I learned this great song from the Tatoo and Irish Tour 74 albums some years ago
from a tab on the web. Unfortunately I do not know who originally submitted the
tab so I cannot credit him here for his contribution. I hope he will not mind
me re-posting the essence of it as it is a great tab - Enjoy!
A Million Miles Away - Rory Gallagher
This is the main bits. Just listen and repeat!
The Intro:
e:-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B:------3------3------3-----3--|------3------3------3------3--|
G:----2------2------2------2---|----2------2------2------2----|
D:--0--------------------------|--2------3------2-------------|
A:---------3------2------3-----|-----------------------3------|
E:-----------------------------|------------------------------|
e:------------------------------|----------------------|
B:------3------3------3------3==|==3----------------3--|
G:----2------2------2------2----|----------------------|
D:----------------2------3------|----------------------|
A:--2------3--------------------|----------------------|
E:------------------------------|----------------------|
let ring...
e:-----------------------|------------------------------|
B:------3------3------3--|------3------3------3------3--|
G:----2------2------2----|----0------0------0------0----|
D:--3------2-------------|------------------------------|
A:----------------3------|--1------1------1------1------|
E:-----------------------|------------------------------|
e:------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:------3------3------3------3--|------3------3------3----------|
G:----0------0------0------0----|----0------0------0------------|
D:------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:--2------2------2------2------|--3------3------3--------------|
E:------------------------------|-------------------------------|
let ring...
e:------------0----1==|==1---------0-------|-----------------|
B:--3----3----3----3==|==3---------0----3==|==3--------------|
G:--0----0------------|-----------------0==|==0--------------|
D:--0--------------0==|==0-----------------|-----------------|
A:-------1----3-------|------------3----1==|==1--------------|
E:--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
let ring... let ring...
Asus4/7 Asus
e:--------------------|---------------------|
B:-----------3--------|---------------------|
G:--------0-----0-----|--2------------------|
D:-----2-----------2--|--2------------------|
A:--0-----------------|--0------------------|
E:--------------------|---------------------|
let ring...
Dsus
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--3==--x-----3--------3--3------------|
G:--2==--x-----0-h2p0------0-h2p0-------|
D:--0==--x--0--------3------------3--0--|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
Asus
+ + + +
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:-------x-----2----------2-----------|
D:-------x--2--2-h3p2--0--2--3--2p0---|
A:--0----------------3-------------3--|
E:------------------------------------|
Dsus
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--3-----x-----------------------------|
G:--2-----x-----0--2--3--2--0-----------|
D:--0-----x--0-----------------3--2-p0--|
A:--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|
(artificial harmonics)
Asus
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:--------x-------------------------------------|
D:--------x---0--2--3--2--0h2p0-----0-----------|
A:--0----------------------------3-----0--3--0--|
E:----------------------------------------------|
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------|
B:--3----x-----3--------3--------------|
G:--2----x-----0-h2p0------2-----0-----|
D:--0-------0--------3--------0-----0--|
A:-------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
Asus
+ + + +
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:----------___--!5!----~~------2----------------|
D:--2-------!5!--------------------2-h2p2--------|
A:--0--------------------------------------3--0--|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
(bend string up)
D Asus4/7
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------1--------------|----------------------------------|
B:-------------3-----------|--3----------------------13p10----|
G:--2----2--------2-----2--|--0---------------------------12--|
D:--0----------------0-----|--2-------------------------------|
A:-------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|----------------------------------|
(1st solo)
The first Solo:
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------|---------------10-13b(15)r-10-------------------|
B:--13b(15)~~-\-------|---------10-13-----------------10--13--13b(15)==|
G:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:------------------|------------------------------------|
B:==(15)~~---\------|-------13b(15)------10h13p10----10--|
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:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-----------------------8b(10)======--|-------------------------|
G:--5----5-------5---------------------|--7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7p0h7--|
D:------------7------------------------|-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + +
e:---------------------|
B:----------3----------|
G:--2-------2----------|
D:--0------------------|
A:---------------------|
E:---------------------|
let ring....
The first verse:
Dsus F
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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
+ + + +
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:--2-----x------------------------5-------------|
D:--3-----x----------------3--5/7-----7\5--3-h5--|
A:-------------------3--5------------------------|
E:-----1-----1--3/5------------------------------|
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------|
G:--2----x-----------------------------------|
D:--0----x-----------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------|
the old bartender is a high as a
F
+ + + +
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------|
G:--2-----x----2--3--3/5--3-----1--3--2--0-----|
D:--3-----x----3--5--5/7--5-----2--5--3--0-----|
A:--3-----x---------------------------------3--|
E:--1------------------------------------------|
steeple
B A
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------------|
B:--3---------------2---------------------|
G:--3---------------2---------------------|
D:--3---------------2---------------------|
A:--1---------------0---------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|
so why tonight should I wear a
Dsus
+ + + +
e:----------------------------------|
B:--3-------------------------------|
G:--2------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0--------|
D:--0-------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|
frown ? (yes I'm a)
The Refrain (to repeat one more time):
F Dsus
+ + + + + + + +
e:----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
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
The bridge part:
Gm C
+ + + + + + + +
e:--0---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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
+ + + +
e:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--1-----------------------------------------------|
G:--2-----------------------------------------------|
D:--2-----------------------------------------------|
A:--0-----------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|
I feel hook, line and sinker, I lost my
Dsus
+ + + +
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:--3--------------------------------------|
G:--2---------------------0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2--|
D:--0--------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|
captain and my crew
Gm
+ + + +
e:--3-----------------------------------|
B:--3-----------------------------------|
G:--3-----------------------------------|
D:--5--------------------------------5--|
A:--5---------------------------5-/7----|
E:--3-----------------------------------|
I'm standing on the landing
C Am
+ + + + + + +
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:--1------------------------------------|--1------------------------------|
G:--0------------------------------------|--2------------------------------|
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
+ + + + + + + +
e:--0-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:--3-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
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
+ + + +
e:-----------------|
B:--3--------------|
G:--2--------------|
D:--0--------------|
A:-----------------|
E:-----------------|
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
well, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
I'm sailing like a driftwood
on a windy bay
why ask how I feel
well, how does it look to you?
I fell 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
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
well, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
I'm sailing like a driftwood
on a windy bay
