Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – Miles Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – Miles Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmGDm7CAmG/BDF

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[Intro]
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm7   G
Dm7   G

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[Verse]
Dm
  Coming home early,
          G
 catching on late
Dm
  Guess I had too
              G
much on my plate
Dm7
   Wish it was as simple
         G
as somebody done
somebody wrong, but
Dm
  I'm coming home early,
           G
 catching on late

[Chorus]
C                  G
 There's miles between us
    Am
But boy, you should've
 G/B          D       F
 seen us when we met
C              G
 I loved your anger and
    Am
The way you'd catch
    G/B         D        F
a stranger in your net
[Verse]
Dm
  She'll be driving
         G
 in the fall
Dm
And we'll sit up '
                 G
waiting on the call
Dm
  As she leaves, I'll tell
       G
her don't get hurt and
don't get pregnant
Dm
She won't acknowledge
        G
 me at all

[Chorus]
C                  G
 There's miles between us
    Am
But boy, you should've
  G                D
seen us, she was scared
                   F
to let go of my hand

C        G
 A tiny carnival, she said,
   Am            G/B
 "Daddy, is this just like
  Am    D     F
Disneyland?"
"And yes, it's just
             D     F
like Disneyland"

[Instrument]
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm   G
Dm   G

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C  G  Am Am D  F
C  G  Am Am D  F
D   F
Dm
G  D
G  D
G  D
G  D
G  D
G  D
G  D
G  D

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[Break]
                   G
In the name of survival,
        D           G  D
 we get used to this
                   G
In the name of forgiveness,
         D    G  D
 we get bored
                  G
For our own entertainment,
         D            G  D
 we ball up our fists
                    G
Take it out on the kid
                 D     G  D
at the grocery store

                  G
In the name of desire,
          D         G  D
 we burn everything
                  G
In the name of redemption,
          D   G  D
buy it back
                  G
For our own entertainment,
            D           G  D
clip each other's wings
                    G
Take it out on the kids
                     D   G  D
 when we can't keep track

                   G
In the name of survival,
        D           G  D
 we get used to this
                   G
In the name of forgiveness,
         D    G  D
 we get bored
                   G
In the name of survival,
         D
 we get used to
      G  D  G    D  G
thiiiiiiiiiis

F  C  D
F  C  D
F  C  D  G


[Outro]
C
There's miles between us
    Am                  G
But boy, you should've seen
            D            F
 us in the good old day-ays
C                 G
It was just like Disneyland

     Am          G       C
You didn't even see the hand
      D               F
that turned the page
               D
The hand that turned
           F    D
the paaa-aaaa-age

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How to play Miles: key, chords and progression

These are Miles chords by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Miles by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 8 chords: Dm, G, Dm7, C, Am, G/B, D and F.

Listen for D – F – C – G (II – IV – I – V in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

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Miles chords: questions

What key is Miles in?

Miles by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Miles?

Miles uses 8 chords: Dm, G, Dm7, C, Am, G/B, D, F.

What is the chord progression of Miles?

The main progression is D – F – C – G (II – IV – I – V).

Is Miles easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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