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Edwin Starr

Twenty Five Miles

by Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr

Biography:

Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American soul music singer. Born Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee, Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit War.

Edwin Starr was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1942. He and his cousins (soul singers Roger and Willie Hatcher) moved to Cleveland, Ohio where they were raised.

In 1957 Starr formed a doo-wop group The Future Tones and began his singing career.

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Edwin Starr

Other songs:

  • Agent Double O Soul
  • Stop Her On Sight
  • Twenty Five Miles
  • War
  • War What Is It Good For

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SONG: TWENTY-FIVE MILES
ARTIST: EDWIN STARR
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]

TWENTY-FIVE MILES
EDWIN STARR

INTRO: (Drums and Organ)

Come on feet, start moving
Got to get me there oooowww

GUITAR and horns enter:
(BASS ARRANGED FOR GUITAR)

Ab Db B - 4x's
E --------------------
B --------------------
G --------------------
D --------------------
A --------2-4--2-4-2--
E --4---4-------------


Hey hey uh huh huh huh huh oh
Uh huh huh huh huh huh yeah, Oh


VERSE:
Ab Db B
Twenty five miles from home girl
Ab Db B
My feet are hurting mighty bad
Ab
Now I've been walking for three days
Db B
And two lonely nights
Ab Db B
You know that I'm mighty mad, huh
Ab Db
But I got a woman waiting for me
B Ab Db B
That's gonna make this trip worthwhile
Ab Db B
You see she's got the kind of lovin' and a kissing
Ab Db
A make a man go stone wild


CHORUS:
B Ab Db
So I got to keep on walkin', hmm hmm huh
B Ab Db B
I got to walk on, oh ho ho
Ab F# Db Ab
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
Ab F# Db Ab
But I just can't lose my stride


VERSE:
Ab Db
I got fifteen miles to go now
B Ab Db B
And I can hear my baby calling my name
Ab Db B
It's as if as though I'm standing at her front door
Ab Db
I can hear that doggone plain
B Ab Db
Now I'll be so glad to see my baby
B Ab Db
And hold her in my arms one more time, heh
B Ab
Now when I kiss her lips
Db B
I turn a back over flip
Ab Db
and I'll forget these feet of mine


CHORUS:
B Ab Db
I got to keep on walkin', hey
B Ab Db
I got to walk on
B
Let me tell you y'all

Ab F# Db Ab
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
Ab F# Db Ab Ab Db B Ab Db B
But I just can't lose my stride


BREAK:
Ab Db
Wooh, come on feet don't fail me now
B Ab Db
I got ten more miles to go
Ab Db Ab Db
I got nine, eight, seven, six, six, six
Ab Db
I got a five more miles to go now
B Ab Db
Over the hill just around the bend
B Ab Db B
Huh, although my feet are tired I can't lose my stride
Ab Db
I got to get to my baby again


CHORUS:
B Ab Db
I got to keep on walkin', hmm hmm hey
B Ab
I got to walk on
Db B
Wait, let me tell you y'all

Ab F# Db Ab
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
Ab F# Db Ab
But I just can't lose my stride


OUTRO:
Ab Db
Walking, yeah, hmm
B Ab Db
I got to walk on
B
Let me tell you y'all
Ab F# Db Ab
I see my baby just across the bend
Ab F# Db Ab
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh
Ab Db
Walking hey hey now
B Ab
I got to walk on
Db B
Let me tell you y'all, got to say
Ab F# Db Ab
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired - FADE OUT


====================== CAPO 4th FRET ======================


SONG: TWENTY-FIVE MILES
ARTIST: EDWIN STARR
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]

TWENTY-FIVE MILES
EDWIN STARR

CAPO: 4th FRET

INTRO: (Drums and Organ)

Come on feet, start moving
Got to get me there oooowww

GUITAR and horns enter:
(BASS ARRANGED FOR GUITAR)

E A G - 4x's
E --------------------
B --------------------
G --------------------
D --------------------
A ----------0----0----
E --0---0-3----3---3--


Hey hey uh huh huh huh huh oh
Uh huh huh huh huh huh yeah, Oh


VERSE:
E A G
Twenty five miles from home girl
E A G
My feet are hurting mighty bad
E
Now I've been walking for three days
A G
And two lonely nights
E A G
You know that I'm mighty mad, huh
E A
But I got a woman waiting for me
G E A G
That's gonna make this trip worthwhile
E A G
You see she's got the kind of lovin' and a kissing
E A
A make a man go stone wild


CHORUS:
G E A
So I got to keep on walkin', hmm hmm huh
G E A G
I got to walk on, oh ho ho
E D A E
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
E D A E
But I just can't lose my stride


VERSE:
E A
I got fifteen miles to go now
G E A G
And I can hear my baby calling my name
E A G
It's as if as though I'm standing at her front door
E A
I can hear that doggone plain
G E A
Now I'll be so glad to see my baby
G E A
And hold her in my arms one more time, heh
G E
Now when I kiss her lips
A G
I turn a back over flip
E A
and I'll forget these feet of mine


CHORUS:
G E A
I got to keep on walkin', hey
G E A
I got to walk on
G
Let me tell you y'all

E D A E
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
E D A E E A G E A G
But I just can't lose my stride


BREAK:
E A
Wooh, come on feet don't fail me now
G E A
I got ten more miles to go
E A E A
I got nine, eight, seven, six, six, six
E A
I got a five more miles to go now
G E A
Over the hill just around the bend
G E A G
Huh, although my feet are tired I can't lose my stride
E A
I got to get to my baby again


CHORUS:
G E A
I got to keep on walkin', hmm hmm hey
G E
I got to walk on
A G
Wait, let me tell you y'all

E D A E
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired
E D A E
But I just can't lose my stride


OUTRO:
E A
Walking, yeah, hmm
G E A
I got to walk on
G
Let me tell you y'all
E D A E
I see my baby just across the bend
E D A E
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh
E A
Walking hey hey now
G E
I got to walk on
A G
Let me tell you y'all, got to say
E D A E
I, I, I, I, I'm so tired - FADE OUT





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