Five Hundred Miles (Maggie)
The Proclaimers
Intro:
[G] [G] [G] [G]
Verse 1:
When I [G] wake up, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who [D] wakes up next to [G] you
When I [G] go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who [D] goes along with [G] you
If I [G] get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who [D] gets drunk next to [G] you
And if I [G] haver, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who’s [D] havering to [G] you
Chorus:
But [G] I would walk 500 miles and [C] I would walk [D] 500 more
Just to [G] be the man who walked a thousand [C] miles to fall down [D] at your door
Verse 2:
When I’m [G] working, yeah I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who’s [D] working hard for [G] you
And when the [G] money, comes in for the work I do
I'll pass [C] almost every [D] penny on to [G] you
When I [G] come home, oh I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who [D] comes back home to [G] you
And if I [G] grow old, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who’s [D] growing old with [G] you
Chorus:
But [G] I would walk 500 miles and [C] I would walk [D] 500 more
Just to [G] be the man who walked a thousand[C] miles to fall down [D] at your door
[G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta)
[C] Talalalala [D] Talalala [G] La
[G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta)
[C] Talalalala [D] Talalala [G] La
Verse 3:
When I’m [G] lonely, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who’s [D] lonely without [G] you
And when I’m [G] dreaming, well I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna [C] dream about the [D] time when I’m with [G] you
When I [G] go out, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who [D] goes along with [G] you
And when I [G] come home, well I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna [C] be the man who [D] comes back home to [Em] you
[Slowing]
I’m gonna [C*] be the man who’s [D*] coming home to [G*] you (speed up again) [G*][G*][G*] [G////]
Chorus:
But [G] I would walk 500 miles and [C] I would walk [D] 500 more
Just to [G] be the man who walked a thousand[C] miles to fall down [D] at your door
[G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta)
[C] Talalalala [D] Talalala [G] La
[G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta)
[C] Talalalala [D] Talalala [G] La
[G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta) [G] Ta la la ta (ta la la ta)
[C] Talalalala [D] Talalala [G//////] La...