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Half A World Away

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R.I.P. Jan Werner Danielsen.
A7+5: try (EADGBe string order) x0x021!
ORDER: I V1 C1 INT V2 C2 O
[INTRO]
F
C/F FM7
C/F F FM7
[VERSE 1]
     You're half a world awFay
     Am/EStanding next to Dmme
     Dm7/CIt seems that everyBbM7day
     D7/AI'm losing you alGmmost invisiCbly
     Though C7/Bbyou are F/Anear
     Cm/GI can't reach that D7/F#far
     Across to where you Gmare
     And so you Gm7-5/Dbstay....
     C7susJust half a world C/FawayFM7  
[CHORUS 1]
And I would DmcrossFM7/C  
The universe BbM7for youFM7/A  
What good would it Gmdo
If you     Dm/Fweren't even Em7-5there?A7+5  
  A7'Till you reDmturn,FM7/C  
Until your way is BbM7clearFM9/A  
I will be  Gm7here.....Csus  
Not half a world C/Faway
[INTERLUDE]
(  C/F)   Bbadd9   C/F  Bbadd9  
[VERSE 2]
     You're half a world awFay
     Am/EAnd no one is to Dmblame
     F/CIf love outlives its BbM7day
     D7/AAnd turns inDto an Gmember from a Csusflame
     I love you     C7/Bbas beFadd9/Afore
     Cm/G'Till worlds will be no D7/F#more
     'Till I can find a Gmway
     To where you Gm7-5/Dbstay
     C7susJust half a world C/FawayFM7  
[CHORUS 2]
And I would DmcrossFM7/C  
The universe BbM7for youFM7/A  
What good would it Gmdo
If you     Dm/Fweren't even Em7-5there?A7+5  
  A7'Till you reDmturn,FM7/C  
Until your way is BbM7clearFM9/A  
I will be  Gm7here.....C7sus  
Not half a world aDmadd9way
[OUTRO]
(  Dmadd9)  Dm7/C   BbM7   Am7  Gm7  
You're Dbaughalf a C7sus4world aFwayC/F  FM7  

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Half A World Away

by Secret Garden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/F

FM7

Am/E

Dm7/C

BbM7

D7/A

C7/Bb

F/A

Cm/G

D7/F#

Gm7-5/Db

C7sus

FM7/C

FM7/A

Dm/F

Em7-5

A7+5

FM9/A

Gm7

R.I.P. Jan Werner Danielsen.

A7+5: try (EADGBe string order) x0x021!

ORDER: I V1 C1 INT V2 C2 O

[INTRO]

C/F FM7

C/F F FM7

[VERSE 1]

You're half a world away

Am/E Dm

Standing next to me

Dm7/C BbM7

It seems that everyday

D7/A Gm C

I'm losing you almost invisibly

C7/Bb F/A

Though you are near

Cm/G D7/F#

I can't reach that far

Across to where you are

Gm7-5/Db

And so you stay....

C7sus C/F FM7

Just half a world away

[CHORUS 1]

Dm FM7/C

And I would cross

BbM7 FM7/A

The universe for you

What good would it do

Dm/F Em7-5 A7+5

If you weren't even there?

A7 Dm FM7/C

'Till you return,

BbM7 FM9/A

Until your way is clear

Gm7 Csus

I will be here.....

C/F

Not half a world away

[INTERLUDE]

C/F Bbadd9 C/F Bbadd9

( )

[VERSE 2]

You're half a world away

Am/E Dm

And no one is to blame

F/C BbM7

If love outlives its day

D7/A D Gm Csus

And turns into an ember from a flame

C7/Bb Fadd9/A

I love you as before

Cm/G D7/F#

'Till worlds will be no more

'Till I can find a way

Gm7-5/Db

To where you stay

C7sus C/F FM7

Just half a world away

[CHORUS 2]

Dm FM7/C

And I would cross

BbM7 FM7/A

The universe for you

What good would it do

Dm/F Em7-5 A7+5

If you weren't even there?

A7 Dm FM7/C

'Till you return,

BbM7 FM9/A

Until your way is clear

Gm7 C7sus

I will be here.....

Dmadd9

Not half a world away

[OUTRO]

Dmadd9 Dm7/C BbM7 Am7 Gm7

( )

Dbaug C7sus4 F C/F FM7

You're half a world away

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