...NEW ERA... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*


Intro:

F#  E (x3)

Verse 1:

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era,
A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
D                  E
 I met a girl from Area Three;
    D                            E
She told me that she worked in a chicken factory.

Verse 2:

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
   D                    E
By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Liszt';
D                               E
 I had to walk her home through Area Six.

Verse 3:

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
D                      E
 Sticks and stones may break my bones,
   D                    E
In Area Six, they throw bottles and bricks and kicks.

Breakdown:

(Half Speed):

A  F#,
D  E (x2)
A  F#,
D  E (x2)

Verse 4:

(Original Tempo):

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
D                            E                D
 I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor;
E
 The key won't fit the door.

Verse 5:

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
D                   E
 She said she had a beautiful flat;
D                E
 We had to sleep on the mat.

Verse 6:

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
D                           E
 Woke up and thought; "this ain't exactly heaven";
D                 E
 Oh shit, this is Area Seven!

Coda:

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era,
A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.
A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era,
A
 This is the dawning...it's a new...Era! Era! Era! Era!

Outro:

F#  E (x3)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F#      E       A       D

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 244322  x79997  577655  x57775


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)