Half a World Away
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#From: Scott A. Yanoff
#HALF A WORLD AWAY
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#{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}
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#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 ---
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{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--
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cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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