Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: G Difficulty: Novice I'm a Thousand Miles From Home Joe Ely Based on the Live Cactus CD CHORDS (aside from the obvious) Eb x 6 5 0 4 6 F#dim7 x x 4 5 4 5 Gdim7 x x 5 6 5 6 Verse: G D G I'm travelin' down this weary road G D Am D I'm travelin' down this weary road G G7 I'm travelin' down this weary road C Eb A troubled mind is a heavy load G D G I'm travelin' down this weary road
G D G I hold my ticket in my hand G D Am D F#dim7 Gdim7 I hold my ticket in my hand G G7 I hold my ticket in my hand C Eb I headed for the Promised Land G D G I hold my ticket in my hand Chorus: D Em C G I'm a thousand miles from home D Em C G D I'm a thousand miles from home G G7 I'm a thousand miles from home C Eb The Georgia rain blows wild and cold G D G I'm a thousand miles from home Interlude: C Eb Em G C Eb Em Am7 D D7 Verse: G D G I told my love my last goodbye G D Am D D7 My very, very last goodbye G G7 I told my love my last goodbye C Eb I hang my head and the tears just cry G D G I told my love my last goodbye Chorus: D Em C G I'm a thousand miles from home D Em C G D I'm a thousand miles from home G G7 I'm a thousand miles from home C Eb The Georgia rain blows through my bones G D G I'm a thousand miles from home
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