1000 Miles Away Chords by Hoodoo Gurus

Tempo:
128.55 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Bm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hoodoo Gurus - 1000 Miles Away chords
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[A] .
Estimated time of arrival 9.
30 a [D].
m.
.
[A] Been up before the sun and now I'm tired before I even [D] begin.
.
[G] [E] I [A] got so much [D] work in front of [E] me.
[A] It stretches out [Bm] far as the eye [A] can see.
.
I can [D] see.
.
[A] Spend half my life in airports doing crosswords or attempting [D] to sleep.
.
[A] And when the bar is open then you'll often find me warming a [D] [A] seat.
.
[E] Now you're [A] flying.
[F#m] I never find a [Bm] place where I can [E] stay.
Really [A] flying.
[F#m] I'd rather be [Bm] a thousand miles [A] away.
A thousand miles [D] away.
.
[A] .
[D] .
[E] [A] .
[D] [A] .
Working for yourself sometimes ain't all that it's cracked up to be.
.
Infinity is lonely at the top, it's at the bottom of that corporate tree.
.
[E] Now you're flying.
[F#] I'm told I'm going [Bm] places who [E] can't see.
Really flying.
[F#] Time might arrive but I'll be [Bm] gone the very [A] next day.
I must be on my [D] way.
[A] .
A thousand miles [D] away.
[A] .
[F#m] [D] .
[A] .
[F#m] [D] .
[A] I'm going to see myself someday.
I take the time to try to make sense.
Out of all those opportunities I've lost I'm trying to sit on the fence.
[E] .
Now you're flying.
[F#] Right now I got [Bm] no time for [E] yesterday.
Really flying.
[F#] .
Yesterday's [Bm] a thousand [F#] miles [A] away.
A thousand miles away.
.
A thousand miles [D] away.
[A] Was [D] [E] .
[F#] that [Bm] that you were [E] trying to say?.
[F#] I guess I was a [Bm] thousand miles [A] away.
Sing it again.
[D] .
[A] Sing it again.
[D] .
[A] .
Sing it again.
.
[F#m] .
[D] .
[A] Sing it again.
[F#m] [D] .
[A] .
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Hoodoo Gurus - 1000 Miles Away chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bm, E, F#, F#m, D, A and D of chords. Start with a comfortable 64 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 129. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Estimated time of arrival 9.
30 a [D].
m.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [A] Been up before the sun and now I'm tired before I even [D] begin.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ [E] I [A] _ got so much [D] work in front of [E] me.
_ [A] It stretches out [Bm] far as the eye [A] can see.
_ _ .
I can [D] see.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [A] Spend half my life in airports doing crosswords or attempting [D] to sleep.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [A] And when the bar is open then you'll often find me warming a [D] [A] seat.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ Now you're [A] flying.
[F#m] I never find a [Bm] place where I can [E] stay.
Really [A] flying.
[F#m] I'd rather be [Bm] a thousand miles [A] away.
_ _ _ A thousand miles [D] away.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ Working for yourself sometimes ain't all that it's cracked up to be.
_ _ _ _ .
_ Infinity is lonely at the top, it's at the bottom of that corporate tree.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ Now you're flying.
[F#] I'm told I'm going [Bm] places who [E] can't see.
Really flying.
[F#] Time might arrive but I'll be [Bm] gone the very [A] next day.
_ _ I must be on my [D] way.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ A thousand miles [D] away.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ I'm going to see myself someday.
I take the time to try to make sense.
_ _ _ Out of all those opportunities I've lost I'm trying to sit on the fence.
_ _ _ [E] _ .
Now you're flying.
[F#] Right now I got [Bm] no time for _ [E] yesterday.
Really flying.
[F#] _ _ .
Yesterday's [Bm] a thousand [F#] miles [A] away.
_ _ _ A thousand miles away.
_ .
A thousand _ _ _ _ _ _ _ miles _ [D] away.
[A] _ Was _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ [F#] _ _ that [Bm] that you were [E] trying to say?.
_ [F#] I guess I was a [Bm] thousand miles [A] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Sing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ it again.
_ _ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ Sing _ it again.
_ [D] _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ Sing it again.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
[A] _ Sing it again.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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