HALF THE WORLD AWAY by OASIS - Easy Chords For Ukulele
Intro C F C F
Verse 1
[C]I would like to [F]leave this city
[C]This old town don't [F]smell too pretty
And [C]I can feel the [Am]warnin’ signs, [D]runnin’ around my [F]mind
[C]And when I [F]leave this island
[C]I'll book myself into a [F]soul asylum
[C]Cause' I can feel the [Am]warnin’ signs [D]running around my [F]mind
Chorus
[Am]So here I [C]go, I’m still [E7]scratchin’ around in the [Am]same old hole
My [F]body feels young, but my [D]mind is very [G]o…..[G7]old
[Am]So what do you [C]say?
You can’t [E7]give me the dreams that are [Am]mine anyway
You’re [F]half the world away, [Fm]half the world away
[C]half the [E7]world [Am]away
I've been [D]lost I've been found but I [F]don’t feel down
Instrumental C F C F
Verse 2
[C]And when I [F]leave this planet
[C]You know I’d stay, but I [F]just can’t stand it
And [C]I can feel the [Am]warnin’ signs, [D]runnin’ around my [F]mind
[C]And if I could [F]leave this spirit
I’d [C]find me a hole, and [F]I’d live in it
[C]And I can feel the [Am]warnin’ signs, [D]runnin’ around my [F]mind
Chorus
[Am]Here I [C]go, I’m still [E7]scratchin’ around in the [Am]same old hole
My [F]body feels young, but my [D]mind is very [G]o…..[G7]old
[Am]So what do you [C]say?
You can’t [E7]give me the dreams that are [Am]mine anyway
You’re [F]half the world away, [Fm]half the world away
[C]half the [E7]world [Am]away
I've been [D]lost I've been found but I [F]don’t feel down
Outro
[F]No, I don’t feel down
[F]No, I don’t feel down
I [F]don’t feel [C]down
I [F]don’t feel [C]down
[F]Don’t feel [C]down
I [F]don’t feel [C]down
F C F C x2
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The Story Behind the Song
‘Half the World Away’ is a reflective, acoustic song written and sung by Noel Gallagher. Released in 1994 as the B-side to ‘Whatever’, it became one of Oasis's most cherished songs despite never being a major hit single.
What makes ‘Half the World Away’ endure is its universal message. It isn't really about a specific place; it's about the feeling that happiness might exist somewhere beyond your current circumstances. That combination of melancholy and optimism has made it one of Noel Gallagher's most admired and emotionally resonant songs.