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Loading the chords for 'The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (Official Music Video)'.
When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to youWhen I go out, yeah, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who goes along with youIf I get drunk, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to youAnd if I haver, yeah, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's haverin' to youBut I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walks a thousand milesTo fall down at your doorWhen I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's working hard for youAnd when the money comes in for the work I doI'll pass almost every penny on to youWhen I come home (when I come home), oh, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who comes back home to youAnd if I grow old, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's growing old with youBut I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walks a thousand milesTo fall down at your doorDa-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-daDa-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-daWhen I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who's lonely without youAnd when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dreamI'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with youWhen I go out (when I go out), well, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who goes along with youAnd when I come home (when I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna beI'm gonna be the man who comes back home with youI'm gonna be the man who's coming home with youBut I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walks a thousand milesTo fall down at your doorDa-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da (yeah)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-daDa-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-daDa-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-daAnd I would walk five hundred milesAnd I would walk five hundred moreJust to be the man who walked a thousand milesTo fall down at your doorLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Charles S. Reid, Craig M. Reid | Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Intro

Verse

When I wake up, well, 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, well, 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 haverin' to you
But I would walk five hundred miles

Chorus

And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
When I'm working, yes, I know I'm gonna be

Verse

I'm gonna be the man who's working hard for you
And when the money comes in for the work I do
I'll pass almost every penny on to you
When I come home (when I come home), oh, 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
But I would walk five hundred miles

Chorus

And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da

Verse

When I'm lonely, well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who's lonely without you
And when I'm dreaming, well, I know I'm gonna dream
I'm gonna dream about the time when I'm with you
When I go out (when I go out), well, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you
And when I come home (when I come home), yes, I know I'm gonna be
I'm gonna be the man who comes back home with you
I'm gonna be the man who's coming home with you

Chorus

But I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles
To fall down at your door
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da (yeah)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da, da da (da-da, da da)
Da-da-da dun, da-da-lun, da-da-lun, da-da-la da-da
And I would walk five hundred miles
And I would walk five hundred more
Just to be the man who walked a thousand miles
To fall down at your door

Silence


By: Charles S. Reid, Craig M. Reid · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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