A Million Miles Away

Rory Gallagher

[Intro]

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let ring...

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let ring...

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let ring... let ring...

Asus4/7 Asus
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let ring...

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E|------------------------------------|

Dsus
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G|--2-----x-----0--2--3--2--0-----------|
D|--0-----x--0-----------------3--2-p0--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
(artificial harmonics)

Asus
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D|--------x---0--2--3--2--0h2p0-----0-----------|
A|--0----------------------------3-----0--3--0--|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Dsus
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D|--0-------0--------3--------0-----0--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Asus
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G|----------___--!5!----~~------2----------------|
D|--2-------!5!--------------------2-h2p2--------|
A|--0--------------------------------------3--0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(bend string up)

D Asus4/7
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B|-------------3-----------|--3----------------------13p10----|
G|--2----2--------2-----2--|--0---------------------------12--|
D|--0----------------0-----|--2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
 (1st solo)

[Solo]

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G|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------------------------------|

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G|------------------|-----------------------------12-----|
D|------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------------|

+ + + +
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10------------------------10--12b(14)r12-p10--12--10--10--10--|
D|------12-12--12---------10--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10-h12-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + +
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13p12p10-12---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------13p12p10-12p10-----------------------|
D|--12--10-12--12------------------------------------?-??-??-?----5--/7---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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B|-----------------------8b(10)======--|-------------------------|
G|--5----5-------5---------------------|--7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7--|
D|------------7------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|

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e|---------------------|
B|----------3----------|
G|--2-------2----------|
D|--0------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
let ring....

[Verse 1]

Dsus F
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G|--2-----------------2\------------|--------2---------------------------|
D|--0-----------------0-------------|--------3----------------3--5--3~---|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------3-------------|
E|----------------------------------|--1---1----------3/5----------------|
this hotel bar is full of people

Dsus
+ + + +
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----x-----------------------------------------|
D|--0----x--------------------------------------0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
the piano man is really laying it down

F
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G|--2-----x------------------------5-------------|
D|--3-----x----------------3--5/7-----7\5--3-h5--|
A|-------------------3--5------------------------|
E|-----1-----1--3/5------------------------------|

Dsus
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B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--2----x-----------------------------------|
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the old bartender is a high as a

F
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D|--3-----x----3--5--5/7--5-----2--5--3--0-----|
A|--3-----x---------------------------------3--|
E|--1------------------------------------------|
steeple

B A
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B|--3---------------2---------------------|
G|--3---------------2---------------------|
D|--3---------------2---------------------|
A|--1---------------0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
so why tonight should I wear a

Dsus
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B|--3-------------------------------|
G|--2------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--------|
D|--0-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
frown ? (yes I'm a)

[Refrain]

F Dsus
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B|----------------------------|--3-------3-----3----------------------|
G|--2-------2------2-----2----|--2-------2-----2----0-h2-p0-----------|
D|--3-------3------3-----3----|--0-------0-----0-------------3--2--0--|
A|--3-------3------3-----3----|---------------------------------------|
E|--1-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
million miles away I'm a million miles away

B Asus4 Dsus
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B|--3--------------------3--------------|--3--------3-----3--------|
G|--3--------------------2-----2--------|--2--------2-----2--------|
D|--3--------------------2--------2-----|--0--------0-----0--------|
A|--1--------------------0--------------|--------0-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay

[Bridge]

Gm C
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B|--3---------------------------|--1--------------------------------|
G|--3---------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
D|--5---------------------------|--2--------------------------------|
A|--5---------------------------|--3------------------------3----2--|
E|--3---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
why ask how I feel how does it look to you ?

Am
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D|--2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
I feel hook, line and sinker, I lost my

Dsus
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G|--2---------------------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2--|
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A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
captain and my crew

Gm
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B|--3-----------------------------------|
G|--3-----------------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------------5--|
A|--5---------------------------5-/7----|
E|--3-----------------------------------|
I'm standing on the landing

C Am
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D|--2------------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------3--2--|--0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
there's no one there but me that's where you'll find me

Gm C
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D|--5-----------------------------------|--2----3----5----/7--5--3--|
A|--5-----------------------------------|--3----5----7----/8--7--5--|
E|--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
looking out on the deep blue sea

Dsus
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e|-----------------|
B|--3--------------|
G|--2--------------|
D|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

this hotel bar is full of people

the piano man is really laying it down
the old bartender is a high as steeple
so why tonight should I wear a frown?

the joint is jumping all around me

and my mood is really not in style
right now the blues want to surround me
but I'll break out after a while

[Chorus]
well, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
I'm sailing like a driftwood
on a windy bay

[Bridge]

why ask how I feel

well, how does it look to you?
I feel hook line and sinker
I lost my captain and my crew
I'm standing on the landing
and there's no one there but me
that's where you'll find me
looking out on the deep blue see

[Verse 2]

there's a song on the lips of everybody

there's a smile all around the room
there's conversation overflowing
so why must I sit here in the gloom?

this hotel bar lost all its people

the piano man has caught the last bus home
the old bartender is asleep in the corner
so why must I still be here, I don't know

[Chorus]

well, I'm a million miles away

I'm a million miles away
I'm sailing like a driftwood
on a windy bay

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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| b bend
| r release

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A Million Miles Away Intro Tab by Rory Gallagher
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Difficulty:intermediate
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Author Jakob_mwd [pro] 59. Last edit on Jun 16, 2022
We have an official A Million Miles Away tab made by UG professional guitarists.
This Intro Tab is based on this Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=a4cwcWEIstc

Does it extremely well, so now you can have a go at it.

120 BPM

[Intro]

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let ring - - - - - - - - | let ring - - |

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A|---------------0---|-0--------|-------------------|---------------3-0-|
E|-------------------|----------|-------------------|-------------------|

e|--------1-|---------|-----------------------------|
B|-3--------|-3-----3-|-3---------------------------|
G|-2--------|---2-----|-0---------------------------|
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| (n) Ghost note

| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
w

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[Intro]
Dm A Dm

[Verse]
Dm F
This hotel bar is full of people,
Dm F
The piano man is really laying it down,
Dm F
Even the old bartender is as high as a steeple,
Bb A7
So why tonight should I wear a frown?
Dm

[Verse]
Dm F
The joint is jumpin' all around me,
Dm F
And my mood is really not at style,
Dm F
Right now the blues want to surround me,
Bb A7 Dm
But I'll break out after a while.

[Chorus]
F
Well I'm a million miles away,
Dm
I'm a million miles away,
Bb A7
I'm sailing like a driftwood,
Dm
On a windy bay,

F
I'm a million miles away,
Dm
I'm a million miles away,
Bb A7
But I'm sailing like a driftwood,
Dm
On a windy bay,

[Verse]
Gm
Why ask how I feel,
C
Well, how does it look to you?
Am
I fell hook, line, and sinker,
Dm
Lost my captain and my crew.
Dm

[Verse]
Gm
I'm standing on the landing,
C
There's no one there but me,
Am
That's where you'll see me,
Gm
Looking out on the deep blue sea.
C Dm Em F Em Dm

[Verse]
Dm F
There's a song on the lips of everybody,
Dm F
There's a smile all around the room,
Dm F
There's conversation overflowing,
Bb A7
So why must I sit here with the blues.
Dm

[Verse]
Dm F
This hotel bar has lost its people,
Dm F
The piano man has caught the last bus home
Dm F
The old bartender just collapsed in the corner,
Bb A7 Dm
Why I'm still here, I just don't know,

[Chorus]
F
I'm a million miles away,
Dm
A million miles away,
Bb A7 Dm
I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay,
F
I'm a million miles away,
Dm
A million miles away,
Bb A7 Dm
I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay,
(repeat and fade)