Capo
4
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D Bm G Em G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Verse:
D Bm G Em
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Chorus:
D Bm G Em
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Verse:
D Bm G Em
Lord, I'm one, Lord, I'm two, Lord, I'm three, Lord, I'm four
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home
Chorus:
D Bm G Em
Away from home, away from home, away from home, away from home
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Lord, I'm five hundred miles away from home
Verse:
D Bm G Em
Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Lord, I can't go back home this-a way
Chorus:
D Bm G Em
This-a way, this-a way, this-a way, this-a way
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Lord, I can't go back home this-a way
Instrumental:
D Bm G Em G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D
D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Verse:
D Bm G Em
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Chorus:
D Bm G Em
A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
G6 Em Em7 A Asus2 D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles (stop playing)
Outro:
D G A D
You can heaaaar the whistle blow...a hundred miles
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025