Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Key: BB
Difficulty: Intermediate
Brand New Day - Sting
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🏷Legend:
| bar
% repeat
- continuation
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Intro:
| BB | 
E minor 7Em7 | A augmentedA | BB |
| BB | E minor 7Em7 | A augmentedA | BB |
Verse 1:
E minor 7Em7
How many of you people out there been hurt in some kind of love affair?
A augmentedA BB
And how many times did you swear that you'd never love again?
E minor 7Em7
How many lonely, sleepless nights? How many lies, how many fights?
A augmentedA BB
And why would you wanna put yourself through all of that again?
E minor 7Em7
Love is pain I hear you say love is a cruel and bitter way of
A augmentedA BB
paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
How could it be that what you need the most
E minor 7Em7
can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
A augmentedA BB
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
Dmaj7Dmaj7
One day you could be looking through an old book in rainy weather
BB A augmentedA
You see a picture of her smiling at you when you were still together
BB Dmaj7Dmaj7
You could be walking down the street and who should you chance to meet?
BB
But that same old smile you've been thinking of all day?
Chorus:
BB
Why don't we turn the clock to zero honey?
E minor 7Em7
I'll sell the stock we'll spend all the money,
A augmentedA BB
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock all the way back
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA BB
I wonder if she'll take me back, I'm thinking in a brand new way
E minor 7Em7
Turn the clock to zero sister, you'll never know how much I missed her
A augmentedA BB
starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero boss
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA BB
the rivers wide we'll swim across, we're starting up a brand new day
Verse 2:
It could happen to you just like it happened to me
E minorEm A augmentedA
There is simply no immunity there's no guarantee
BB
I say love is such a force if you find yourself in it
E minorEm
you need some time for reflection you say, baby wait a minute
wait a minute wait a minute, wait a minute wait a minute, wait a minute
Chorus:
BB
Why don't we turn the clock to zero honey?
E minor 7Em7
I'll sell the stock we'll spend all the money
A augmentedA BB
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero back,
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA BB
I wonder if she'll take me back, I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero boss,
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA BB
the rivers wide we'll swim across, we're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero back,
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA BB
Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy, we're Starting up a brand new day
Bridge:
E minor 7Em7
I'm the rhythm in your tune, I'm the sun and you're the moon
A augmentedA BB
I'm the bat and you're the cave, you're the beach and I'm the wave
E minor 7Em7
I'm the plough and you're the land, you're the glove and I'm the hand
A augmentedA G+G
I'm the train and you're the station, I'm the flagpole to your nation
Instrumental:
| BB | E minor 7Em7 | A augmentedA | BB |
| BB | E minor 7Em7 | A augmentedA | A augmentedA G+G |
Outro:
BB E minor 7Em7
Stand up, all you lovers in the world
A augmentedA BB
Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA G+G
Stand up, all you lovers in the world we're starting up a brand new day
BB E minor 7Em7
You're the crop to my rotation you're the sum of my equation
A augmentedA BB
I'm the answer to your question if you follow my suggestion
E minor 7Em7
We could turn this ship around and go up instead of down
A augmentedA G+G BB
You're the pan and I'm the handle you're the flame and I'm the candle
