So Far Away - Carole King

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Song: So far away
Artist: Carole King
Composer: Carole King
Album: Tapestry
Tabbed by DJ  10th Oct 2012

To hear the song, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJGPXP7i-RM

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[Chorus]
      
So far a - way

,
         
Doesn't anybod

            
y stay in one 

       
place any - mo

re?
           
It would be so

           
 fine to see y

       
our face at my

 
  door,
                                ^    ^  ^   ^
      
It doesn't hel

       
p to know you'

         
re just...    

          
 time a - way,
       
Long ago I rea

              
ched for you, 

         
and...     the

       
re you stood,
           
Holding you a 

           
- gain could o

        
nly do    me--

/  
-   good,
                                ^     ^  ^    ^
    
How I wish I c

        
ould, but you'

re so...
         
      ...far a

         
 - way!  |  / 

      
  /   /   /  |

[Verse 1]
            
One more song 

            
about moving a

         
long the highw

ay,
      
         Can't

             
 say much of a

/            
nything that's

 
 new,
           
If I could onl

          
y work this li

       
fe out---- my 

way,
           
I'd rather spe

          
nd it being cl

           
ose to you----


--...

[Chorus]
              
...But you're 

         
so      ...far

     
 a - way,
         
Doesn't anybod

            
y stay in one 

       
place any - mo

 
re?
           
It would be so

           
 fine to see y

       
our face at my

 
  door,
                                ^    ^  ^   ^
      
It doesn't hel

       
p to know you'

         
re so...     f

       
ar a - way,
        
      Yeah - e

             
ah, you're so.

        
..   far a - w

       
ay! | /  /  / 

    
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[Verse 2]
           
Traveling arou

            
nd sure gets m

           
e down and lon

ely,
           
Nothing else t

           
o do,    ...bu

           
t close my min


d,
          
I sure hope th

              
e road don't c

       
ome to  ...own

 me,
           
There's so man

            
y dreams I've 

           
yet to find---

     
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[Chorus]
          
    ...But you

         
're so     ...

        
far a - way,
         
Doesn't anybod

            
y stay in one 

       
place any - mo

 
re?
            
It would be...

          
   so fine to 

         
see your face 

    
at my  door,
         
And it doesn't

       
 help to know 

        
you're so...  

         
   far a - way

,
        
      Yeah - e

             
ah, you're so.

         
..      far a 

  
- way,
        
    Hey,     y

         
ou're so...   

            
 far-----  a- 

   
way------!

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