ [Cm] _ [Eb] Ohhhhhhhhhhh.
You can [F] hear the whistle [Eb] blow five hundred [Gm] miles.
_ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] Ooooooooooo.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] [Bb] Ooooooooooo. _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb]
Away [Gm] from home.
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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