Five Hundred Miles Chords by Hoyt Axton

Tempo:
91.75 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

Eb

Fm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hoyt Axton - Five Hundred Miles chords
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[Gm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
If you miss this train [G] I'm [Cm] on, then you'll [Fm] know that I am, [Ab] and you can hear [F] the whistle
blow.
[Bb] A [Eb] hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred [Cm] miles.
[F] Listen down [Ab] in the now, oh you can [F] hear
the whistle [Bb] blow.
A [Eb] hundred miles.
[Gm]
[C] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] Lord I am three, [Ab] Lord I am four, [Fm] well I am five [Bb] hundred
miles [Eb] from my home.
Five hundred miles, five [Cm] hundred miles [Fm] is such a long, [Ab] long way, and I feel like I [Bb] will never [Cm] reach my [Eb] home.
[Gm] [C]
[Eb]
Not a shirt on [Cm] my back, not a [Fm] penny to my [Ab]
name, [Fm] Lord I [Bb] can't go home, well [Eb] this old way, this old way, oh this [Cm] old way.
[F] No, no, no, [Ab] no, Lord [C] I can't [Bb] go home, well this old way,
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
cause if you miss this train [Cm] I'm on, then you'll [Ab] know that I am, and [Fm] you can hear the [C] whistle [Bb] blow.
A [Eb] hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred [Cm] miles.
[Fm]
Listen down in the now, [Ab] oh you can hear the whistle [Bb] blow.
[Eb] A hundred miles.
Oh you can [Fm] hear the [Bb] whistle blow.
[Cm] Well a [Eb] hundred miles.
[N]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
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To learn Hoyt Axton - (Live) Five Hundred Miles chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, Bb, Eb, Cm, Gm, C, Eb and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 45 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ If you miss this train [G] I'm [Cm] on, then you'll [Fm] know that I am, _ [Ab] _ and you can hear [F] the whistle
blow.
[Bb] _ _ A [Eb] hundred miles, _ _ _ a hundred _ miles, a hundred [Cm] miles. _
[F] _ Listen down [Ab] in the now, oh you can [F] hear
the whistle [Bb] blow. _
A [Eb] hundred miles.
_ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ Lord I am three, [Ab] Lord I am four, _ [Fm] well I am five [Bb] hundred
miles _ [Eb] from my home.
_ _ Five hundred miles, five [Cm] hundred miles _ [Fm] is such a long, [Ab] long way, _ and I feel like I [Bb] will never _ _ [Cm] reach my [Eb] home.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Not a shirt on [Cm] my back, not a [Fm] penny to my [Ab]
name, _ _ [Fm] Lord I [Bb] can't go home, well [Eb] this old way, _ _ this old way, oh this [Cm] old way.
_ [F] _ No, no, no, [Ab] no, _ Lord _ [C] I can't [Bb] go home, well this old _ way, _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ cause if you miss this train [Cm] I'm on, then you'll [Ab] know that I _ _ am, and [Fm] you can hear the [C] whistle [Bb] blow.
A [Eb] hundred _ miles, _ _ a hundred miles, a hundred [Cm] miles.
_ [Fm] _
Listen down in the now, [Ab] oh you can hear the whistle [Bb] blow.
_ [Eb] A hundred miles.
_ _ _ Oh you can _ [Fm] hear _ the _ _ _ [Bb] whistle blow. _ _
[Cm] Well a [Eb] hundred miles. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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