Chords
New Year

Key: D

Introduction:

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verse 1
Db  
She sets her alarm
                  Db7  
Five minutes to midnight
        Bbm  
And wakes just in time
        Gb  
To greet the new year
     Db  Gb  
Remembers the kisses
        Db  Gb  
Remembers the laughter
        Bbm                                         Ab    Ab7  
And all that's gone away
verse 2
          Db  
She shuffles around
     Db7  
Turning the lights on
     Bbm  
Goes to the kitchen
        Gb  
Gets the champagne
Db  Gb  
Opens the window
Db  Gb  
And wrapped in a blanket
  Bbm                              Ab      Ab7  
Begins to count and wait
Gb                      Ebm                            Db      Ab         Bbm      Ab            Gb  
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Ebm7                                              Db  
Happy new year, happy new year
verse 3
Db  
They say you can hear it
Db7  
Over the island
Bbm                                                                    Gb  
Starting in Times Square and spreading throughout
     Db                      Gb  
A roar like the ocean
        Db                      Gb  
It comes from a distance
        Bbm                                                    Ab  Ab7  
Grows louder then turns quiet
verse 4
     Db  
She sits in a dream
     Db7  
Or in a memory
                Bbm                                      Gb  
While old conversations play in her ears
Db  Gb                                                         Db  Gb  
Sometimes the minutes feel longer than hours
Bbm                              Ab              Ab7  
Some days feel long as years
Pre-Chorus
Gb                      Ebm            Db              Ab                      Bbm  
She's just glad she gets to be around
        Gb      Ebm         Db                      F                         Bbm      Ab  
To see another spring come to this town
                Gb                                    Ab  
Happy new year, happy new year
        Db  
To you
Verse 5
Db  
She sets her alarm
Db7  
Five minutes to midnight
Bbm  
And wakes just in time
Gb  
To say her goodbyes
Db  Gb                                                      Db  Gb  
Thanking the old year for all it has brought her
        Bbm                                                                      Ab      Ab7  
No mention of the things it took away
Verse 6
Db  
She shuffles around
Db7  
Turning the lights out
Bbm  
Closes the window
Gb  
Checks on the locks
Db  Gb  
Folds up the blanket
Db  Gb  
Empties the bottle
Bbm                                                                    Ab         Ab7  
And leaves it in the hallway dark
Pre-Chorus
Gb                      Ebm            Db              Ab  
She's just glad she gets to be around
        Gb         Ebm      Db                                    Bbm  Ab  
To see another spring come to this town
Gb                                    Ebm  
Happy new year, happy new year
Db                                    Bbm  
Happy new year, happy new year
Gb                                    Ab  
Happy new year, happy new year
Db                      Eb  Db  Bbm  Ab  
To you
Gb                                      Ab  
Happy new year, happy new year
Db                                      Bbm  
Happy new year, happy new year
Gb                                    Ab  
Happy new year, happy new year
Db  
To you
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