# #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # #From: Scott A. Yanoff #HALF A WORLD AWAY # # #{on this song, Peter plays pretty much straight chords. On the # Am chord, you can hear the note being hammered on to the D string # (second fret) in rhythm with the song. If you don't know what I'm # talking about, just play Am} # #A D7sus2 looks like this: #(E) -0- I could have called it an Am(add D) since the low A #(B) -1- is in the bass note I believe. However, It leads into #(G) -2- a G chord, and musically, a D is what you'd want to #(D) -0- call it. #(A) -0- E --- > {notice that the majority of this song follows the pattern: G / D / Em / Am D7sus2 It's really cool how the progression starts out on Am but in the middle of the song, the verse starts pretty much on G.} Am G > This could be the saddest dusk D Em > I've ever seen Am > Turn to the miracle G D > I alive Em Am > My mind is racing G D > As it always will Em Am > My hand is tired my heart aches G D > >From half a world away Em > Hear my head swarm F > To go it alone > And hold it alone D > Haul it alone Dsus4 D > And hold it F > Go it alone > Hold it alone > D7 G D > Oh lonely deeps and hollows Em > Half a world Am D7sus2 G > Half the world away D > My shoes are gone Em D7sus2 > And life spent G D > I had too much to drink Em > I didn't think Am D7sus2 G > I didn't think of you D Em > I guess that's all I needed F > To go it alone > And hold it alone D > Haul it alone > And hold it F D7 > Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall > D7 G D > Oh this lonely world is wasted Em Am D7sGs2 > Pathetic eyes high life D Em Am > The blinded tide is turned to sea G D > The storm it came up strong Em > And it shook the trees Am D7sus2 G > And blew away our fear D Em > I couldn't need to hear > > To go it alone > And hold it alone > Haul it alone > And hold it > To go it alone > And hold it alone > Haul it along > To go it alone > And hold it alone > Haul it along > And hold it > Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall > > This could be the saddest dusk > I've ever seen > Turn to the miracle > I alive > My mind is racing > As it always will > My hand is tired my heart aches > From half a world away From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray) HALF A WORLD AWAY (by REM) Intro: | Am | G | D Dsus4 D Dsus2 | Em | Am G D Emus2 This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen Am G Dsus2 turn to a miracle, high alive. Em Am G D Dsus2 My mind is racing, as it always will. Em Am My hands tired, my heart aches. G D DDDsus2Em F I'm half a world away here, my head sworn to go it alone, F D Dsus4D DsuDsus2 and hold it along, haul it along and hold it. F D Dsus4 D Go it alone, and hold it along. Oh................ DsuDDsus2G D Dsus2 Oh lonely deep sit hollow. Em Am G Half a world, half a world away. D DDDsusEm Am My shoes are gone, my life spent. G Dsus2 I've had too much to drink. Em Am G I didn't think, I didn't think of you. D DDuDsus2 Em I guess that's all I need-ed. F D DsusD DsusDsus2 To go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along, and hold it. F Backwards, blackbirds, forwards and fall. DsuDDsus2G D Dsus2 Oh lonely world is wasted. Em Am G Pathetic eyes, high alive. D DDDsus2 Em Am Blind to the tide that turns the sea. G Dsus2 This storm it came up strong. Em Am G It shook the trees and blew away our fear. D DsuDDsus2 Em I couldn't even hear. F D DsusD DsusDsus2 To go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along, and hold it. F D Dsus4 D Go it alone, and hold it along. Oh................ F D DsusD DsusDsus2 Go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along, and hold it. F Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall. D Dsus4 D DsusDsus2 Oh.............. Oh, G D Dsus2 this could be the saddest dusk Em Am G DDsusD Dsus2 Em I ever seen turn to a miracle, high alive. Am G DDsusD Dsus2Em My mind is racing, as it al--ways will. Am G My hands tired, my heart aches. D DsuD4 DsEm2 I'm half a world a - way. ADG-- ============================================================================== csb1@engr.uark.edu | Chris Bray cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville cbray@nyx.cs.du.edu | WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1 ============================================================================== Looking for REM Chords? Check out the REM chord archive at: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1/rem/rem.html ==============================================================================