New Year's Day U2
"New Years Day"
U2 (WAR, 1983)
tune down 1/2 step...
[Am]All is q[C]uiet on [Em]New Year's Day
[Am]A world in [C]white, gets u[Em]nderway
[Am]And I want[C] to be with you, be with [Em]you night and day
[Am]Nothing [C]changes on [Em]New Year's Da[Am]y
On N[Em]ew Year's Day
Chorus:
[G]I will be with y[Am]ou again
[G]I will be with y[F]ou a[Am]gain[C] [Em]
[Am]Under a [C]blood red s[Em]ky
[Am]A crowd has [C]gathered [Em]in black and white
[Am]Arms ent[C]wined, t[Em]he chosen few
[Am]Newspaper say, s[C]ays, [Em]say it's tr[G]ue, it's true
[Am]And we can break through
Though t[G]orn in two, we can [F]be one
[G]I, I will b[Am]egin again
[G]I, I will b[F]egin again, y[Am]eah[C] [Em] [Am]
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 Blood Red Sky
and pick it up.
All is quiet on New Year's Day...
e---------------------------12-12------------------ A---------------------------------12--------------- D------------------------------------12------------ G---------------------------------------12--------- B-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
A world in white gets underway...
e---------------------------------12------------ A------------------------------12--------------- D---------------------------12------------------ G------------------------12--------------------- B----------------------------------------------- E-----------------------------------------------
etc.
(This is in the album version)
Nothing changes on New Year's Day...
[Dsus4] [Esus4]
e-------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------8-8-10-10-------- D--------------------------------7-7--9--9-------- G--------------------------------7-7--9--9-------- B-------------------------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------
On New Year's Day...
[Dsus4]
e----------------------------- A-----------xxx----8-8-------- D-----------xxx----7-7-------- G-----------xxx----7-7-------- B----------------------------- E-----------------------------
Chorus:
I... will be with you again....
[Dsus4] [Esus4]
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 cr*p, i wouldn't recommend using them...
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