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New Years Day by Taylor Swift

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Tuning: Standard (Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE)

Key: Chord diagramC majorC

Difficulty: Novice

The verses are exact to the song but the chorus is just the
best I could do to arrange it nicely

"..." means I've omitted words so the lyrics line up a bit better

also the reason some is in all caps is so that both lines are distinguishable
in the part when she sings two overlapping sets of lyrics

if you have any suggestion to improve please say! otherwise, enjoy!

Verse 1:
  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
            there's glitter on the floor after the
  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 party        girls carrying their shoes down in the


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 lobby        candlewax and polaroids on the

  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 hardwood floor    you and me from the night before but

Chorus:
 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0-----------0---------2----------0----|------0-----------0---------2----------2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----2----2-|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----3----3-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3-----------0--------------------3---------|-3-----------0------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------1-------------------|------------------------1---------1---------|
  Don't   read      the last page   but I   staayy    when you're lost and I'm
                                     scared and you're turning away

 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------1-1-----0--|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------|------------------------1-1-----1--|
Chord diagramG+G|------0-----------0---------2----------0----|------0-----------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----2----2-|----2------2-----2----2------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----------0--------------------3---------|-3-----------0------------------3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------1-------------------|------------------------1-1--------|
 I      want     your midnights    but I'll be... on new years day
Verse 2:
  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
            you squeeze my hand three times in the back of the


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 taxi         I can tell that it's gonna be a long road


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
            I'll be there if you're the toast of the town

  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 babe         or if you strike out and you're crawling home

Chorus:
 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------1-----------1---------1----------1----|------1-----------1---------1----------1----|
Chord diagramG+G|------0-----------0---------2----------0----|------0-----------0---------2----------2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----2----2-|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----3----3-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----------0--------------------3---------|-3-----------0------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------1-------------------|------------------------1---------1---------|
  Don't   read      the last page   but I   staayy    when its hard or it's wrong
                                     and we're making mistakes

 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------1-1-----0--|
Chord diagramBB|------1-----------1---------1---------------|------1-----------1-----1-1-----1--|
Chord diagramG+G|------0-----------0---------2----------0----|------0-----------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----2----2-|----2------2-----2----2------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----------0--------------------3---------|-3-----------0------------------3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------1-------------------|------------------------1-1--------|
 I      want     your midnights    but I'll be... on new years day. Hold on

Bridge:
 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0-----------------------|-3--------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3-------|------------------1-------3-------|
      to the memories...to you  Hold on to the memories...to you


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|----------------------------------|----------------3-|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|-----1-1h3------3-|-----1--------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|---2----------0---|---2---2----0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0-----------------------|-0----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3-------|------------3-----|-1--------3-------|
      to the memories...to you            and I will hold on to


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G
e|-12------12-------12--------8--7----12----12----12----8-8--7-|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------13----13----13----8-8--8-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------10------10-------10-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 you


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|-----0--------0-------1-------3------|-----0--------0-------1-------3---|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3------|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0----|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0--------------------------|-3--------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3----------|------------------1-------3-------|

 PLEASE  DON'T EVER...STRANGER WHOSE LAUGH  I WOULD RECOGNISE ANYWHERE


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|-----0--------0-------1-------3------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0----|-----2--------0-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|---2---2----0---0-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0--------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3----------|----------3-------1-------3-------|

 PLEASE  DON'T EVER...STRANGER WHOSE LAUGH  I WOULD RECOGNISE ANYWHERE


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
            there's glitter on the floor after the


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 party        girls carrying their shoes down in the


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 lobby        candlewax and polaroids on the

  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
 hardwood floor    you and me forevermore

 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------1-----------1---------1----------1----|------1-----------1---------1----------1----|
Chord diagramG+G|------0-----------0---------2----------0----|------0-----------0---------2----------2----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----2----2-|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----3----3-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----------0--------------------3---------|-3-----------0------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------1-------------------|------------------------1---------1---------|
  Don't   read      the last page   but I   staayy    when its hard or it's wrong
                                     and we're making mistakes

 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------1-1-----0--|
Chord diagramBB|------1-----------1---------1---------------|------1-----------1-----1-1-----1--|
Chord diagramG+G|------0-----------0---------2----------0----|------0-----------0----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2------2-----2----2----3---3-----2----2-|----2------2-----2----2------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-----------0--------------------3---------|-3-----------0------------------3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------1-------------------|------------------------1-1--------|
 I      want     your midnights    but I'll be... on new years day. Hold on


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0-----------------------|-3--------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3-------|------------------1-------3-------|
      to the memories...to you  Hold on to the memories...to you


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|----------------------------------|----------------3-|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|-----1-1h3------3-|-----1--------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|---2----------0---|---2---2----0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0-----------------------|-0----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3-------|------------3-----|-1--------3-------|
      to the memories...to you            and I will hold on to
                                     hold on

 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|-----0--------0-------1-------3------|-----0--------0-------1-------3---|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3------|-----1--------1-------1-------3---|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0----|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0--------------------------|-3--------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3----------|------------------1-------3-------|
 you    to the memories...to you   Hold on to the memories...to you
 PLEASE  DON'T EVER...STRANGER WHOSE LAUGH  I WOULD RECOGNISE ANYWHERE


 Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramAm7Am7   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
e|-----0--------0-------1-------3------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----1--------1-------1-------3------|--------------------------0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|---0---0----0---0---2---2---0---0----|-----2--------0---2---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------|---2---2----0---0-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3--------0--------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------1-------3----------|----------3-------1-------3-------|
 Hold on to the memories...to you             and I will hold on to
 PLEASE  DON'T EVER...STRANGER WHOSE LAUGH  I WOULD RECOGNISE ANYWHERE


  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramAm7Am7    Chord diagramFF
e|----0-0---0-0--0-|------------|
Chord diagramBB|----1-1---1-1--1-|------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----0-0---0-0----|------------|   x{repeat until tired}
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------|------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3------0--------|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------3--|-1----------|
you


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