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So Far Away

So Far Away was written by Carole King and it reflects Kings life experiences, especially focusing on friendships and relationships that are geographically distant, a common theme in her life due to her constant traveling and relocating.

Key: D

Introduction:  D9M   G7M/B   D9M   G7M/B   D9M   G7M/B   D9M   G7M/B  

   @ D9M   @ D6 
So far a - way,
D9M           @ D6           G7M        G6 
Doesn' t anybody stay in one place any - more?
 Em7             G7M              @ D7M    G/  D @ D7M 
It would be so fine to see your face at my  door,
                                ^    ^  ^   ^
    G7M    F#m7     Em7   G7M          @ D9M          @ D6 
It doesn' t help to know you' re just...     time a - way,
D9M      @ D6                     G7M            G6 
Long ago I reached for you, and...     there you stood,
 Em7              G7M             @ D7M     G/  D  @ D7M 
Holding you a - gain could only do    me---   good,
                                ^     ^  ^    ^
 G7M  F#m7    Em7         G7M 
How I wish I could, but you' re so...
 D9M             D6       D9M     D   A/C# 
      ...far a - way!     /   /   /   /

 Bm                   A6                G 
One more song about moving along the highway,
 G  @ D/F#   Em7                G7M             @ D7M 
         Can' t say much of anything that' s new,
    F#m           F#m7                Em7 
If I could only work this life out---- my way,
     G7M           Bm        Em7            G7M 
I' d rather spend it being close to you------...

                 @ D9M           @ D6 
...But you' re so      ...far a - way,
D9M           @ D6           G7M        G6 
Doesn' t anybody stay in one place any - more?
 Em7             G7M              @ D7M    G/  D @ D7M 
It would be so fine to see your face at my  door,
                                ^    ^  ^   ^
    G7M    F#m7     Em7   G7M        @ D9M         @ D6 
It doesn' t help to know you' re so...     far a - way,
D9M        @ D6              G7M         G6     Em7    G7M 
      Yeah - eah, you' re so...   far a - way!   /  /  /  /
                                                ^  ^  ^

 G7M                    A6                G7M 
Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely,
 Em7                  G7M                @ D7M 
Nothing else to do,    ...but close my mind,
   F#m7                              Em7 
I sure hope the road don' t come to  ...own me,
         G7M      Bm           Em7                 G7M 
There' s so many dreams I' ve yet to find-----
                             ^   ^  ^

                    @ D9M          @ D6 
    ...But you' re so     ...far a - way,
D9M           @ D6           G7M        G6 
Doesn' t anybody stay in one place any - more?
             Em7      G7M              @ D7M    G/  D @ D7M 
It would be...   so fine to see your face at my  door,
        G7M    F#m7     Em7   G7M        @ D9M         @ D6 
And it doesn' t help to know you' re so...     far a - way,
D9M        @ D6                G7M          G6 
      Yeah - eah, you' re so...      far a - way,
 Em7       G7M           @ D9M      @ D6      @ D9M   @ D6 
    Hey,     you' re so...    far-----  a- way------!

    @ D9M      G7M           @ D9M      G7M 
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