I’m gonna be (500 miles)       (midi)

 

    D ~                 D

1.         When I wake up, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                          A                         D

    I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you.

      

    When I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                          A                      D

    I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you.

          D

2. If I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be,

                      G                        A                           D

    I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you.

 

    And if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                           A                 D

    I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you.

      D                                          G                     A

But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more,

           D                                                G                        A

just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your door.

 

                      D

3. When I'm working, yeah, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                            A                        D

    I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you.

 

    And when the money comes in for the work I do,

                 G                    A                  D

    I'll pass almost every penny on to you.

                  D

4. When I come home, oh, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                         A                                D

    I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you.

 

    And if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                             A                       D

    I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you.

      D                                          G                     A

But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more,

           D                                                G                        A

just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your door.

 

 

 

 

             D

    Ta la la ta (ta la la ta), ta la la ta (ta la la ta),

           G              A              D

    la la la ta, la la la ta, la la la. (2x)

 

                     D

5. When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be,

                     G                           A                     D

    I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you.

 

    And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream,

                         G                     A                             D

    I’m gonna dream about the time when I'm with you.

                 D

6. When I go out, well, I know I’m gonna be,

                     G                          A                       D

    I’m gonna be the man who goes along with you

 

    And when I come home, well, I know I’m gonna be,

                     G                         A                               Bm

    I’m gonna be the man who comes back home for you,

                     Em                         A                   - - -       D

    I’m gonna be the man who’s coming home - - - to you.

 

      D                                          G                     A

But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more,

           D                                                G                        A

just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your door.

             D

    Ta la la ta (ta la la ta), ta la la ta (ta la la ta),

           G              A              D

    la la la ta, la la la ta, la la la. (4x) 

       D                                          G                     A

And I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more,

           D                                                G                        A                - D

just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your do….or.

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)       (The Proclaimers)