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Oasis - Half the World Away Chords

Chord reference C, Am, G, D7, E7, G7, Fm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C]I would like to [Am]leave this city [C]This old town don’t [Am]smell too pretty and [C]I can [G]feel the [Am]warning signs [D7]running around my [Am]mind [C]And when I [Am]leave this island I [C]booked myself into a [Am]soul asylum [C]’Cause, I can [G]feel the [Am]warning signs [D7]running around my [Am]mind

[Am]So here I [C]go I’m still [E7]scratching around in the [Am]same old hole My [Am]body feels young but my [D7]mind is very [G]old [G7] [Am]So what do you [C]say? You can’t [E7]give me the dreams that are [Am]mine anyway I’m [Am]half the world away [Fm]half the world away [C]Half the [G]world a[Am]way I’ve been [D7]lost I’ve been found but I [Am]don’t feel down

[C] [Am] [C] [Am]

[C]And when I [Am]leave this planet You [C]know I’d stay but I [Am]just can’t stand it and [C]I can [G]feel the [Am]warning signs [D7]running around my [Am]mind [C]And if I could [Am]leave this spirit I’d [C]find me a hole and [Am]I’ll live in it and [C]I can [G]feel the [Am]warning signs [D7]running around my [Am]mind

[Am]So here I [C]go I’m still [E7]scratching around the in [Am]same old hole My [Am]body feels young but my [D7]mind is very [G]old [G7] [Am]So what do you [C]say? You can’t [E7]give me the dreams that are [Am]mine anyway I’m [Am]half the world away [Fm]half the world away [C]Half the [G]world a[Am]way I’ve been [D7]lost I’ve been found but I [Am]don’t feel down

No, I [Am]don’t feel down No, I [Am]don’t feel down

[C] [Am] [C] [Am]

Don’t feel [C]down [Am] Don’t feel [C]down [Am] Don’t feel [C]down [Am] Don’t feel [C]down [Am] [C]

Artist Oasis
Album Definitely Maybe
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 1994
Key C

How to Play Half the World Away on Guitar?

Oasis - Half the World Away can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, D7, E7, G7, Fm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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