Songbook/500 Miles - Hedy West

=500 Miles (Hedy West)=

The lyrics and melody are attributed to folk singer Hedy West. However, she herself claims to be responsible only for the arrangement and that she is not entitled to the honor of authorship. The song is said to have originated from an older version (possibly '900 Miles').

500 Miles
If youmiss the train I'mon, you willknow that I amgone, you canhear the whistleblow a hundredmiles.
 * 1. Verse
 * A hundredmiles, a hundredmiles,
 * a hundredmiles, a hundredmiles,
 * you canhear the whistleblow
 * ahundred miles.

Lord, I'mone, Lord, I'mtwo, Lord, I'mthree, Lord, I'mfour, Lord, I'mfive hundredmiles a way fromhome.
 * 2.Verse
 * Away fromhome, away fromhome,
 * away fromhome, away fromhome,
 * Lord, I'mfive hundredmiles
 * a-way fromhome.

Not ashirt on myback, not apenny to myname. Lord, Ican't go backhome this-a-way.
 * 3.Verse
 * This-a-way, this-a-way,
 * this-a-way, this-a-way,
 * Lord, Ican't go backhome
 * this-a-way.

If youmiss the trainI'mon, you willknow that Iamgone, youcanhear the whist-leblow a hundredmiles.
 * 4.Verse(=1.Verse)
 * A hundredmiles, a hun-dredmiles,
 * a hundredmiles, a hun-dredmiles,
 * youcanhear the whis-tleblow
 * ahundred miles.

unknown Chords
Shorthand for slash chords
 * G ... /F# = G ... G/F#
 * C ... /B = C ... C/B
 * Am ... /B = Am ... Am/B
 * [[Image:Crd_C_B.svg|150px]] [[Image:Crd_G_Fis.svg|150px]]

Walking bass

 * [[Image:Crd_C.svg|100px]][[Image:Crd_C_B.svg|100px]][[Image:Crd_Am.svg|100px]]
 * [[Image:Crd_G.svg|100px]][[Image:Crd_G_Fis.svg|100px]][[Image:Crd_Em.svg|100px]]

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 * Adopted from the German Wikibooks: Liederbuch/ 500 Miles Hedy West

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