• Song:

    A New England

  • Artist:

    Billy Bragg

  • Album:

    1987-03-07: Victoria Un...

This is pretty much the same as version 1, but with a few little tweaks here and
there to make it sound better

Verse:

F F/E
I was twenty-one years when I wrote this song
    C (x32010@1)                  DmI'm (xx0231@1)twenty-two now but I won't be for long
Bb(6)                            FPeople (133211@1)ask me when will you grow up to be a man
            C(8)                          Bb (x1333x@1)                 F (133211@1)name="chord_xx2211@1">F/E
But all the girls I loved at school are already pushing prams

F F/E
I loved you then as I love you still
          C (x32010@1)                        DmThough (xx0231@1)I put you on a pedestal, they put you on the pill
   Bb(6)                F (133211@1)        BbI (x1333x@1)don't feel bad about letting you go
  C(8)                Bb (x1333x@1)        F (133211@1)name="chord_xx2211@1">F/E
I just feel sad about letting you know

Chorus:

Bb(6)            Am(5)      FI (133211@1)don't want to change the world
F (133211@1)                 F/E (xx2211@1)    Dm(5)
I'm not looking for A New England
            Bb (x1333x@1)               Am (x02210@1)  C (x32010@1)name="chord_x33010@1">Csus4 CI'm (x32010@1)just looking for another girl
Bb(6)            Am(5)      FI (133211@1)don't want to change the world
F (133211@1)                 F/E (xx2211@1)    Dm(5)
I'm not looking for A New England
            Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1) FI'm (133211@1)just looking for another girl

Verse:
F F/E
I loved the words you wrote to me
    C (x32010@1)                  Dmbut (xx0231@1)that was bloody yesterday
Bb(6)                       FI (133211@1)can't survive on what you send
C (x32010@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)    F (133211@1)name="chord_xx2211@1">F/E
Every time you need a friend

F F/E
I saw two shooting stars last night
    C (x32010@1)              Dm(5) (xx0231@1)I wished on them but they were only satellites
Bb(6)                            FIs (133211@1)It wrong to wish on space hardware?
C(8)            Bb(6) (x1333x@1)    F (133211@1)name="chord_xx2211@1">F/E
I wish I wish I wish you'd care


Bb(6)            Am(5)      FI (133211@1)don't want to change the world
F (133211@1)                 F/E (xx2211@1)    Dm(5)
I'm not looking for A New England
            Bb (x1333x@1)               Am (x02210@1)  C (x32010@1)name="chord_x33010@1">Csus4 CI'm (x32010@1)just looking for another girl
Bb(6)            Am(5)      FI (133211@1)don't want to change the world
F (133211@1)                 F/E (xx2211@1)    Dm(5)
I'm not looking for A New England
            Bb (x1333x@1)         C (x32010@1) FI'm (133211@1)just looking for another girl

Outro:
F(8fr)/C(8)/Bb(6)/C(8). Fmaj7.


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