Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: G+G
Difficulty: Novice
I'm a Thousand Miles From Home
Joe Ely
Based on the Live Cactus CD
CHORDS (aside from the obvious)
Eb MajorEb x 6 5 0 4 6
F#dim7F#dim7 x x 4 5 4 5
Gdim7Gdim7 x x 5 6 5 6
Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G+G D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G+G G7G7
I'm travelin' down this weary road
C majorC Eb MajorEb
A augmentedA troubled mind is a heavy load
G+G D MajorD G+G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G+G D MajorD G+G
I hold my ticket in my hand
G+G D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD F#dim7F#dim7 Gdim7Gdim7
I hold my ticket in my hand
G+G G7G7
I hold my ticket in my hand
C majorC Eb MajorEb
I headed for the Promised Land
G+G D MajorD G+G
I hold my ticket in my hand
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G
I'm a thousand miles from home
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm a thousand miles from home
G+G G7G7
I'm a thousand miles from home
C majorC Eb MajorEb
The Georgia rain blows wild and cold
G+G D MajorD G+G
I'm a thousand miles from home
Interlude:
C majorC Eb MajorEb E minorEm G+G
C majorC Eb MajorEb E minorEm Am7Am7 D MajorD D7D7
Verse:
G+G D MajorD G+G
I told my love my last goodbye
G+G D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD D7D7
My very, very last goodbye
G+G G7G7
I told my love my last goodbye
C majorC Eb MajorEb
I hang my head and the tears just cry
G+G D MajorD G+G
I told my love my last goodbye
Chorus:
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G
I'm a thousand miles from home
D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I'm a thousand miles from home
G+G G7G7
I'm a thousand miles from home
C majorC Eb MajorEb
The Georgia rain blows through my bones
G+G D MajorD G+G
I'm a thousand miles from home