Half A Mile Away chords

Billy Joel

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  			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 



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 



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 



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