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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
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025