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Newborn Friend

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NEWBORN FRIEND  -       Seal
Intro:
     AI wash my       G/Afaith 
                      D/A   G/A–                                   D/A  
In dirty wa -       ter 
     ACause it gives my       G/Amind 
                      D/A   G/A–                                   D/A  
A little or -       der 
     AAnd I play that      G/Agame 
                        D/A   G/A–                                 D/A  
Just like I      should do 
But my     Cwhole    
    BmWorld     
 Asus4/                                                     
        Slips away/
     AI live my       G/Alife, 
                      D/A   G/A–                                  D/A  
I live it slo -      wly 
     AAnd I take my       G/Atime, 
                                D/A   G/A–                         D/A  
I'm in no hu -       rry, yea                  I'm livin'
     AAnd when I       G/Ago 
                           D/A   G/A–                              D/A  
Then I would su -       rely 
I would         Cmaj7dance with a total stranger
And          D6add2hold them in my arms
        Cmaj7Hell, there could be no danger 
If I         D6add2open up, cause when the         D6add2cryin' starts so
Chorus:
    Ai                                                   
If      I chant for happiness
                                Am7            G   Dsus2-                
     Maybe that will make me feel     better 
Ai                                                      
    I can't change my ideals, 
     Am7I can't lose my de -     Gsire Dsus2  
         Ai                                              
Ohh, if     I chant for happiness 
     Am7Maybe that will make me feel     Gbetter 
                                    D-                     
I'd be a     newborn friend for the     world/ 
Ai/(Esus4)  (Aii – Gi – D/F#)
     AWell I wash my      G/Aface 
                     D/A   G/A–                                    D/A  
In dirty wa -      ter 
     AFor      G/Alife 
                       D/A   G/A–                                   D/A  
I have no o -       rder              Cause I
        Cmaj7Know that feeling when you've 
        Cmaj7tried so hard to make your way out
           D6add2Nothing mends 
So you         D6add2search for the breed of the
        Cmaj7Problems there lying
De -        Cmaj7ep down in the soul   Even if, 
           D6add2They never end D6add2  
There's a who -       Am7le bunch of reasons, 
Try -       Am7in' to get out   but 
They       Bm7can't make it out of the do -       Bm7or
Ohh,       Am7I know the reason
I' -       Am7m not enough
                  Em/                                     
There's nothing         more    But
Chorus:
    Ai                                                   
If      I chant for happiness
                                 Am7            G   D-               
      Maybe that will make me feel     better 
Ai                                                      
   I can't change my ideals, 
     Am7I can't put out the     Gfire Dsus2  
         Ai                                              
Ohh, if      I chant for happiness 
     Am7Maybe that will bring us to -     Ggether 
For the     Dbetter
Ai                                                      
    I can't change my ideals, 
     Am7I can't lose my de -     Gsire 
            D                          Ai/(Esus4)                   
I'm just a     newborn friend for the             world 
Ai/(Esus4) 
       Ai/(Esus4)                                               
Just a              newborn friend for the 
Ai /(Esus4)         Aii – Am9 –                                              
              world 
G/Ai                D/F#                                        
      I'll be your        newborn friend and I'll
Outro:
Ai                    Am7                                     
    Sing loud   Sing       loud   
Sing loud        Gmy friend D  
Ai                       Am7                                  
    (Gonna) sing louder       sing loud 
Sing lo –     Gud my friend to my     Dfriend 
My friend and I’ll
(START FADING)
Ai                   Am7                                      
    Sing love, sing       loud, 
Sing a little louder of my     Gfriend D  
Ai                   Am7                                      
     Ohh m’, oohhmy       darlin friend 
My frie –     Gnd my friend D  
             A           G/A           D/A     G/A    D/A/
e|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/
B|5----------/3----------/3----------/3-----3----/
G|6----------/4----------/2----------/4-----2----/
D|7----------/5----------/4----------/5-----4----/
A|0--0-0-0-0-/0--0-0-0-0-/0--0-0-0-0-/0-0-0-0-0-0/
E|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/
      Ax0765x
    G/Ax0543x
    D/Ax0423x
      Cx32010
     Bmx2443x
  Asus4x02230
  Cmaj7x32000
D6add2 x54200
Ai     x02220
    Am7x02010
      G320003
  Dsus2xx0230
      Dxx0232
  Esus4xx14141212
Aii    577655
Gi     355433
   D/F#254232
    Bm7x20232
     Em022000
    Am9x010987
G/Ai   x05433

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Newborn Friend

by Seal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/A

D/A

Asus4

Cmaj7

Am7

Dsus2

Bm7

Esus4

D/F#

Am9

NEWBORN FRIEND - Seal

Intro:

A G/A

I wash my faith

D/A G/A D/A

–

In dirty wa - ter

A G/A

Cause it gives my mind

D/A G/A D/A

–

A little or - der

A G/A

And I play that game

D/A G/A D/A

–

Just like I should do

But my whole

World

Asus4

Slips away/

A G/A

I live my life,

D/A G/A D/A

–

I live it slo - wly

A G/A

And I take my time,

D/A G/A D/A

–

I'm in no hu - rry, yea I'm livin'

A G/A

And when I go

D/A G/A D/A

–

Then I would su - rely

Cmaj7

I would dance with a total stranger

D6add2

And hold them in my arms

Cmaj7

Hell, there could be no danger

D6add2 D6add2

If I open up, cause when the cryin' starts so

Chorus:

If I chant for happiness

Am7 G Dsus2

Maybe that will make me feel better

I can't change my ideals,

Am7 G Dsus2

I can't lose my de - sire

Ohh, if I chant for happiness

Am7 G

Maybe that will make me feel better

I'd be a newborn friend for the world/

Ai/(Esus4) (Aii – Gi – D/F#)

A G/A

Well I wash my face

D/A G/A D/A

–

In dirty wa - ter

A G/A

For life

D/A G/A D/A

–

I have no o - rder Cause I

Cmaj7

Know that feeling when you've

Cmaj7

tried so hard to make your way out

D6add2

Nothing mends

D6add2

So you search for the breed of the

Cmaj7

Problems there lying

Cmaj7

De - ep down in the soul Even if,

D6add2 D6add2

They never end

Am7

There's a who - le bunch of reasons,

Am7

Try - in' to get out but

Bm7 Bm7

They can't make it out of the do - or

Am7

Ohh, I know the reason

Am7

I' - m not enough

There's nothing more But

Chorus:

If I chant for happiness

Am7 G D

Maybe that will make me feel better

I can't change my ideals,

Am7 G Dsus2

I can't put out the fire

Ohh, if I chant for happiness

Am7 G

Maybe that will bring us to - gether

For the better

I can't change my ideals,

Am7 G

I can't lose my de - sire

D Ai/(Esus4)

I'm just a newborn friend for the world

Ai/(Esus4)

Just a newborn friend for the

Ai /(Esus4) Aii – Am9 –

world

G/Ai D/F#

I'll be your newborn friend and I'll

Outro:

Ai Am7

Sing loud Sing loud

G D

Sing loud my friend

Ai Am7

(Gonna) sing louder sing loud

G D

Sing lo – ud my friend to my friend

My friend and I’ll

(START FADING)

Ai Am7

Sing love, sing loud,

G D

Sing a little louder of my friend

Ai Am7

Ohh m’, oohhmy darlin friend

G D

My frie – nd my friend

A G/A D/A G/A D/A

e|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/

B|5----------/3----------/3----------/3-----3----/

G|6----------/4----------/2----------/4-----2----/

D|7----------/5----------/4----------/5-----4----/

A|0--0-0-0-0-/0--0-0-0-0-/0--0-0-0-0-/0-0-0-0-0-0/

E|-----------/-----------/-----------/-----------/

x0765x

G/A

x0543x

D/A

x0423x

x32010

x2443x

Asus4

x02230

Cmaj7

x32000

D6add2 x54200

Ai x02220

Am7

x02010

320003

Dsus2

xx0230

xx0232

Esus4

xx14141212

Aii 577655

Gi 355433

D/F#

254232

Bm7

x20232

022000

Am9

x010987

G/Ai x05433

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