Key: D
Introduction:
D7 C G
I'm five hundred miles away from home
G
Teardrops fell on mama's note,
Em
when I read the things she wrote
D7 C D7
She said "We miss you son, we love you, come on home"
G Em
Well I didn't have to pack, I had it all right on my back
D7 C G
Now I'm five hundred miles away from home
G
Away from home, away from home
Em
Cold and tired and all alone
D7 C G
Yes I'm five hundred miles away from home
(Spoken) I know this is the same coat
D-
Can't remember when I ate, it's just thumb and walk and wait
And I'm still five hundred miles away from home
G
Oh, I'm still five hundred miles away from home