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If you (G)miss the train I’m (Em)on, you will (C)know that I am (Am)gone.
You can (D)hear the whis tle (D7)blow a hun dred (G)miles.
A hun dred miles, a hun dred (Em)miles, a hun dred (C)miles, a hun dred (Am)miles,
you can (D)hear the whis tle (D7)blow a hun dred (G)miles.
Lord, I’m one,
Lord, I’m (Em)two,
Lord, I’m (C)three,
Lord, I’m (Am)four,
Lord, I’m (D)five
hun dred (D7)miles
from my (G)home.
A way from home, a way from (Em)home, a way from (C)home, a way from (Am)home,
Lord, I’m (D)five
hun dred (D7)miles a way from (G)home.
Not a shirt
on my (Em)back,
not a (C)pen
to my (Am)name,
Lord, I (D)can’t
go back (D7)home
this a (G)way.
A This a way, a this a (Em)way, a this a (C)way, a this a (Am)way,
Lord, I (D)can’t
go back (D7)home a this a (G)home.
Not a (G)way.
If you miss the train I’m (Em)on, you will (C)know that I am (Am)gone, ’cause I’m (D)five hun dred (D7)miles a way from (G)home.
This page shows “Five Hundred Miles” by Peter, Paul & Mary in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.