New Year chords by Regina Spektor

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: DbDb

Difficulty: Novice

intro:

e|------6-4--|
BB|--4-6------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------|

DbDb

Verse 1:
DbDb
She sets her alarm
    Db7Db7
Five minutes to midnight
  BbmBbm
And wakes just in time
  GbGb
To greet the new year
 DbDb GbGb
Remembers the kisses
  DbDb GbGb
Remembers the laughter
  BbmBbm        AbAb Ab7Ab7
And all that's gone away


Verse 2:
  DbDb
She shuffles around
 Db7Db7
Turning the lights on
 BbmBbm
Goes to the kitchen
  GbGb
Gets the champagne
DbDb GbGb
Opens the window
DbDb GbGb
And wrapped in a blanket
 BbmBbm      AbAb  Ab7Ab7
Begins to count and wait
GbGb     EbmEbm      DbDb  AbAb  BbmBbm  AbAb   GbGb
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one

Chorus:
EbM7Ebm7         DbDb
Happy new year, happy new year


Verse 3:
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They say you can hear it
Db7Db7
Over the island
BbmBbm             GbGb
Starting in Times Square and spreading throughout
 DbDb     GbGb
A augmentedA roar like the ocean
  DbDb     GbGb
It comes from a distance
  BbmBbm          AbAb Ab7Ab7
Grows louder then turns quiet


Verse 4:
 DbDb
She sits in a dream
 Db7Db7
Or in a memory
   BbmBbm        GbGb
While old conversations play in her ears
DbDb GbGb           DbDb GbGb
Sometimes the minutes feel longer than hours
BbmBbm      AbAb   Ab7Ab7
Some days feel long as years


Pre-Chorus:
GbGb     EbmEbm   DbDb   AbAb     BbmBbm
She's just glad she gets to be around
  GbGb  EbmEbm  DbDb     FF     BbmBbm  AbAb
To see another spring come to this town


Chorus:
   GbGb       AbAb
Happy new year, happy new year
  DbDb
To you


Verse 5:
DbDb
She sets her alarm
Db7Db7
Five minutes to midnight
BbmBbm
And wakes just in time
GbGb
To say her goodbyes
DbDb GbGb           DbDb GbGb
Thanking the old year for all it has brought her
  BbmBbm              AbAb  Ab7Ab7
No mention of the things it took away


Verse 6:
DbDb
She shuffles around
Db7Db7
Turning the lights out
BbmBbm
Closes the window
GbGb
Checks on the locks
DbDb GbGb
Folds up the blanket
DbDb GbGb
Empties the bottle
BbmBbm             AbAb  Ab7Ab7
And leaves it in the hallway dark


Pre-Chorus:
GbGb     EbmEbm   DbDb   AbAb
She's just glad she gets to be around
  GbGb  EbmEbm  DbDb       BbmBbm AbAb
To see another spring come to this town


Chorus:
GbGb       EbmEbm
Happy new year, happy new year
DbDb       BbmBbm
Happy new year, happy new year
GbGb       AbAb
Happy new year, happy new year
DbDb     Eb MajorEb DbDb BbmBbm AbAb
To you

GbGb        AbAb
Happy new year, happy new year
DbDb        BbmBbm
Happy new year, happy new year

GbGb       AbAb
Happy new year, happy new year
DbDb
To you

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