New Year chords by Regina Spektor

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Db

Difficulty: Novice

intro:

e|------6-4--|
B|--4-6------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Db

Verse 1:
Db
She sets her alarm
       Db7
Five minutes to midnight
   Bbm
And wakes just in time
   Gb
To greet the new year
  Db Gb
Remembers the kisses
   Db Gb
Remembers the laughter
   Bbm                Ab  Ab7
And all that's gone away


Verse 2:
    Db
She shuffles around
  Db7
Turning the lights on
  Bbm
Goes to the kitchen
   Gb
Gets the champagne
Db Gb
Opens the window
Db Gb
And wrapped in a blanket
 Bbm            Ab   Ab7
Begins to count and wait
Gb         Ebm           Db   Ab    Bbm   Ab     Gb
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one


Chorus:
Ebm7                  Db
Happy new year, happy new year


Verse 3:
Db
They say you can hear it
Db7
Over the island
Bbm                          Gb
Starting in Times Square and spreading throughout
  Db         Gb
A roar like the ocean
   Db         Gb
It comes from a distance
   Bbm                    Ab Ab7
Grows louder then turns quiet


Verse 4:
  Db
She sits in a dream
  Db7
Or in a memory
      Bbm               Gb
While old conversations play in her ears
Db Gb                      Db Gb
Sometimes the minutes feel longer than hours
Bbm            Ab      Ab7
Some days feel long as years


Pre-Chorus:
Gb         Ebm     Db      Ab         Bbm
She's just glad she gets to be around
   Gb   Ebm    Db         F          Bbm   Ab
To see another spring come to this town


Chorus:
      Gb              Ab
Happy new year, happy new year
   Db
To you


Verse 5:
Db
She sets her alarm
Db7
Five minutes to midnight
Bbm
And wakes just in time
Gb
To say her goodbyes
Db Gb                     Db Gb
Thanking the old year for all it has brought her
   Bbm                           Ab   Ab7
No mention of the things it took away


Verse 6:
Db
She shuffles around
Db7
Turning the lights out
Bbm
Closes the window
Gb
Checks on the locks
Db Gb
Folds up the blanket
Db Gb
Empties the bottle
Bbm                          Ab    Ab7
And leaves it in the hallway dark


Pre-Chorus:
Gb         Ebm     Db      Ab
She's just glad she gets to be around
   Gb    Ebm   Db              Bbm Ab
To see another spring come to this town


Chorus:
Gb              Ebm
Happy new year, happy new year
Db              Bbm
Happy new year, happy new year
Gb              Ab
Happy new year, happy new year
Db         Eb Db Bbm Ab
To you

Gb               Ab
Happy new year, happy new year
Db               Bbm
Happy new year, happy new year

Gb              Ab
Happy new year, happy new year
Db
To you

Db