Half A Mile Away
Billy Joel
RockAdvanced for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
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F
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D7
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C7
E
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
INTRO Gm Eb F x3 verse 1 Bb Dm7 Little Gio is a friend of mine Gm Abadd9 Abadd9/Bb We get some money and we buy a cheap wine Ebmaj7 D7sus D7 Gm Abadd9 Sit on the corner and have a hol - i - day Ebmaj7 Dm7 Hide the bottle when the cop goes by D7 Gm7 F C7 Talk about women and lie, lie, lie Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away BRIDGE 1 Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F x2 Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo verse 2 Bb Dm7 Wait for mamma to turn out the light Gm Abadd9 Abadd9/Bb Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night Ebmaj7 D7sus - D7 Gm Abadd9 I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay Ebmaj7 Dm7 I've given everybody so much time D7 Gm7 F C7 Now I need a moment that's m - - ine Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away BRIDGE 2: Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F D7/F# Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo Gm Eb F x3 Oo, it's just a half a mile away verse 3 Bb Dm7 Angelina save a place for me Gm Abadd9 Abadd9/Bb I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free Ebmaj7 D7sus - D7 Gm Abadd9 Turn your transistor on and let the music play Ebmaj7 Dm7 I try to keep the family satisfied D7 Gm7 C7 But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away BRIDGE 3 Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F D7/F# Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo Gm Eb F x3 Oo, it's just a half a mile away verse 4: Bb Dm7 Gm Abadd9 - Abadd9/Bb Ebmaj7 D7sus - D7 Gm Abadd9 Ebmaj7 Dm7 I've given everybody so much time D7 Gm7 C7 Now I need a moment that's m - - ine Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away Bb Gm Eb - C7/E F Oo-oo Oo-oo Oo - oo - oo - oo
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Chord set
Gm · Eb · F · Bb · Dm7 · Abadd9 · Ebmaj7 · D7 · Gm7 · C7 · E · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.