How to Play I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) on Guitar?

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) Chords

Chord reference D, G, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[D]When I wake up, yeah, I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who [A]wakes up next to [D]you. [D]When I go out, yeah, I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who [A]goes along with [D]you. [D]If I get drunk, well I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who [A]gets drunk next to [D]you. [D]And if I haver, yeah, I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who’s [A]havering to [D]you.

[D]But I would walk 500 miles, and [G]I would walk [A]500 more, Just to [D]be the man who walked 1,000 [G]miles to fall down [A]at your door.

[D]When I’m working, yeah, I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who’s [A]working hard for [D]you. [D]And when the money, comes in for the work I do I’ll pass [G]almost every [A]penny on to [D]you. [D]When I come home, oh I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who [A]comes back home to [D]you. [D]And if I grow old, well, I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who’s [A]growing old with [D]you.

[D]But I would walk 500 miles, and [G]I would walk [A]500 more, Just to [D]be the man who walked 1,000 [G]miles to fall down [A]at your door.

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[D]When I’m lonely, well, I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who’s [A]lonely without [D]you. [D]And when I’m dreaming, well, I know I’m gonna dream, I’m gonna [G]dream about the [A]time when I’m with [D]you. [D]When I go out, well I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who [A]goes along with [D]you. [D]And when I come home, well I know I’m gonna be, I’m gonna [G]be the man who [A]comes back home to[D]you. I’m gonna [Em]be the man who’s [A]coming home to [D]you.

[D]But I would walk 500 miles, and [G]I would walk [A]500 more, Just to [D]be the man who walked 1,000 [G]miles to fall down [A]at your door.

[D]Ta la la ta (ta la la ta), ta la la ta (ta la la ta), la la la [G]ta, la la la la la [A]ta, la la la [D]la la

Artist The Proclaimers

Album Hollywood Soundtracks

Genres Pop

Year 1987

Key D

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.