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Billy Joel - Half A Mile Away Chords

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Half A Mile Away Chords

(ver. 1)
Billy Joel
INTRO
 
Gm        Eb        F        [x3]

VERSE 1

Bb                 Dm7
   Little Gio is a friend of mine
Gm                          Abadd9      Abadd9/Bb
   We get some money and we buy a cheap wine
Ebmaj7                  D7sus   D7        Gm        Abadd9      
   Sit on the corner and have a hol - i - day
Ebmaj7                      Dm7
   Hide the bottle when the cop goes by
D7                   Gm7  F    C7
Talk about women and lie, lie, lie
   Ebmaj7                      Ebmaj7/F
Oh,   my other world is just a half a mile away


BRIDGE 1

Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F        [x2]
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo


VERSE 2

Bb                   Dm7
   Wait for mamma to turn out the light
Gm                                Abadd9    Abadd9/Bb
   Crawl on the the roof and then hit the night
Ebmaj7                         D7sus - D7        Gm        Abadd9
   I should be sleeping but tonight I just can't stay
Ebmaj7                  Dm7
   I've given everybody so much time
D7                         Gm7  F C7
Now I need a moment that's m - - ine
   Ebmaj7                      Ebmaj7/F
Oh,   my other world is just a half a mile away


BRIDGE 2:
Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F        D7/F#
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo


CHORUS
Gm        Eb                    F          [x3]
Oo,          it's just a half a mile away


VERSE 3
Bb                 Dm7
   Angelina save a place for me
          Gm                             Abadd9          Abadd9/Bb
I've been livin' someone else's life and now I've got to be free
Ebmaj7                         D7sus - D7    Gm        Abadd9
   Turn your transistor on and let the music play
  Ebmaj7                 Dm7
I try to keep the family satisfied
            D7                              Gm7       C7
But there's gotta be more to life than just try, try, try
   Ebmaj7                      Ebmaj7/F
Oh,   my other world is just a half a mile away


BRIDGE 3
Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo

Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F        D7/F#
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo


CHORUS
Gm        Eb                    F          [x3]
Oo,          it's just a half a mile away


VERSE 4:
Bb              Dm7

Gm              Abadd9 - Abadd9/Bb
 
Ebmaj7          D7sus  - D7

Gm              Abadd9

Ebmaj7                  Dm7
   I've given everybody so much time
D7                         Gm7    C7
Now I need a moment that's m - - ine
   Ebmaj7                      Ebmaj7/F
Oh,   my other world is just a half a mile away


CHORUS
Bb        Gm         Eb -  C7/E        F
   Oo-oo     Oo-oo      Oo - oo - oo - oo            
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