In the New Year The Walkmen
As opposed to diagramming the whole song, I'm going
to just show how to play the various sections. The
most difficult part of playing this song is the timing,
not only with singing the words but the ascending chords
in the chorus. There's little point in writing it out
so just listen to the song to get a feel for how it all
comes together.
Structure:
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Chords:
[E] [A] [Abm] [F#m] [B]
E|-7---x----11----9----7--------------------| B|-9---14---12----10---7--------------------| G|-9---14---13----11---8--------------------| D|-9---14---13----11---9--------------------| A|-x---12---11----9----9--------------------| E|-x---x----x-----x----x--------------------|
Verse:
Hold the E
A Abm F#m B E(hold)
oh I'm still li - ving
A Abm F#m B E(hold)
at the old address
A Abm F#m B E(hold)
and I'm wai-ting on the wea-ther
A Abm(hold)
that i know will pass
G#m(keep holding)
i know that its true-its gonna be a...
Chorus:
E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) B(hold)
...good year
{This is the tricky part of the song.
Those (above)are the chords written out,
but I find the best way to play it is
like this: }
[E] [F#m] [Abm] [A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B]
E|------------------------------7-| B|-9--10--12--14--16--17---14---7-| G|-9--11--13--14--16--18---14---8-| D|-x---x---x---x---x---x---14---9-| A|-7---9--11--12--14--16---12---9-| E|------------------------------7-|
B E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold)
outta the dark-ness
B(hold)
and into the fire
E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold)
ill tell ya i love ya
B(hold)
and my hearts in the strangest place
E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold)
thats how it star-ted
B(struck once, let it ring)
and thats how it ends
Verse:
and i know your with me
its a point of pride
and its louder then lighting
in this room of mine
oh im just like you i never hear the...
Chorus:
...bad news
and i never will
we won by a landslide
are troubles are over
my sisters are married
to all my friends
yeah thats how it started
Bridge:
D-Riff #1
E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7-7-7----6-----4------2-2-2-2-2---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
D-Riff #2
E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--11-11-11---9----7-----6-6-6-6-6----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
you took your s[#1]weet time
and i waited [#1]by without complaint
till all the p[#1]ipe dreams-made me[#1] insane
so its all o[#2]ver
its all o[#2]ver anyhow
you took your s[#2]weet time
[#2]finally i opened...
Chorus:
E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) B(hold)
...my eyes
my friends and my family
they are asking of me
how long will you ramble
how long will you still repeat
the snow is still falling
and I'm almost home
i see a new year
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