Biography:
Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas, honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas.
Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, "Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it. And Butch was from the folk world. I was kinda the rock & roll guy, and we almost had a triad.
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Other songs:
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- Because Of The Wind
- Boxcars
- Fools Fall In Love
- Highways And Heartaches
- Honky Tonk Masquerade
- Im A Thousand Miles From Home
- Indian Cowboy
- Letter To Laredo
- Lord Of The Highway
- Me And Billy The Kid
- Row Of Dominoes
- Settle For Love
- She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
- Standing At A Big Hotel
- Tecumseh Valley
- The Road Goes On Forever
- West Texas Waltz
- Whenever Kindness Fails
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I'm a Thousand Miles From Home
Joe Ely
Based on the Live Cactus CD
CHORDS (aside from the obvious)
Eb x 6 5 0 4 6
F#dim7 x x 4 5 4 5
Gdim7 x x 5 6 5 6
[Verse]
G D G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G D Am D
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G G7
I'm travelin' down this weary road
C Eb
A troubled mind is a heavy load
G D G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G D G
I hold my ticket in my hand
G D Am D F#dim7 Gdim7
I hold my ticket in my hand
G G7
I hold my ticket in my hand
C Eb
I headed for the Promised Land
G D G
I hold my ticket in my hand
[Chorus]
D Em C G
I'm a thousand miles from home
D Em C G D
I'm a thousand miles from home
G G7
I'm a thousand miles from home
C Eb
The Georgia rain blows wild and cold
G D G
I'm a thousand miles from home
[Interlude]
C Eb Em G
C Eb Em Am7 D D7
[Verse]
G D G
I told my love my last goodbye
G D Am D D7
My very, very last goodbye
G G7
I told my love my last goodbye
C Eb
I hang my head and the tears just cry
G D G
I told my love my last goodbye
[Chorus]
D Em C G
I'm a thousand miles from home
D Em C G D
I'm a thousand miles from home
G G7
I'm a thousand miles from home
C Eb
The Georgia rain blows through my bones
G D G
I'm a thousand miles from home
Joe Ely
Based on the Live Cactus CD
CHORDS (aside from the obvious)
Eb x 6 5 0 4 6
F#dim7 x x 4 5 4 5
Gdim7 x x 5 6 5 6
[Verse]
G D G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G D Am D
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G G7
I'm travelin' down this weary road
C Eb
A troubled mind is a heavy load
G D G
I'm travelin' down this weary road
G D G
I hold my ticket in my hand
G D Am D F#dim7 Gdim7
I hold my ticket in my hand
G G7
I hold my ticket in my hand
C Eb
I headed for the Promised Land
G D G
I hold my ticket in my hand
[Chorus]
D Em C G
I'm a thousand miles from home
D Em C G D
I'm a thousand miles from home
G G7
I'm a thousand miles from home
C Eb
The Georgia rain blows wild and cold
G D G
I'm a thousand miles from home
[Interlude]
C Eb Em G
C Eb Em Am7 D D7
[Verse]
G D G
I told my love my last goodbye
G D Am D D7
My very, very last goodbye
G G7
I told my love my last goodbye
C Eb
I hang my head and the tears just cry
G D G
I told my love my last goodbye
[Chorus]
D Em C G
I'm a thousand miles from home
D Em C G D
I'm a thousand miles from home
G G7
I'm a thousand miles from home
C Eb
The Georgia rain blows through my bones
G D G
I'm a thousand miles from home
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