Half A Mile Away chords by Billy Joel

Chords with lyrics

INTRO

G minorGm    Eb MajorEb    FF    x3

verse 1

Bb majorBb         Dm7Dm7
  Little Gio is a friend of mine
G minorGm             Abadd9Abadd9   Abadd9/Bb
  We get some money and we buy a cheap wine
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7         D7susD7sus  D7D7    G minorGm    Abadd9Abadd9
  Sit on the corner and have a hol - i - day
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7           Dm7Dm7
  Hide the bottle when the cop goes by
D7D7          Gm7Gm7 FF  C7C7
Talk about women and lie, lie, lie
  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7           Ebmaj7/F
Oh,  my other world is just a half a mile away

BRIDGE 1

Bb majorBb    G minorGm     Eb MajorEb - C7/EC7/E    FF    x2
  Oo-oo   Oo-oo   Oo - oo - oo - oo


verse 2

Bb majorBb          Dm7Dm7
  Wait for mamma to turn out the light
G minorGm                Abadd9Abadd9  Abadd9/Bb
  Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7             D7susD7sus - D7D7    G minorGm    Abadd9Abadd9
  I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7         Dm7Dm7
  I've given everybody so much time
D7D7             Gm7Gm7 FF C7C7
Now I need a moment that's m - - ine
  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7           Ebmaj7/F
Oh,  my other world is just a half a mile away


BRIDGE 2:
Bb majorBb    G minorGm     Eb MajorEb - C7/EC7/E    FF    D7/F#D7/F#
  Oo-oo   Oo-oo   Oo - oo - oo - oo


G minorGm    Eb MajorEb          FF     x3
Oo,     it's just a half a mile away

verse 3
Bb majorBb         Dm7Dm7
  Angelina save a place for me
     G minorGm               Abadd9Abadd9     Abadd9/Bb
I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7             D7susD7sus - D7D7  G minorGm    Abadd9Abadd9
  Turn your transistor on and let the music play
 Ebmaj7Ebmaj7         Dm7Dm7
I try to keep the family satisfied
      D7D7               Gm7Gm7    C7C7
But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try
  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7           Ebmaj7/F
Oh,  my other world is just a half a mile away


BRIDGE 3
Bb majorBb    G minorGm     Eb MajorEb - C7/EC7/E    FF
  Oo-oo   Oo-oo   Oo - oo - oo - oo

Bb majorBb    G minorGm     Eb MajorEb - C7/EC7/E    FF    D7/F#D7/F#
  Oo-oo   Oo-oo   Oo - oo - oo - oo


G minorGm    Eb MajorEb          FF     x3
Oo,     it's just a half a mile away


verse 4:
Bb majorBb       Dm7Dm7

G minorGm       Abadd9Abadd9 - Abadd9/Bb

Ebmaj7Ebmaj7     D7susD7sus - D7D7

G minorGm       Abadd9Abadd9

Ebmaj7Ebmaj7         Dm7Dm7
  I've given everybody so much time
D7D7             Gm7Gm7  C7C7
Now I need a moment that's m - - ine
  Ebmaj7Ebmaj7           Ebmaj7/F
Oh,  my other world is just a half a mile away


Bb majorBb    G minorGm     Eb MajorEb - C7/EC7/E    FF
  Oo-oo   Oo-oo   Oo - oo - oo - oo