Songbook/500 Miles - Hedy West

Guitar/Chord changes C-Am and D7 500 Miles (Hedy West) Folksong: © & Publication Credit Not Available Mjchael 125px 125px 125px 125px125px 125px The lyrics and melody are attributed to folk singer Hedy West. However, she herself claims to be responsible only for the arrangement and that she is not entitled to the honor of authorship. The song is said to have originated from an older version (possibly '900 Miles'). 500 Miles 1. Verse If youGmiss the train I'mEmon, you willAmknow that I amCgone, you canAmhear the whistleCblow a hundredDmiles.D7 A hundredGmiles, a hundredEmmiles, a hundredAmmiles, a hundredCmiles, you canAmhear the whistle(Cblow aD7)hundred miles.G 2.Verse Lord, I'mGone, Lord, I'mEmtwo, Lord, I'mAmthree, Lord, I'mCfour, Lord, I'mAmfive hundredCmiles a way fromDhome.D7 Away fromGhome, away fromEmhome, away fromAmhome, away fromChome, Lord, I'mAmfive hundred(Cmiles a-D7)way fromGhome. 3.Verse Not aGshirt on myEmback, not aAmpenny to myCname. Lord, IAmcan't go backChome this-a-Dway.D7 This-a-Gway, this-a-Emway, this-a-Amway, this-a-Cway, Lord, IAmcan't go back(ChomeD7) this-a-Gway. 4.Verse(=1.Verse) If youGmiss the train/F#I'mEmon, you willAmknow that I/BamCgone, you/BcanAmhear the whist-/BleCblow a hundredDmiles.D7 A hundredGmiles, a hun-/F#dredEmmiles, a hundredAmmiles, a hun-/BdredCmiles, you/BcanAmhear the whis-/Btle(Cblow aD7)hundred miles.G unknown Chords Shorthand for slash chords G ... /F# = G ... G/F# C ... /B = C ... C/B Am ... /B = Am ... Am/B 150px 150px Walking bass 100px100px100px 100px100px100px Weblink 500+Mile+Hedy+West 500 Miles (Hedy West) Adopted from the German Wikibooks: b:de:Liederbuch/ 500 Miles Hedy West 500 Miles Hedy West 500 Miles Hedy West 500 Miles Hedy West 500 Miles Hedy West