1000 Miles Away
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[Verso 1]
A D
Estimated time of arrival 9.30 a.m
A D
Been up before the sun and now I'm tired before I even begin
E F#m Bm7 E
(Now you're flying) I got so much work in front of me
F#m Bm7 A
(Really flying) it stretches out far as the eye can see
D
I can see
A
Spend half my life in airports
D
Doing crosswords and attempting to sleep
A D
And when the bar is open then you'll often find me warming a seat
E F#m Bm7 E
(Now you're flying) I never find a place where I can stay
F#m Bm7 A
(Really flying) I'd rather be a thousand miles away
D
Thousand miles away
( A A4 A D )
( D7M D D7M )
( A A4 A D )
( D7M D D7M )
[Verso 2]
A
Working for yourself sometimes ain't all
A4 A D D7M D D7M
That it's cracked up to be
A
It can be as lonely at the top
A4 A D D7M D D7M
As at the bottom of that corporate tree
E F#m Bm7 E
(Now you're flying) I'm told I'm going places who can say?
F#m Bm7
(Really flying) I might arrive but I'll be gone
A
The very next day
A4 A D D7M D D7M
I must be on my way
A A4 A D D7M D D7M
A thousand miles away
Solo: A C#m F#m D
A C#m F#m D
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E|------9--------9--------9-------10--------|
B|---10-------10-------10------10-----------|
G|-9----------------11-------9--------------|
D|---------11-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
E|------10-9--------10-9--------10-9--------|
B|---10----------10----------10-------------|
G|-9----------------------11----------------|
D|------------11----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
B|-----5------------------------------------|
G|-4b6---6r4-2------2-4b6r4p2---2-----------|
D|--------------2h4-----------4-------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Verso 3]
A
Promised to myself someday
A4 A D D7M D D7M
I'd take the time and try to make sense
A
Out of all those opportunities
A4 A D D7M D D7M
I've lost from trying to sit on the fence
E F#m
(Now you're flying) but right now
Bm7 E
I've got no time for yesterday
F#m Bm7 A
(Really flying) yesterday is a thousand miles away
A4 A D
A thousand miles away
D7M D D7M A
A tho__usand miles away
A4 A D
A thousand miles away
D7M D D7M E
A tho__usand miles away
F#m Bm7 E
(Now you're flying) what was that that you were trying to say?
F#m Bm7 A A4 A
I guess I was a thousand miles away, away
( D D7M D D7M )
( A A4 A D )
D7M D D7M A
A tho__usand miles away
A4 A D
Sing it again (a thousand miles away)
D7M D D7M A
A tho__usand miles away
A4 A D
Sing it again
D7M D D7M A
A tho__usand miles away
Final: A C#m F#m D
A C#m F#m D A
How to play 1000 Miles Away
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.