Bobby Bare - 500 miles away from home

Lord, I'm ^Amfive hundred ^Dmiles away from ^Ghome. [Verse 1] ^GTeardrops fell on mama's note when I read the things she ^Emwrote. She said, "We ^Ammiss you son, we love you come on ^Dhome." Well, I ^Gdidn't have to pack, I had it all right on my ^Emback. Now I'm ^Amfive hundred ^Dmiles away from ^Ghome.

^GAway from home, away from home. Cold and tired and all ^Emalone. Yes, I'm ^Amfive hundred ^Dmiles away from ^Ghome.

^GI know this is the same road I took the ^Emday I left home. But it ^Amsure looks different now cause ^Dtime changes everything. ^GI wonder what they'll say when they see their boy looking this ^Emway. Oh, I ^Amwonder what they'll ^Dsay when I get ^Ghome.

^GCan't remember when I ate it's just thumb and walk and ^Emwait. And I'm ^Amstill five hundred miles away from ^DD home. If my ^Gluck had been just right I'd be with them all to ^Emnight. But I'm ^Amstill five hundred ^Dmiles away from ^Ghome.

^GAway from home, away from home. Cold and tired and all ^Emalone. Yes, I'm ^Amfive hundred ^Dmiles away from ^Ghome.