Brand New Day chords by Sting

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: B

Difficulty: Intermediate

Brand New Day - Sting

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🏷Legend:
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-   continuation
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Intro:
| B | Em7 | A | B |
| B | Em7 | A | B |

Verse 1:
                                      Em7
How many of you people out there been hurt in some kind of love affair?
    A                                             B
And how many times did you swear that you'd never love again?
                                   Em7
How many lonely, sleepless nights? How many lies, how many fights?
    A                                                     B
And why would you wanna put yourself through all of that again?
                           Em7
Love is pain I hear you say love is a cruel and bitter way of
           A                                           B
paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain

How could it be that what you need the most
    Em7
can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
    A                                   B
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
                                        Dmaj7
One day you could be looking through an old book in rainy weather
          B                                      A
You see a picture of her smiling at you when you were still together
             B                                          Dmaj7
You could be walking down the street and who should you chance to meet?
         B
But that same old smile you've been thinking of all day?

Chorus:
             B
Why don't we turn the clock to zero honey?
     Em7
I'll sell the stock we'll spend all the money,
      A                       B
We're starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock all the way back
  Em7                                A                       B
I wonder if she'll take me back, I'm thinking in a brand new way
                                      Em7
Turn the clock to zero sister, you'll never know how much I missed her
A                       B
starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero boss
    Em7                                  A                       B
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
         Em                            A
There is simply no immunity there's no guarantee
      B
I say love is such a force if you find yourself in it
                         Em
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:
             B
Why don't we turn the clock to zero honey?
     Em7
I'll sell the stock we'll spend all the money
      A                       B
We're starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero back,
  Em7                                A                       B
I wonder if she'll take me back, I'm thinking in a brand new way

Turn the clock to zero boss,
    Em7                                  A                       B
the rivers wide we'll swim across, we're starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero back,
  Em7                                A                       B
Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy, we're Starting up a brand new day

Bridge:
                                     Em7
I'm the rhythm in your tune, I'm the sun and you're the moon
        A                                   B
I'm the bat and you're the cave, you're the beach and I'm the wave
                                               Em7
I'm the plough and you're the land, you're the glove and I'm the hand
        A                                                      G
I'm the train and you're the station, I'm the flagpole to your nation

Instrumental:
| B | Em7 | A | B |
| B | Em7 | A | A G |

Outro:
      B                         Em7
Stand up, all you lovers in the world
      A                        B
Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl
                                Em7         A                          G
Stand up, all you lovers in the world we're starting up a brand new day
           B                              Em7
You're the crop to my rotation you're the sum of my equation
        A                              B
I'm the answer to your question if you follow my suggestion
                                      Em7
We could turn this ship around and go up instead of down
           A                                                   G     B
You're the pan and I'm the handle you're the flame and I'm the candle