intro
| D | D | D | D |
1.
D D
When I  wake  up, well I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who  wakes  up next  you. 
D D
When I  go  out, yeah I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who  goes  along with  you. 
D D
If I  get  drunk, well I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who  gets  drunk next to  you. 
D D
And if I  haver  up, yeah, I  know  I’m gonna be 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who’s  haver ing to  you.  
chorus
D D
But  would walk five  hund red miles 
G A7
and  would walk five  hund red more, 
D D G
just to  be  the man who  walks  a thousand  miles 
A7
to fall down  at  your door. 
2.
D D
When I’m  work ing, yes, I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who’s  work ing hard for  you. 
D D
And when the  mon ey comes in  for  the work I do 
G A7 D
I’ll pass  alm ost every  pen ny on to  you. 
D
When I  come  home  2cm (when I come home) 
D
well I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who  come s back home to  you. 
D D
And if I  grow  old, well, I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who’s  grow ing old with  you.  
chorus
D D
But  would walk five  hund red miles 
G A7
and  would walk five  hund red more, 
D D G
just to  be  the man who  walks  a thousand  miles 
A7
to fall down  at  your door. 
postchorus
D D
Tada lat a! (Tadalata!) Tada lat a! (Tadalata!) 
G A7
Tadada!  Dan diddlelan diddle lan 
D  |  D   |  D   | 
diddlelan dan dah!   𝄇 
3.
D D
When I’m  lon ely, well I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who’s  lone ly without  you. 
D D
And when I’m  drea min’, well I  know  I’m gonna dream, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  dream  about the  time  when I’m with  you. 
D
When I  go  out  2cm (when I go out) 
D
well I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who  goes  along with  you. 
D
And when I  come  home  2cm (when I come home), 
D
yes, I  know  I’m gonna be, 
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who  comes  back home with  you.  
G A7 D
I’m gonna  be  the man who’s  comi ng home with  you.  
chorus
D D
But  would walk five  hund red miles 
G A7
and  would walk five  hund red more, 
D D G
just to  be  the man who  walks  a thousand  miles 
A7
to fall down  at  your door. 
postchorus
D D
Tada lat a! (Tadalata!) Tada lat a! (Tadalata!) 
G A7 D
Tadada!  Dan diddlelan diddle lan  diddlelan dan dah!   𝄇  × 4 
chorus
D D
And  would walk five  hund red miles, 
G A7
And  would walk five  hund red more. 
D D G
Just to  be  the man who  walks  a thousand  miles, 
A7 D
To fall down  at  your do-oo-o ooo r!