Billy Joel - Half a Mile Away: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Half a Mile Away" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# Dm7 Little Gio is a friend of mine Gm G# G#/A# We get some money and we buy a cheap wine D#maj7 D7sus4 D7 Gm G# Sit on the corner and have a holiday D#maj7 Dm7 Hide the bottle when the cop goes by D7 Gm7 F C7 Talk about women and lie, lie, lie D#maj7 D#maj7/F Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away Wait for mama to turn out the light Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night I should be sleeping, but tonight I just can't stay I've given everybody so much time Now I need a moment that's mine Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away Chorus: Gm D# F Oo, it's just a half a mile away - x3 Angelina save a place for me I've been living someone else's life, and now I've got to be free Turn your transistor on and let the music play I try to keep the family satisfied But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try Oh, my other world is only half a mile away Chorus: It's just a half a mile away It's just a half a mile away It's just a half a mile away I've given everybody so much time Now I need a moment that's mine Oh, my other world is just a half a mile away It's just a, it's just a half a mile away Don't you know it's just a half a mile? It's just a, it's just a half a mile away You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C7  D7  D7sus4  D#  D#maj7  Dm7  F  G#  Gm  Gm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Half a Mile Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Half a Mile Away" by Billy Joel.