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Did You Know? I'm Gonna Be was written by Craig Reid while waiting to go to a football match to see his team Hibernian Football Club play in Aberdeen.
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Chords And Strumming, The Proclaimers
Open Chords:
Open E chord
Open A chord
Open B7 chord
Open C#m7 chord
Open F#m7 chord
Strumming:
Verse:
|D D D D U |D U D D D |
|D D D D |D D D D U |
Chorus:
|D U D D D U |
|D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 131 bpm Key: E
Intro -
||E - - - |E - - - || x 2
Verse 1 -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B7 - |E - - - ||x4
When I (Ex2)wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B7)wakes up next to (E)you
When I (Ex2)go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B7)goes along with (E)you
If I (Ex2)get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B7)gets drunk next to (E)you
And if I (Ex2)haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B7)havering to (E)you
Chorus -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B7 - - - ||x2
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B7)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B7)at your door
Verse 2 -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B7 - |E - - - ||x4
When I'm (Ex2)working, yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B7)working hard for (E)you
And when the (Ex2)money comes in for the work I do
I'll pass (A)almost every (B7)penny on to (E)you
When I (Ex2)come home (When I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B7)comes back home to (E)you
And if I (Ex2)grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B7)growing old with (E)you
Chorus -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B7 - - - ||x2
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B7 - |E - - - ||x2
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B7)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B7)at your door
Da (Ex2)lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da (A)dun-diddle un-diddle (B7)un-diddle uh da-(E)da x 2
Verse 3 -
|E - - - |E - - - |
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B7 - |E - - - ||x3
|E - - - |E - - - |A - B7 - |C#m7 - - - |F#m7 - |
|B7(1strum)|E - - - |E - - - |
(Ex2) When I'm (Ex2)lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B)lonely without (E)you
And when I'm (Ex2)dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna (A)dream about the (B7)time when I'm with (E)you
When I (Ex2)go out (When I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B7)goes along with (E)you
And when I (Ex2)come home (When I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B7)comes back home with (C#m7)you
I'm gonna (F#m7)be the man who's (B7)coming home with (Ex2)you
Final Chorus -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B7 - - - ||x2
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B7 - |E - - - ||x4
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B7 - - - ||x2
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B7)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B7)at your door
Da (Ex2)lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da (A)dun-diddle un-diddle (B7)un-diddle uh da-(E)da x 4
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B7)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B7)at your door
Final Chord Strum: E
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I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) Chords And Strumming, The Proclaimers
Open Chords:
Open E chord
Barre Chords:
Barre A chord
Barre B chord
Barre C#m chord
Barre F#m chord
Strumming:
Verse:
|D D D D U |D U D D D |
|D D D D |D D D D U |
Chorus:
|D U D D D U |
|D U D U D U D U |
Tempo: 131 bpm Key: E
Intro -
||E - - - |E - - - || x2
Verse 1 -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B - |E - - - ||x4
When I (Ex2)wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B)wakes up next to (E)you
When I (Ex2)go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B)goes along with (E)you
If I (Ex2)get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B)gets drunk next to (E)you
And if I (Ex2)haver, hey, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B)havering to (E)you
Chorus -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B - - - ||x2
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B)at your door
Verse 2 -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B - |E - - - ||x4
When I'm (Ex2)working, yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B)working hard for (E)you
And when the (Ex2)money comes in for the work I do
I'll pass (A)almost every (B)penny on to (E)you
When I (Ex2)come home (When I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B)comes back home to (E)you
And if I (Ex2)grow old, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B)growing old with (E)you
Chorus -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B - - - ||x2
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B - |E - - - ||x2
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B)at your door
Da (Ex2)lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da (A)dun-diddle un-diddle (B)un-diddle uh da-(E)da x 2
Verse 3 -
|E - - - |E - - - |
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B - |E - - - ||x3
|E - - - |E - - - |A - B - |C#m - - - |F#m - |
|B (1 strum)|E - - - |E - - - |
(Ex2) When I'm (Ex2)lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who's (B)lonely without (E)you
And when I'm (Ex2)dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna (A)dream about the (B)time when I'm with (E)you
When I (Ex2)go out (When I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B)goes along with (E)you
And when I (Ex2)come home (When I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna (A)be the man who (B)comes back home with (C#m)you
I'm gonna (F#m)be the man who's (B)coming home with (Ex2)you
Final Chorus -
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B - - - ||x2
||E - - - |E - - - |A - B - |E - - - ||x4
||E - - - |E - - - |A - - - |B - - - ||x2
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B)at your door
Da (Ex2)lat da (Da lat da), da lat da (Da lat da)
Da-da-da (A)dun-diddle un-diddle (B)un-diddle uh da-(E)da x 4
But (Ex2)I would walk five hundred miles
And (A)I would walk five (B)hundred more
Just to (Ex2)be the man who walked a thousand (A)miles
To fall down (B)at your door
Final Chord Strum: E
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