500 Miles
Hedy West

Peter, Paul, and Mary
Peter, Paul, and Mary
1962

When I was checking out my Mom's copy of Ten Years Together
I found this song and I really liked it.  Jump to about 1
month later, and I just figured it out today.  Hope you
like it!

Lyrics
Chords

INTRO:

   C                 Am                C                 Am
GUITAR 1
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----0---------0-|-----2---------0-|
D:-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

GUITAR 2
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|
A:-3-----------3---|-0-----------3---|-3-----------3---|-0-----------3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   Dm                F                 Dm                G7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
B:-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-------0-----0---|
G:---2-----------2-|-----2---------2-|---2-----------2-|-----0---------0-|
D:-0---------------|---3-------------|-0---------------|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-------------2---|-------0-2-------|-------------2---|-0---------------|
D:-0-----2-3-------|-3---------------|-0-----2-3-------|-------0-2---0---|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                             If  you
   C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------0-------|---------0-------|
B:-------1-----1---|-------1---------|
G:-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|
D:---2-------------|---2-------------|
A:-3---------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|
D:-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|
A:-3-----------3---|-3-----------3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|

The verses go like this:

   miss the train I'm on     you will  know that I am    gone    you can
   C                 Am                Dm                F
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------0-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
B:-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---|
G:-----0---------0-|-----2---------0-|---2-----------2-|-----2---------2-|
D:---2-------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|---3-------------|
A:-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-------0-2-------|
D:-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|-0-----2-3-------|-3---------------|
A:-3-----------3---|-0-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   hear the whistle  blow  a hundred   miles                     hundred
   Dm                Em      F         G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------1-------|-------0-------1-|---------3-------|---------3-------|
B:-------3-----3---|-----0-------1---|-------0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
G:---2-----------2-|---0-------2-----|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|
D:-0---------------|---------3-------|---0-------------|---0-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-------------2---|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
D:-0-----2-3-------|-2------3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   miles a hundred   miles a hundred   miles a hundred   miles   you can
   C                 Am                Dm                F
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------0-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
B:-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---|
G:-----0---------0-|-----2---------0-|---2-----------2-|-----2---------2-|
D:---2-------------|---2-------------|-0---------------|---3-------------|
A:-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-------0-2-------|
D:-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|-0-----2-3-------|-3---------------|
A:-3-----------3---|-0-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   hear the whistle  blow  a hundred   miles
   Dm                Em      F         G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------1-------|-------0-------1-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
B:-------3-----3---|-----0-------1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|
G:---2-----------2-|---0-------2-----|-----0---------0-|-----0---------0-|
D:-0---------------|---------3-------|---2-------------|---2-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0-----2-3-------|-2------3--------|-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-3-----------3---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Here's the last verse and ending:

   miss the train I'm on     you will  know that I am gone       you can
   C       C/B       Am      G         Dm                F
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|---------1-------|---------1-------|
B:-----1-------1---|-------1-------0-|-------3-----3---|-------1-----1---|
G:-----------0-----|-----2-------0---|---2-----------2-|-----2---------2-|
D:---2-------------|---2-------0-----|-0---------------|---3-------------|
A:-3-----3-2-----2-|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-1---------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-------0-2-------|
D:-------2---------|-------0---------|-0-----2-3-------|-3---------------|
A:-3-------2-----2-|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|


   hear the whistle  blow  a hundred   miles
   Dm                Em      F         C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------1-------|-------0-------1-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
B:-------3-----3---|-----0-------1---|-------1-----1---|-------1---------|
G:---2-----------2-|---0-------2-----|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|
D:-0---------------|---------3-------|---2-------------|---2-------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-0-----2-3-------|-2------3--------|-------0-2-------|-------0-2-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


LYRICS:

play INTRO

If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone 
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles


Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four
Lord I'm 500 miles from my home
Five hundred miles, five hundred miles, five hundred miles, five hundred miles
Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home


Not a shirt on my back not a penny to my name
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way
This a-way, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way


If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles


CHORDS:

G7	320001
C/B	x2x010

For other chords, go to my key to chords page.
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.