(Dawning of a) New Era - The Specials Intro F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--2-0---4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--2-0-| A|--------------------------------3------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# E G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--2-0---4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4------------| A|-3------------------------------3------------------7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus ("This is the dawning...") x 2 A F# G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-7-7-7---------6-7--7-----6-3-4-4-4---------3-4--4-----3-| A|---------9-7-7-7---------7------------6-4-4-4---------4----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 ("I met a girl...") D E D E G|------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----------2-----------0-----------2----------| A|----------2-----2-----------------2-----2-------| E|----2--4-----------4--2-----2--4-----------4--2-| Chorus x 1 Verse 2 ("By two o'clock...") same as first Chorus x 1 Verse 3 ("Sticks and stones...") D E D E G|------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----------2-----------0-----------2-2-2-2----| A|----------2-----2-----------------2-------------| E|----2--4-----------4--2-----2--4----------------| Break (tempo slows down) A F# G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------4-4--------4--6--4-| x 2 E|-4-5-5-5-2-0-0-0-4-5--5--0--4--X--2------1-2-2----------| A F# G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-7-7-7---------6-7--7-----6-3-4-4-4---------3-4--4-----3-| A|---------9-7-7-7---------7------------6-4-4-4---------4----| x 2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Chorus x 1 (back to normal speed) Verse 4 ("I climbed the stairs...") same as first Chorus x 1 Verse 5 ("She said she had...") same as first Chorus x 1 Verse 6 ("Woke up and thought...") same as third Chorus x 3 1/2 (the 4th time you don't play the F# part, you go directly to the outro) Outro F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--2-0---4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--2-0-| A|--------------------------------3------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# F-F# G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|---4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--2-0---4-4-4-3-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-| A|-3------------------------------3--------------------------|