A Thousand Miles

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

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10 -7 10 -10 -7 10 -9  -8 7 -7 10 -7 10 -10 -7  
-10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
10 -7 10 -10 -7 10 -9  -8 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -8 7 -7 
 -8 7 -7 -9   7

-9  -9 -9  -9  7   7    -8  7   7   -8 7    7     
Making my way downtown walking fast faces fast 
7   -7   -8   -7
and I’m home bound

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-9  -9  -9   7   7 7   -7  -8  7  7 7  -8 7   
Staring blankly ahead just making away making 
7 7      7     7    7  
away  through the crowd
7 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 
-9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
-7  -7  -8   7    -7 -7  -9   7   -7  -8 7 -7 
And I  need you  and I  miss you and now I 
-7 -6  -6 -6  -7    -9  -6  -6  7
wonder if I  could fall in  to the 
6   -6  -6   -7    -9   -6    -6  -7  6  -6   
Sky  do you think time would pass me by cause 
-6  -7  -9   8  -8  8   -8
you know I’d walk a thousand 
 7    7 -7  -6     -7  -8  7  -6 -7
miles if I could just see you tonight
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-7  -9 -9    -9   7     7    -7  7  -8
It’s always times like these when I think
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Of you and I wonder if you ever think of me

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-9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8                          
 -7    -9 -9 -9    7    7   -7  7  -8   7  7
Cause everything’s so wrong and I don’t belong 
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living in your precious mem or y

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-9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
-7   -7  -8   7    -7 -7   -9   7   -7  -8 7 
cause I  need you  and I  miss you and now I 
-7 -6
wonder 
-6 -6  -7    -9  -6  -6  7
if I  could fall in  to the 
 6   -6 -6   -7    -9   -6    -6  -7  6 -8  7   
Sky  do you think time would pass me by  oh  
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cause 
-6   -7  -9   8  -8  8   -8
you know I’d walk a thousand 
 7    7 -7  -6     -7  -8  7  -6 -7
miles if I could just see you tonight
10 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
10 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
10 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 
-7  -8 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -9 7
-6 -7   -6 -7   -6  -6 -7   7  -8  7   -6 -7  
 I       I     don’t wanna let you know  I      
-6 -7
I
-6  -6   -7  7  -8 -8 -6 -7  -6 -7 -6   -6 -7    
Drownin your mem or y  I      I   don’t wanna 
 7   -8 -7 -6 -7 -6 -7  7   7 -7
let this go I    I     I’ve fallen
 
-9  -9 -9  -9  7   7    -8  7   7   -8 7   7     
Making my way downtown walking fast faces fast 
 7   -7   -8   -7
and I’m home bound
10 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7 10 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
-9  -9  -9   7   7 7   -7  -8  7  7 7  -8 7   
Staring blankly ahead just making away making 
7 7     7     7    7   
away through the crowd
7 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
-7  -7   -7  -8   7   -7 -7  -7   -9   7   -7  
And I  still need you and I still miss you and 
-8 -7 -9 -7 -8  8   -8   -7   -6 -6  -7
Now I wonder if I  could fall in to the
6   -6 -6   -7    -9   -6    -6  -7  6   -6   
Sky  do you think time would pass me by cause 
-6   -7  -9   8  -8  8   -8
You know I’d walk a thousand 
 7    7 -7  -6     -7  -8  7  -6 7 -8 7 -7 -6  
miles if I could just see you           if  I 
  -7   9  -9 -8 10 -10  -9 -6 -6   
Could fall   in to the sky do you
 -7    -9   -8   10  -10 -9  -6   -6   -7 -9     
think time will pass me  by cause you know I’d 
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Walk a thousand miles if I could
 -7   -8  7  -8 7  -6    -7   -9   7  -6 -7
just see you if I could just hold you tonight

10 -7 10 -10 -7 -10 -9  -8 7 -7 10 -7 10 -10  
-7 -10 -9 -7 -9 -7 -9 -7 -8 8 -8 -7
10 -7 10 -10 -7 10 -9  -8 7 -7 -8 7 -7 -8 7 -7 
-9     7

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