1000 Miles (Of Misery)

by Dwight Yoakam

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The song is tabbed for the low in key of E.  The High tab sounds nice on an A harmonica.
  
 8   9  -109     9     -8 7  8
 5   6   -66     6     -4 4  5
Run-way four---flight two o nine---
 
  8    9   -10     9  -8   -8  -87-6 6-5
  5    6    -6     6  -4   -4  -44-3’’-2-2’’
Tear-drop falls—--we start to climb-----
 
 7   -9  -99  9   -109   9  8    -8
 4   -5  -56  6    -66   6  5    -4
This win-dow seat proved a poor choice--- 
 
-6   7   -6    7    -6     8    8  -87
-3’’ 4   -3’’  4    -3’’   5    5  -44 
It shows the dream—that’s been de-stroyed---
 
 
7  8   9 -10 9     8   7   89-87
4  5   6  -6 6     5   4   56-44
A lit-tle ba-by starts to cry-----
 
 7   8   9  -10     9 -8   8   7
 4   5   6   -6     6 -4   5   4
Hey, I would too---if not for pride--- 
 
7 -9  -99  9  -9   9    9    8-8
4 -5  -56  6  -5   5    6    5-4
I owe so—much—to pride—it’s true---
 
-6   7     -6   7 -6  8  8  -87 
-3’’ 4     -3’’ 4 -3’’5  5  -44 
It brought an end—to me and you---
 
 
 7  8  9 -10   -10 -10  9  -9-10109-9
 4  5  6  -6    -6  -6  6  -5-6 76-5 
But if I could—I’d turn—a-round---
 
-9   9 -10   9 -109  8   -87
-5   6  -6   6  -66  5   -44 
Set my feet—back—on the ground---

 
 7     8    9    9   -10   9     8  8-8-7-6 6 
 4     5    6    6    -6   6     5  5-4-3-3’’-2 
Cause all this plane—ride holds—for me---
 
-5   -5  -6    7   -887  -6  7  -8 -87
-2’’ -2’’-3’’  4   -454  -3’’4  -4 -44 
 Is   a  thou-sand miles—of mis-er-y---
 
 
 
7  8    9 -10   9     8     7    8 
4  5    6  -6   6     5     4    5 
I hear the en-gines, watch the clouds—
(Pick up and repeat from: “Tear-drop falls“)
 
Whole damn world—looks dis-tant now--- 
But I can’t seem—to—put—no space---
In my cold heart and your sweet face--- 
 
A-cross the aisle—their hold-ing hands--- 
Re-veal-ing brand—new wed-ding bands----
But our sweet-gold—it’s gone---to rust,-- 
Now my life—has turned to dust--- 
 
But if I could—I’d turn—a-round---
Set my feet—back—on the ground---
Cause all this plane—ride holds—for me--- 
Is a thou-sand miles—of mis-er-y---