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Half The Way
Crystal Gayle (1979)
Written by Bobby Wood and Ralph Murphy
Capo 2
Intro:
G  C  G  C
Verse 1:
GHalf of your lBmove is just Emnot what I'm afDter 
CPart of your wG/Borld is just Dsus4not what I nDeed
CSome of your tBmime is like Emone glass of waDter 
              Am          G/B   Dsus4- D  
Just leaves me thirsty for wine 
Chorus 1:
So fill me Gup  D/F#to the Emtop 
Oh don't you sAmtop till I'm overDflowing
GLove D/F#is the sEmeed 
And babe I nAmeed you to  B7sus4keep it grB7owing
EmStronger eG/Dvery A/C#day oh D7no  
Don't take me half the wGay (don't take me half the wCay) 
Don't take me half the wGay (don't take me half the wCay)  
Verse 2:
GNever beBmfore have I Emsettled for seDcond 
CAll of my G/Blife I have hDsus4ungered for mDore
CNow I can Bmsee where your sEmweet love can lDead me 
           Am           G/B   Dsus4- D  
This is what I've waited for  
Repeat Chorus 1:
So fill me Gup  D/F#to the Emtop 
Oh don't you sAmtop till I'm overDflowing
GLove D/F#is the sEmeed 
And babe I nAmeed you to  B7sus4keep it grB7owing
EmStronger eG/Dvery A/C#day oh D7no  
Don't take me half the wGay (don't take me half the wCay) 
Don't take me half the wGay (don't take me half the wCay)
Interlude: (key change up half step)
G#(don't take me half the C#way)
G#(don't take me half the C#way)
G#Half of your lCmove is just Fmnot what I'm aD#fter no
C#Part of your wG#/B#orld is just D#sus4not what I neD#ed
C#Now I can see G#/B#where your sFmweet love can lD#ead me
           A#m            Cm   D#sus4– D#  
This is what I've waited for
Chorus 2:
So fill me G#up  D#/Gto the Fmtop 
Oh don't you A#mstop till I'm overD#flowing
G#Love D#/Gis the sFmeed 
And babe I A#mneed you to  C7sus4keep it grC7owing
FmStronger eG#/D#very daA#/Dy oh nD#o  
Don't take me half the wG#ay (don't take me half the waC#y) 
Don't take me half the wG#ay (don't take me half the waC#y)
Give me all your lG#ove (don't take me half the C#way)
Don't take me half the wG#ay (don't take me half the waC#y) 
Don't take me half the wG#ay (don't take me half the waC#y)
Give me all your lG#ove (don't take me half the C#way)

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Half The Way

by Crystal Gayle

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Dsus4

D/F#

B7sus4

G/D

A/C#

G#/B#

D#sus4

A#m

D#/G

C7sus4

Half The Way

Crystal Gayle (1979)

Written by Bobby Wood and Ralph Murphy

Capo 2

Intro:

G C G C

Verse 1:

G Bm Em D

Half of your love is just not what I'm after

C G/B Dsus4 D

Part of your world is just not what I need

C Bm Em D

Some of your time is like one glass of water

Am G/B Dsus4 D

Just leaves me thirsty for wine

Chorus 1:

G D/F# Em

So fill me up to the top

Am D

Oh don't you stop till I'm overflowing

G D/F# Em

Love is the seed

Am B7sus4 B7

And babe I need you to keep it growing

Em G/D A/C# D7

Stronger every day oh no

G C

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

G C

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

Verse 2:

G Bm Em D

Never before have I settled for second

C G/B Dsus4 D

All of my life I have hungered for more

C Bm Em D

Now I can see where your sweet love can lead me

Am G/B Dsus4 D

This is what I've waited for

Repeat Chorus 1:

G D/F# Em

So fill me up to the top

Am D

Oh don't you stop till I'm overflowing

G D/F# Em

Love is the seed

Am B7sus4 B7

And babe I need you to keep it growing

Em G/D A/C# D7

Stronger every day oh no

G C

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

G C

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

Interlude: (key change up half step)

G# C#

(don't take me half the way)

G# C#

(don't take me half the way)

G# Cm Fm D#

Half of your love is just not what I'm after no

C# G#/B# D#sus4 D#

Part of your world is just not what I need

C# G#/B# Fm D#

Now I can see where your sweet love can lead me

A#m Cm D#sus4 D#

–

This is what I've waited for

Chorus 2:

G# D#/G Fm

So fill me up to the top

A#m D#

Oh don't you stop till I'm overflowing

G# D#/G Fm

Love is the seed

A#m C7sus4 C7

And babe I need you to keep it growing

Fm G#/D# A#/D D#

Stronger every day oh no

G# C#

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

G# C#

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

G# C#

Give me all your love (don't take me half the way)

G# C#

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

G# C#

Don't take me half the way (don't take me half the way)

G# C#

Give me all your love (don't take me half the way)

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