| f | Five Hundred Miles | f | Five Hundred Miles |
| The Proclaimers | | The Proclaimers |
| Intro: | | Intro: |
| [D] [D] | | [D] [D] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| When I [D] wake up, yeah I know I'm gonna be | | When I [D] wake up, yeah I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] wakes up next to [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] wakes up next to [D] you |
| When I [D] go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be | | When I [D] go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you |
| If I [D] get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be | | If I [D] get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] gets drunk next to [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] gets drunk next to [D] you |
| And if I [D] haver, yeah I know I'm gonna be | | And if I [D] haver, yeah I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] havering to [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] havering to [D] you |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |But [D] I would walk 500 miles and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more | | |But [D] I would walk 500 miles and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more |
| |Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand | | |Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand |
| |[G] miles to fall down [A] at your door | | |[G] miles to fall down [A] at your door |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| When I’m [D] working, yeah I know I'm gonna be | | When I’m [D] working, yeah I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] working hard for [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] working hard for [D] you |
| And when the [D] money, comes in for the work I do | | And when the [D] money, comes in for the work I do |
| I'll pass [G] almost every [A]penny on to [D] you | | I'll pass [G] almost every [A]penny on to [D] you |
| When I [D] come home, oh I know I'm gonna be | | When I [D] come home, oh I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [D] you |
| And if I [D] grow old, well I know I'm gonna be | | And if I [D] grow old, well I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] growing old with [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] growing old with [D] you |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Post-Chorus: x2 | | Post-Chorus: x2 |
| n | [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) | n | [D] Ta la la ta {blue}(ta la la ta){/blue} [D] Ta la la ta {blue} (ta la la ta){/blue} |
| [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D] La la | | [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D] La la |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| When I’m [D] lonely, well I know I'm gonna be | | When I’m [D] lonely, well I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] lonely without [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who’s [A] lonely without [D] you |
| And when I’m [D] dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream | | And when I’m [D] dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream |
| I'm gonna [G] dream about the [A] time when I’m with [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] dream about the [A] time when I’m with [D] you |
| When I [D] go out, well I know I'm gonna be | | When I [D] go out, well I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] goes along with [D] you |
| And when I [D] come home, well I know I'm gonna be | | And when I [D] come home, well I know I'm gonna be |
| I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [Bm] you | | I'm gonna [G] be the man who [A] comes back home to [Bm] you |
| [Slowing] | | [Slowing] |
| I’m gonna [G*] be the man who’s [A*] coming home to [D*] you [D*][D*][D*] [D////] | | I’m gonna [G*] be the man who’s [A*] coming home to [D*] you [D*][D*][D*] [D////] |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |But [D] I would walk 500 miles and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more | | |But [D] I would walk 500 miles and [G] I would walk [A] 500 more |
| |Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand | | |Just to [D] be the man who walked a thousand |
| |[G] miles to fall down [A] at your door | | |[G] miles to fall down [A] at your door |
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| Post-Chorus: x3 | | Post-Chorus: x3 |
| n | [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) | n | [D] Ta la la ta {blue}(ta la la ta){/blue} [D] Ta la la ta {blue}(ta la la ta) {/blue} |
| [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D] La la | | [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D] La la |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| t | [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [D] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [Slowing] | t | [D] Ta la la ta {blue}(ta la la ta){/blue} [D] Ta la la ta {blue}(ta la la ta) (Slowing){/blue} |
| [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D//////////////] Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa | | [G] Talalalala [A] Talalala [D//////////////] Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |