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New Black
intro  C  Cadd9  
CGood life - Cadd9privilege time
CNothing to cause Cadd9doubt
CA tinder inside Cadd9finds a spark
And Amburns my Gsenses out
CPast life - Cadd9once lived 
CFinds its way back Cadd9in
CButterflies make Cadd9lousy pets
They Amnest under my Gskin
CI’ll go away  Cadd9  
CAwayCadd9  
CFearing - Cadd9nothing
CNothing is to Cadd9fear
CA loss of faith in Cadd9everyone
Your Amheart will Gdisappear
CValue - Cadd9nothing
CWe don’t own a Cadd9thing
CRich men say the Cadd9poor will rise 
And Amtake back everyGthing
Chorus
At the Gend of this long Cday
Will they Glook back with great Cshame ?
Cause Geveryone’s Cinsane
DmTake me FawGayC  Cadd9  
CAwayCadd9  
CIt’s the new black - Cadd9education
CTaught with handheld Cadd9fun
CBreeding psycoCadd9pathic men
For a Ampsycopathic Grun
CAnd a gale is Cadd9blowing on the coast
CThe city has been Cadd9killed
CTeenage riot, Cadd9armed with phone 
It’s a Amtaught and branded Gthrill
Chorus
Solo
C G C
C G C
 C   Dm   F   Gx4 last  Gheld
Chorus
Outro 
 C   Cadd9x2
 C   Dm   F   Gx4
C held at end.

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New Black

by Shred Kelly

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

New Black

C Cadd9

intro

C Cadd9

Good life - privilege time

C Cadd9

Nothing to cause doubt

C Cadd9

A tinder inside finds a spark

Am G

And burns my senses out

C Cadd9

Past life - once lived

C Cadd9

Finds its way back in

C Cadd9

Butterflies make lousy pets

Am G

They nest under my skin

C Cadd9

I’ll go away

C Cadd9

Away

C Cadd9

Fearing - nothing

C Cadd9

Nothing is to fear

C Cadd9

A loss of faith in everyone

Am G

Your heart will disappear

C Cadd9

Value - nothing

C Cadd9

We don’t own a thing

C Cadd9

Rich men say the poor will rise

Am G

And take back everything

Chorus

G C

At the end of this long day

G C

Will they look back with great shame ?

G C

Cause everyone’s insane

Dm F G C Cadd9

Take me away

C Cadd9

Away

C Cadd9

It’s the new black - education

C Cadd9

Taught with handheld fun

C Cadd9

Breeding psycopathic men

Am G

For a psycopathic run

C Cadd9

And a gale is blowing on the coast

C Cadd9

The city has been killed

C Cadd9

Teenage riot, armed with phone

Am G

It’s a taught and branded thrill

Chorus

Solo

C G C

C Dm F G G

x4 last held

Chorus

Outro

C Cadd9

C Dm F G

C held at end.

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