R.E.M. - Half A World Away: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Half A World Away" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Half A World Away Guitar Chords and Lyrics by R.E.M.

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Half A World Away" smoothly on your guitar.

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


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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..

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