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-first letter-A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

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{notice that the majority of this song follows the pattern:

G / D / Em / Am D7sus2 It's really cool how the progression

starts out on Am but in the middle of the song, the verse starts

pretty much on G.}

	Am	G
>	This could be the	saddest dusk

	D	Em
> I've	ever seen

	Am
> Turn to the mir	acle

	G	D
>	I ali	ve

	Em	Am
> M	y mind is r	acing

	G	D
> A	s it always w	ill

	Em	Am
> My	hand is tired my h	eart aches

	G	D
> >From h	alf a world aw	ay

	Em
> Hear my h	ead swarm

	F
> To	go it alone

> And hold it alone

	D
>	Haul it alone

	Dsus4	D
> And	hold i	t

	F
>	Go it alone

> Hold it alone

>

	D7	G	D
>	Oh l	onely deeps and	hollows

	Em
>	Half a world

	Am	D7sus2	G
>	Half the	world a	way

	D
> My sh	oes are gone

	Em	Am	D7sus2
> And	life spent

	G	D
> I	had too much to dr	ink

	Em
> I d	idn't think

	Am	D7sus2	G
> I d	idn't th	ink of y	ou

	D	Em
> I g	uess that's all I	needed

	F
> To	go it alone

> And hold it alone

	D
> H	aul it alone

> And hold it

	F	D7
>	Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall

>

	D7	G	D
>	Oh this l	onely world is	wasted

	Em	Am	D7sus2	G
> Pa	thetic eyes	hig	h       l	ife

	D	Em	Am
> The b	linded tide is tu	rned to s	ea

	G	D
> The s	torm it came up st	rong

	Em
> And it sh	ook the trees

	Am	D7sus2	G
> And	ble	w      away our f	ear

	D	Em
>	I couldn't need to	hear

>

> To go it alone

> And hold it alone

> Haul it alone

> And hold it

> To go it alone

> And hold it alone

> Haul it along

> To go it alone

> And hold it alone

> Haul it along

> And hold it

> Blackbirds backwards forwards and fall

>

> This could be the saddest dusk

> I've ever seen

> Turn to the miracle

> I alive

> My mind is racing

> As it always will

> My hand is tired my heart aches

> From half a world away

From: csb1@engr.engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)

HALF A WORLD AWAY (by REM)

Intro: | Am | G | D Dsus4 D Dsus2 | Em |

	Am	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em
	This could be the	saddest dusk I've	ever seen

	Am	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
turn to a	miracle,	high alive.

	Em	Am	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	My mind is	racing,	as it al	ways will.

	Em	Am
My	hands tired, my	heart aches.

	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em	F
I'm	half a world away	here,			my h	ead sworn to	go it alone,

	F	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	and hold it along,	haul it along	and	hold	it.

	F	D	Dsus4	D
	Go it alone, and hold it along.	Oh.....	.........	..

	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	Oh		lone	ly deep sit	hollow.

	Em	Am	G
	Half a world,	half a world away.

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em	Am
My	shoes are gone,			my	life spent.

	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
I've	had too much to drink.

	Em	Am	G
I d	idn't think, I	didn't think of you.

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em
I	guess that's all		I	need-	ed.

	F	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
To	go it alone, and hold it along,	haul it along,	and	hold	it.

	F
	Backwards, blackbirds, forwards and fall.

	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	Oh		lone	ly world is	wasted.

	Em	Am	G
	Pathetic eyes,	high alive.

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em	Am
	Blind to the tide			that	turns the sea.

	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
This	storm it came up strong.

	Em	Am	G
It	shook the trees and	blew away our fear.

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em
I	couldn't ev	en		hear.

	F	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
To g	o it alone, and hold it along,	haul it along,	and	hold	it.

	F	D	Dsus4	D
	Go it alone, and hold it along.	Oh.....	.........	..

	F	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	Go it alone, and hold it along,	haul it along,	and	hold	it.

	F
	Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall.

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	Oh....	.........	.	Oh,

	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2
	this could be the	saddest dusk

	Em	Am	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em
I	ever seen	turn to a	miracle,		hig	h	alive.

	Am	G	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em
	My mind is	racing,		as	it	al--	ways will.

	Am	G
My	hands tired, my h	eart aches.

	D	Dsus4	D	Dsus2	Em
I'm h	alf a world	a	-   wa	y.

	Am	D	G	--
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csb1@engr.uark.edu | Chris Bray

cbray@comp.uark.edu | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

cbray@nyx.cs.du.edu | WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csb1

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