Half A Mile Away
Billy Joel
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Tom : Gm
[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:
[Refrão]
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
[Próxima Parte]
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
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
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
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