R.E.M. - Half A World Away: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Half A World 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.
Am G D Em This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen Am G D Turn to a miracle, high-alive Em Am G D My mind is racing, as it always will Em Am My hands tired, my heart aches G D Em I'm half a world away, here in my head Chorus: F Sworn to go it alone and hold it along D Haul it along and hold it F Go it alone, hold it along D And hold Oh, lonely deeps and hollows Are half a world, half a world away My shoes are gone, my life is spent I had too much to drink I didn't think, I didn't think of you I guess that's all I needed Chorus: To go it alone and hold it along And haul it along and hold it Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall And hold Oh, this lonely world is wasted Pathetic eyes, high-alive Blind eye that turns to see The storm it came up strong It shook the trees and blew away our fear I couldn't leave it here Chorus: To go it alone, hold it along Haul it along and hold it Go it alone and hold it along And hold Go it alone and hold it along Haul it along and hold it Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall And hold This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen Turn to a miracle, high-alive My mind is racing, as it always will My hands tired, my heart aches I'm half a world away to go You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  D  Em  F  G  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 World Away" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Half A World Away" by R.E.M..