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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

The Proclaimers
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KeyE
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LevelEasy
Transpose E 0
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Intro

E
 

Verse 1

E
When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
E
When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
 
E
If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
E
And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
 
 

Chorus

E
But I would walk 500 miles
A
And I would walk 500 more
EA
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
 
To fall down at your door
 
 

Verse 2

E
When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
E
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
AE
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
 
E
When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
E
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
 
 

Chorus

E
But I would walk 500 miles
A
And I would walk 500 more
EA
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
 
To fall down at your door
E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
AE
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
AE
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
 
 

Verse 3

E
When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
E
When I'm dreaming well I know I'm gonna dream
AE
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you.
E
When I go out, well I know I'm gonna be
AE
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
E
And when I come home, yes I know I'm gonna be
AC#m
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
F#mE
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you
 
 

Chorus

E
But I would walk 500 miles
A
And I would walk 500 more
EA
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
 
To fall down at your door
E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
AE
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
AE
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
 
E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
AE
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
AE
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
 
E
And I would walk 500 miles
A
And I would walk 500 more
EA
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
E
To fall down at your door
End

How to play I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers is presented in the key of E. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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