Tabs
"New Years Day"
U2 (WAR, 1983)
tune down 1/2 step...
A minorAm 
C majorC 
E minorEm
All ...
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
A augmentedA ..
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
And ...
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
Nothing ..
E minorEm
On ..
Chorus:
G+G A minorAm
I ..
G+G 
FF A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
I ...
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
Under ...
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
A augmentedA ...
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
Arms ..
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm G+G
Newspaper ..
A minorAm
And ...
G+G FF
Though ..
G+G A minorAm
I, I ..
G+G FF A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A minorAm
I, ..
Repeat Chorus and fade out
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Piano part tabbed out for guitar:
e--------------10--12-----8--10--7--------
A----------10-----------------------------
G----------------------------------------- Repeat about 3 times
D-----------------------------------------
B--12-------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
e--8-8-7--7--7--7-8-10--12-10-8--10-8--7-8-5--8-7-----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
The solo:
e--19--15--17--12--15--10--12--7-----------
A------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------Bar the bass strings and slide up
D-------------------------------------1/13-as a transition between
B-------------------------------------1/13-the two repeats, sounds
E-------------------------------------1/13-cool.
Repeat once more.
Second part:
B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9/5-10-9-9/2-10-9-9-10-12-10
E--0-5--------------0-2-5--------------------------------------------
OR
B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9---10-9---10-9-9-10-12-10
E--0-5--------------0-2-5---------------10-----7----------------
Verses: (live versions)
These are played after the line is finished; listen to Under A augmentedA Blood Red Sky
and pick it up.
All ...
e---------------------------12-12------------------
A---------------------------------12---------------
D------------------------------------12------------
G---------------------------------------12---------
B--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA world ..
e---------------------------------12------------
A------------------------------12---------------
D---------------------------12------------------
G------------------------12---------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
etc.
(This is in the album version)
Nothing ....
Dsus4Dsus4 
Esus4Esus4
e--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------8-8-10-10--------
D--------------------------------7-7--9--9--------
G--------------------------------7-7--9--9--------
B--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
On .....
Dsus4Dsus4
e-----------------------------
A-----------xxx----8-8--------
D-----------xxx----7-7--------
G-----------xxx----7-7--------
B-----------------------------
E-----------------------------
Chorus:
I... will ......
Dsus4Dsus4 Esus4Esus4
e---------------------------------------
A-----8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10--------
D-------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9-------
G---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
considering the chords sound like crap, i wouldn't recommend using them...
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