Proclaimers 500 miles intro (before singing): e--------------------------------------------| b-------------pmpm------------------pmpm-----| g------9-9-9-99999-9-9------9-9-9-99999-9-9--| d------9-9-9-99999-9-9------9-9-9-99999-9-9--| a------7-7-7-77777-7-7------7-7-7-77777-7-7--| E--------------------------------------------| then in comes the singing: (also known as the verse) e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------pmpm----------------pmpm------------------------------------------------| g------9-9-9-99999-9-9------9-9-9-99999-9-9-------------------------------------------| d------9-9-9-99999-9-9------9-9-9-99999-9-9----7-7-7-77777-7-7----9-9-9-99999-9-9-----| a------7-7-7-77777-7-7------7-7-7-77777-7-7----7-7-7-77777-7-7----9-9-9-99999-9-9-----| E----------------------------------------------5-5-5-55555-5-5----7-7-7-77777-7-7-----| chorus (the "i will walk 500 miles" part) no palm muting!!!! e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| g-9-9-9-99999-9-9-9-9-9-99999-9-9------------------------------------9-9-9-99999-9-9--| d-9-9-9-99999-9-9-9-9-9-99999-9-9--7-7-7-77777-7-7---9-9-9-99999-9-9-9-9-9-99999-9-9--| a-7-7-7-77777-7-7-7-7-7-77777-7-7--7-7-7-77777-7-7---9-9-9-99999-9-9-7-7-7-77777-7-7--| E----------------------------------5-5-5-55555-5-5---7-7-7-77777-7-7------------------| just repeat the verses and choruses until towards the end youll hear the guitar go to a chord (during the last verse) and that looks like this: e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b---------pmpm--------------pmpm------------------------------------------------------| g---9-9-9-99999-9-9---9-9-9-99999-9-9-------------------------------------6-6-6-6-----| d---9-9-9-99999-9-9---9-9-9-99999-9-9--7-7-7-77777-7-7---9-9-9-99999-9-9--6-6-6-6-----| a---7-7-7-77777-7-7---7-7-7-77777-7-7--7-7-7-77777-7-7---9-9-9-99999-9-9--4-4-4-4-----| E--------------------------------------5-5-5-55555-5-5---7-7-7-77777-7-7--------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------pmpm-------| g-----------pmpm-----------------pmpm------9-9-9-99999-9-9--| d----7-7-7-77777-7-7-----9-9-9-99999-9-9---9-9-9-99999-9-9--| a----7-7-7-77777-7-7-----9-9-9-99999-9-9---7-7-7-77777-7-7--| E----5-5-5-55555-5-5-----7-7-7-77777-7-7--------------------| thats it. less than jake does a pretty good cover of it, check it out! lyrics: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you When I go out yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you If I get drunk yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you And if I haver yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles To fall down at your door When I'm working yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you And when the money comes in for the work I'll do I'll pass almost every penny on to you When I come home yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who comes back home to you And if I grow old well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's growing old with you When I'm lonely yes I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man whose lonely without you When I'm dreaming yes I know I'm gonna dream Dream about the time when I'm with you.