Half A World Away Chords by R.E.M

Tempo:
126.85 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Em

Am

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Half A World Away chords
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[G] [D]
[Em]
[Am] [G] [D]
[Em]
[Am] This could be [G] the saddest house [D]
ever seen
[Em] [Am] Turn to miracle [G] high life
[Em] My [Am] mind is racing
[G] So always well [Em] my hands [Am] tired my heart aches
[G] I'm half a world [D] away
Here [Em] my head [F] swarms go to long
and hold it long
[D]
Hold it long Hold it
[F]
Go to [F] long
Hold it long
[D]
Oh Oh
[G]
Lonely [D] deeps and hollow
[Em]
Half a world
[Am] Half a world
[G]
Away
[D] My shoes are gone
[Em] My life spent
[Am] I [G]
had too much to [D] dream
[Em]
Didn't think
[Am] Didn't think of [G]
you
I [D] guess that's all I [Em] needed
To [F] go to long
And hold it long
[D] Hold it long
And hold it
[F] Black birds backwards
forwards and [G] far [D] Oh Oh
[G] This lonely world [D] Is wasted
[Em] Let it guys
[Am] High [G] life
[D] The blind
The blind decides
[Em] The blind decides
Storm it came up strong
Storm [Am]
[G] it came up [D]
strong
[Em] Shook the trees
[Am] And blew away our [G] fear
[D] And couldn't be
And couldn't be [Em] near
[F] To go to long
And hold it long
[D]
Hold it long
And hold it
[F] Go to long
And hold it long
[D] Oh Oh
[F] Go to long
And hold it long
[D]
Hold it long
Hold it
[F]
Black birds backwards
forwards and far
[D]
Oh
Oh Oh
[G] This could be
[D] The saddest of us
[Em] Ever seen
[Am] Turn [G] to the miracle
[D] [Em] High life [C] My mind
[G] My mind is racing
[D] So [Em]
long as well [Am] My hands
My hands [G] tired
My heart aches
[D] Half a world [Em] away [Am] Go
[D] Oh Oh
[G]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
F
134211111
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn R.E.M - Half A World Away chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Em, Am, G, D, Em, G and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 127. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] This could be [G] the saddest house [D]
ever seen
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] Turn to miracle _ [G] _ high _ life
_ _ [Em] My _ [Am] mind is racing
_ [G] _ _ _ So always well [Em] my hands [Am] tired my heart aches
[G] I'm half a world [D] away
_ Here [Em] my head _ [F] swarms go to long
and hold it long
[D]
Hold it long Hold _ it
[F]
Go to [F] long
Hold it long
[D]
Oh Oh
_ _ _ _ [G]
Lonely _ [D] deeps and hollow
_ _ [Em]
Half a world
[Am] Half a world
[G]
Away
_ [D] My shoes are gone
[Em] My life spent
[Am] I _ _ [G]
had too much to [D] dream
_ _ [Em]
Didn't think
_ [Am] Didn't think of [G]
you
I [D] guess that's all I [Em] needed
_ To [F] go to long
And hold it long
[D] Hold it long
And hold it
[F] Black birds backwards
forwards and [G] far [D] Oh Oh _
_ _ [G] This lonely world [D] Is wasted
_ [Em] Let it guys
[Am] _ High [G] life
_ _ [D] The blind
The blind decides
[Em] The blind decides
Storm it came up strong
Storm [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] it came up [D]
strong
_ [Em] Shook the trees
[Am] And blew away our [G] fear
_ [D] And couldn't be
And couldn't be [Em] near
_ _ [F] To go to long
And hold it long
_ [D]
Hold it long
And hold it
[F] Go to long
And hold it long
_ [D] Oh Oh
_ _ _ _ [F] Go to long
And hold it long
[D]
Hold it long
Hold it
[F]
Black birds backwards
forwards and far
[D]
Oh
_ _ _ Oh Oh
[G] This could be
[D] The saddest of us
[Em] Ever seen
[Am] _ _ Turn [G] to the miracle
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] High life _ [C] _ My mind
[G] My mind is racing
_ [D] _ So _ [Em]
long as well [Am] My hands
My hands [G] tired
My heart aches
[D] Half a world [Em] away _ _ [Am] Go
_ _ [D] Oh Oh
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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