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Miles and Miles. Intro … slow strum/fingerpick [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [C] then into 130 bpm [Dm] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm] [Dm] [C] [G] Verse 1 [Dm] Alone on [Dm] silver sand washed [C] by the ebbing [G] flow[Dm] Magenta [Dm] sky lit by a [C] winter’s glow [A] [Dm] The air is [Dm] still, cold windmills [C] on the hill not [G] turning. [Dm] A gentle [Dm] sound from all a..[C]..round where life is [G] stirring. And there’s [Dm] miles. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles of [C] sorrow in my [Dm] eyes. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles of [C] emptiness to [Dm] hide. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles and [C] miles and miles and [Dm] miles. [Dm] [Bb] [C] Verse 2 [Dm] I spin flat [Dm] skimming stones they [C] bounce upon the [G] calm blue sea.[Dm] Wild children [Dm] run along they’re [C] full of life they [A] laugh at me. [Dm] A wailing [Dm] seagull calls, [C] sounds like my soul is [G] crying. [Dm] A last farewell [Dm] as if a [C] part of me is [G] dying. Chorus 2 And there’s [Dm] miles. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles of [C] sadness in good.. [Dm]..byes. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles of [C] loneliness in.. [Dm]..side. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles and [C] miles and miles and [Dm] miles. [Dm] [Bb] [C] [Dm] [Dm] [Bb] [C] iterludeVerse 3 [Dm] Stand on a [Dm] crowded dance floor [C] bodies wreathing [G] sinews raw.[Dm] Alone, I [Dm] see you stand [C] exactly where you [A] did before. [Dm] Emotions, [Dm] yearnings, grow through [C] noise and song and [G] laughter. [Dm] Inside I’m [Dm] longing for a [C] happy ever [G] after. Chorus 3 And there’s [Dm] miles. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles of [C] nothing in your [Dm] eyes. [Dm] [Bb] Miles and miles of [C] lies behind that [Dm] smile. [Bb] Miles and miles and [C] miles and miles and Middle 8 [D#] miles. / Emotions [D#] come and go just[F] like the ocean [F] tides. [D#] You’re blowing [D#] hot and cold. [F] Time for me to [D] say goodbye. instrumental [Em] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [Em] [C] [D] Verse 4 [Em] Back on the [Em] lonely beach I [D] walk into the [A] ocean.[Em] Cold water [Em] laps at me, but [D] I don’t care, my [B7] heart is broken. [Em] I leave a [Em] lonesome note. [D] Don’t worry ‘bout re..[A]..plyin’. [Em] Soon I’ll be [Em] out of reach, be..[D]..yond the Earth’s [A] horizon. Chorus 4 And there’s [Em] miles. [Em] [C] Miles and miles of [D] sea on which to [Em] glide. [Em] [C] Miles and miles of [D] wind to sail on [Em] by. [Em] [C] Miles and miles and [D] miles and miles and Coda [Em] miles. [Em] [C] Miles and miles of [D] sorrow in my[Em] eyes. [Em] [C] Miles and miles of [D] emptiness to [Em] hide. [Em] [C] Miles and miles of [D] sadness in good.. [Em]..byes [Em] [C] miles and miles of [D] loneliness in.. [Em]..side [Em] [C] Miles and miles and [D] miles and miles and [E] miles to fade … Copyright: John Holt: November 2006. |