The Tillers - 500 Miles

      The Tillers - 500 Miles


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Em               C          G
I was raised by two lovin folks
Em                  C              D
Raised me right, taught me how to be a man
Em                        C           G
But now theyre gone and left me all alone
       G            C               G
and i aint got no place to call my home

Em              C                 G
i got time to tell you bout this girl i love
Em             C              D
she was fine, give her lovin all the time
Em                     C          G
i left that girl to travel this world
        G    C            G
now im 500 miles from my home


G     C            G 
500 miles from my home
Em    G              C            Gaug
500 miles and the lonelines wont leave me alone
G     C            G 
500 miles from my home

Em                       C             G
drivin out of towns, i never did look back
Em                     C              D
love them girls when headed down the track
Em                          C           G
my times are short and my minds gettin old
        G    C            G
and im 500 miles from my home


G     C            G 
500 miles from my home
Em    G              C            Gaug
500 miles and the lonelines wont leave me alone
G     C            G 
500 miles from my home


[Refrain/Banjo solo]
(1 Verse 1 Chorus)

Em C G Em C D Em C G G C G
G C G Em G C Gaug G C G


Em                               C                  G
now im body starts to shake, my legs cant seem to stand
          Em                     C           D
theres a hole in my soul there used to be a man
Em                   C                  G
that hobo playin he sure sounds good tonight
        G    C            G
but im 500 miles from my home


G     C            G 
500 miles from my home
Em    G              C            Gaug
500 miles and the lonelines wont leave me alone
G     C            G 
500 miles from my home
Em    G              C            Gaug
500 miles and the lonelines wont leave me alone
G     C            G 
500 miles from my home

G   C   G