I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Chords & Guitar Lesson
Welcome to my I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) chords and guitar lesson by the Proclaimers. This is such a great song. I remember singing along to this one in the car or watching the music video.
There are quite a few barre chords in this song but you could trade out the barre chords for power chords since this is being played as all down strums. For example, instead of a B barre chord you could play a B power chord, or instead of and F#m barre chord you could play and F#m power chord.
Let's take a look below.
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I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Guitar Chords:
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Strumming Patterns:
Strumming 1:
1 2 3 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 4
D D D DD DD DD D D
Most chords are:
1 2 3 4
D D D D
Chorus Strumming 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DDD D DD
Chorus Strumming 2:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DDD DD D
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Guitar Lesson:
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I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Chord Chart:
INTRO:
E E E E
VERSE:
E E
When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be
| A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you
E E
When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
E E
If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you
E E
And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you
CHORUS:
E E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E E A
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
B
To fall down at your door
VERSE:
E E
When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be
| A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
E E
And when the money comes in for the work I'll do
|A B| E
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
E E
When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you
E E
And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you
CHORUS:
E E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E E A
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
B
To fall down at your door
E E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
|A B| E
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
|A B| E E E
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
VERSE:
E E
When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
E E
When I'm dreaming well I know I'm gonna dream
| A B| E
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you.
E E
When I go out, well I know I'm gonna be
|A B| E
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
E E
And when I come home, yes I know I'm gonna be
|A B| C#m
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
| F#m (hold) B (hold) | E E
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you
CHORUS:
E E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E E A
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
B
To fall down at your door
E E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
|A B| E
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
|A B| E
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
|A B| E
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E E
Da da da (da da da) Da da da (da da da)
|A B| E
Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle uh da
E E
But I would walk 500 miles
A B
And I would walk 500 more
E E A
Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles
B E
To fall down at your door
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