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From: Scott A. Yanoff 


HALF A WORLD AWAY
{intro:  Am  G  D  Em }

{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          Am 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 D7sus2   G
> 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
>
 {same as before}
> 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           Dsus4  D  Dsus2   Em
This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen
          Am        G                D      Dsus4  D  Dsus2
turn to a miracle,      high alive.
Em         Am       G           D           Dsus4  D  Dsus2
My mind is racing,      as it always will.
   Em              Am
My hands tired, my heart aches.
    G                D      Dsus4  D  Dsus2    Em           F
I'm half a world away here,                my head sworn to go it alone,
F                  D             Dsus4     D    Dsus4  D  Dsus2
and hold it along, haul it along       and hold it.
F                                 D      Dsus4    D
Go it alone, and hold it along.   Oh................


Dsus4  D  Dsus2     G           D        Dsus4  D  Dsus2
Oh              lonely deep sit hollow.
Em            Am                 G
Half a world, half a world away.
   D               Dsus4  D  Dsus2     Em               Am
My shoes are gone,                  my life spent.
     G                      D   Dsus4  D  Dsus2
I've had too much to drink.
   Em             Am                    G
I didn't think, I didn't think of you.
  D                Dsus4  D  Dsus2 Em
I guess that's all        I   need-ed.
   F                               D             Dsus4     D    Dsus4  D  Dsus2
To go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along,       and hold it.
F
Backwards, blackbirds, forwards and fall.

Dsus4  D  Dsus2     G           D        Dsus4  D  Dsus2
Oh              lonely world is wasted.
Em             Am         G
Pathetic eyes, high alive.
D                 Dsus4  D Dsus2      Em               Am
Blind to the tide                that turns the sea.
     G                           D   Dsus4  D  Dsus2
This storm it came up strong.
   Em                  Am                   G
It shook the trees and blew away our fear.
  D          Dsus4  D  Dsus2    Em
I couldn't even          hear.

    F                              D             Dsus4     D    Dsus4  D  Dsus2
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             Dsus4     D    Dsus4  D  Dsus2
Go it alone, and hold it along, haul it along,       and hold it.
F
Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall.

D     Dsus4    D       Dsus4  D  Dsus2
Oh..............        Oh,
G                 D             Dsus4  D  Dsus2
this could be the saddest dusk
  Em         Am            G         D  Dsus4    D  Dsus2   Em
I ever seen      turn to a miracle,           high  alive.
Am         G        D  Dsus4     D  Dsus2 Em
My mind is racing,            as it   al--ways will.
   Am               G
My hands tired, my heart aches.
     D           Dsus4     D     Dsus2    Em
I'm half a world        a  -   way.


Am  D  G


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