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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 10Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 3, 3/4 time & key of Bb :-
 C/G- 3x2013
Intro -
    G1   2   3   |  G1   2   3   |  D1   2   3      D1   2   3
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|0h1-----------|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--2-----------|------0---2---|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--0-----------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
    Em1   2   3   |  Em1   2   3   |  Em1   2   3      Em1   2   3
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--2-----------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|---2----------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Intro - |   G|   G|   D|   D|
        |  Em|  Em|  Em|  Em|
GHalfway DHome
Well, You ain't so sGure He's the Done
4am and You Emdrive alone
                        |  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
With last night's clothes on
GHalfway Dhome
Tell Yourself YGou're still sDtrong
Wondering what's Emso damn wrong
                |  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
With needing someone
 GCalling the lovelorn girls of -
 DDavidson County
 EmTired of the games -
                       |  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
That the boys up there play
 GCalling the dreaming girls
 DLooking for a savior
He ain't gonna Emsave You
                                    |  G|  G|  D|  D|
That's just what You think His eyes say
Deep down You Cknow
That You're wGorth more than this
Or the cDost of that dinner last nGight
He'd be driving You hCome
If He was wGorth half a shit
And His DDaddy had raised Him up rGight
 EmLet Me remind You
                                   D|  C..
There's real love out there down the road
.. |  C|  C|  C|
          Right now You're just -
GHalfway hDome
Making up Greasons Dwhy
Let Him sleep through the Emkiss goodbye
                         |  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
'Cause neither one of You care
So rGinse the sDmoke
Out of Your sGlept in hDair
Wash Your face and cEmhange those clothes
               |  G|  C/G|  G|  C/G|
We've all been there
 GCalling the lovelorn girls of -
 DDavidson County
 EmTired of the games -
That the boys up there pGlay
 GCalling the dreaming girls
 DLooking for a savior
He ain't gonna Emsave You
                                  |  G|  G|  D|  D|
That's just what You think His eyes say
Deep down You Cknow
That You're wGorth more than this
Or the cDost of that dinner last nGight
He'd be driving You hCome
If He was wGorth half a shit
And His DDaddy had raised Him up rGight
 EmLet Me remind You
                                     D|  C..
There's real love out there down the road
.. |  C|  C|  C|
       Right now You're just -
GHalfway hDome
              Em   G..
Halfway home tonight

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Halfway Home

by Lori McKenna

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capo 3, 3/4 time & key of Bb :-

C/G

- 3x2013

Intro -

G G D D

1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

B|0h1-----------|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|

G|--------------|--------------|--2-----------|------0---2---|

D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--0-----------|

A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Em Em Em Em

1 2 3 | 1 2 3 | 1 2 3 1 2 3

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

B|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

G|--------------|--2-----------|--------------|--------------|

D|--------------|--------------|---2----------|--------------|

A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

G G D D

Em Em Em Em

| | | | |

G D

Halfway Home

G D

Well, You ain't so sure He's the one

4am and You drive alone

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

With last night's clothes on

G D

Halfway home

G D

Tell Yourself You're still strong

Wondering what's so damn wrong

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

With needing someone

Calling the lovelorn girls of -

Davidson County

Tired of the games -

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

That the boys up there play

Calling the dreaming girls

Looking for a savior

He ain't gonna save You

G G D D

| | | | |

That's just what You think His eyes say

Deep down You know

That You're worth more than this

D G

Or the cost of that dinner last night

He'd be driving You home

If He was worth half a shit

D G

And His Daddy had raised Him up right

Let Me remind You

D C

| ..

There's real love out there down the road

C C C

.. | | | |

Right now You're just -

G D

Halfway home

G D

Making up reasons why

Let Him sleep through the kiss goodbye

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

'Cause neither one of You care

G D

So rinse the smoke

G D

Out of Your slept in hair

Wash Your face and change those clothes

G C/G G C/G

| | | | |

We've all been there

Calling the lovelorn girls of -

Davidson County

Tired of the games -

That the boys up there play

Calling the dreaming girls

Looking for a savior

He ain't gonna save You

G G D D

| | | | |

That's just what You think His eyes say

Deep down You know

That You're worth more than this

D G

Or the cost of that dinner last night

He'd be driving You home

If He was worth half a shit

D G

And His Daddy had raised Him up right

Let Me remind You

D C

| ..

There's real love out there down the road

C C C

.. | | | |

Right now You're just -

G D

Halfway home

Em G

Halfway home tonight

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