Tone: [Gm]
Verse:
[Bb] Little Gio is a [Dm7]friend of mine
[Gm] We get some money and we [Abadd9]buy a cheap [Abadd9]wine
[Ebmaj7] Sit on the corner and[D7sus4]and have a [D7]hol - i - [Gm]day [Abadd9]
[Ebmaj7] Hide the bottle when the [Dm7]cop goes by
[D7]Talk about women and [Gm7]lie, [F]lie, [C7]lie
Oh,[Ebmaj7]Oh, my other world is just a [Ebmaj7]half a mile away
Interlude:
[Bb] Oo-oo [Gm] Oo-oo [Eb] Oo - oo - oo - oo
Verse:
[Bb] Wait for mamma to [Dm7]turn out the light
[Gm] Crawl on the the roof and then [Abadd9]hit the ni[Abadd9]night
[Ebmaj7] I should be sleeping but ton[D7sus4]ight I ju[D7]st can't s[Gm]tay [Abadd9]
[Ebmaj7] I've given everybody [Dm7]so much time
[D7]Now I need a moment that's [Gm7]m - -[F]- i[C7]ine
Oh,[Ebmaj7]Oh, my other world is just a [Ebmaj7]half a mile away
Bridge:
[Bb] Oo-oo [Gm] Oo-oo [Eb] Oo [C7]- oo - oo - [F]oo [D7]
Chorus:
[Gm]Oo, [Eb] it's just a half a [F]mile away
Verse:
[Bb] Angelina save a [Dm7]place for me
I've been [Gm]livin' someone else's life and [Abadd9]now I've got to [Abadd9]be free
[Ebmaj7] Turn your transistor on and [D7sus4]let the m[D7]music p[Gm]play [Abadd9]
I [Ebmaj7]try to keep the family [Dm7]satisfied
But there's [D7]gotta be more to life than just [Gm7]try, try, [C7]try
Oh,[Ebmaj7]Oh, my other world is just a [Ebmaj7]half a mile away
Bridge:
[Bb] Oo-oo [Gm] Oo-oo [Eb] Oo [C7]- oo - oo - [F]oo
[Bb] Oo-oo [Gm] Oo-oo [Eb] Oo [C7]- oo - oo - [F]oo [D7]
Chorus:
[Gm]Oo, [Eb] it's just a half a [F]mile away
Verse 4:
[Bb] [Dm7]
Interlude:
[Gm] [Abadd9] [Abadd9]
Interlude:
[Ebmaj7] [D7sus4] [D7]
Outro:
[Gm] [Abadd9]
[Ebmaj7] I've given everybody [Dm7]so much time
[D7]Now I need a moment that's [Gm7]m - - i[C7]ine
Oh,[Ebmaj7]Oh, my other world is just a [Ebmaj7]half a mile away
Chorus:
[Bb] Oo-oo [Gm] Oo-oo [Eb] Oo [C7]- oo - oo - [F]oo