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From the cd: A Few Small Repairs
Capo 1
very good at finger picking, so here are just the chords. Listen to the album to get the
Intro: G.... D-G  
This iGs your new thing nowC  
Naked as a roseG  
CEverything exposedG  
                Am   D- G  
But not quite
This iGs your new thing nowC  
Cards out on the tableG  
CA genius with no labelG  
But not quiteAm, not quiteC  
DGod, I swear it's good to be back homeC  
DWaiting for the newest Rolling StoneC  
DAll the other girls are still at warC  
DThe best and worst of 1994C  
Sometimes EmI see the half and not the wholeC  
Sometimes EmI see the face and not the soulC  
Sometimes EmI think this world has no partC  
For anyEmone who every had a heartC  
DThis is yoGur new thing nowC  
And it looks so good in printG  
Just a poeCt and her pimpsG  
But not quiteAm  
DThis yoGur new thing nowC  
A prom dress and a sneerG  
CThe woman of the yearG  
But not quiteAm, not quiteC  
GDee, it's good to see a dream come trueC  
DPeople smile and bless all over youC  
DMixing up those latest junkie-ismsC  
DWith all the pretty terms of religionC  
And doEmn't you love the leader of the bandC  
EEmqual parts Butt-head and Peter PanC  
AEmll the other kids are sad againC  
A Emlegend's not a legend 'til it endsC  
DThis is yoGur new thing nowC  
And it makes the whole world spinG  
It's at leCast as old as sinG  
But not quiteAm  
DThis is yoGur new thing nowC  
And now you're turning grinningG  
But maCybe no one listeningG  
And you might lose it aCll my darling, yes Gyou mightAm  
DThis is yoGur new thing nowC  
And it feels so good to doubt youG  
CI could almost live without youG  
But not quite       Am        C  
fade out with D, C, D, C.... (repeating "not quite" several times)

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New Thing Now

by Shawn Colvin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

From the cd: A Few Small Repairs

Capo 1

very good at finger picking, so here are just the chords. Listen to the album to get the

G D G

Intro: .... -

G C

This is your new thing now

Naked as a rose

C G

Everything exposed

Am D G

But not quite

G C

This is your new thing now

Cards out on the table

C G

A genius with no label

Am C

But not quite, not quite

D C

God, I swear it's good to be back home

D C

Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone

D C

All the other girls are still at war

D C

The best and worst of 1994

Em C

Sometimes I see the half and not the whole

Em C

Sometimes I see the face and not the soul

Em C

Sometimes I think this world has no part

Em C

For anyone who every had a heart

D G C

This is your new thing now

And it looks so good in print

C G

Just a poet and her pimps

But not quite

D G C

This your new thing now

A prom dress and a sneer

C G

The woman of the year

Am C

But not quite, not quite

D C

Gee, it's good to see a dream come true

D C

People smile and bless all over you

D C

Mixing up those latest junkie-isms

D C

With all the pretty terms of religion

Em C

And don't you love the leader of the band

Em C

Equal parts Butt-head and Peter Pan

Em C

All the other kids are sad again

Em C

A legend's not a legend 'til it ends

D G C

This is your new thing now

And it makes the whole world spin

C G

It's at least as old as sin

But not quite

D G C

This is your new thing now

And now you're turning grinning

C G

But maybe no one listening

C G Am

And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might

D G C

This is your new thing now

And it feels so good to doubt you

C G

I could almost live without you

Am C

But not quite

fade out with D, C, D, C.... (repeating "not quite" several times)

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