R.E.M. - Half A World Away: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Half A World Away" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Half A World Away ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Half A World Away" smoothly on your ukulele.

Am                 G                D       Em
This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen
          Am      G       D
Turn to a miracle, high-alive
Em          Am    G      D
My mind is racing, as it always will
   Em              Am
My hands tired, my heart aches
     G             D               Em
I'm half a world away, here in my head

Chorus:
          F
Sworn to go it alone and hold it along
 D
Haul it along and hold it
 F
Go it alone, hold it along
     D
And hold

Oh, lonely deeps and hollows
Are half a world, half a world away
My shoes are gone, my life is spent
I had too much to drink
I didn't think, I didn't think of you
I guess that's all I needed

Chorus:
To go it alone and hold it along
And haul it along and hold it
Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall
And hold

Oh, this lonely world is wasted
Pathetic eyes, high-alive
Blind eye that turns to see
The storm it came up strong
It shook the trees and blew away our fear
I couldn't leave it here

Chorus:
To go it alone, hold it along
Haul it along and hold it
Go it alone and hold it along
And hold
Go it alone and hold it along
Haul it along and hold it
Blackbirds, backwards, forwards and fall
And hold

This could be the saddest dusk I've ever seen
Turn to a miracle, high-alive
My mind is racing, as it always will
My hands tired, my heart aches
I'm half a world away to go

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

Am

Ukulele chord Am

D

Ukulele chord D

Em

Ukulele chord Em

F

Ukulele chord F

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Half A World Away" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Half A World Away" by R.E.M..

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