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Happy New Year

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[Verse]
Walking on aGir I'm walking on Gair
Left my stCuff, hopped on the first bus to the middle of noGwhere
Making sweet lGove I'm making sweet Glove
To a phCotograph of a woman in a coconut Gbra
[Bridge]
She goes Emaaaahhhhh
Come on Grun to me, run to me
EmAaaaaaahhhh
I got nowhere Aelse to beeeee
[Chorus]
CHappy new year, Aso far out here
CI can almost touch the suAn
I know most Gpeople they call it Dhell
I call it Ahome
So happy neCaw year
[Verse]
Living lGarge I'm living Glarge
I got a tCen dollar hotel room, cheap bottle of sGuds
Making sweet lGove, yeah, I'm making sweet Glove
To the mCemory of the woman from new york cGity
[Bridge]
She goes Emaaaahhhh
Come on Grun to me, run to me
EmAaaaahhhh
You're like a dArug to me
[Chorus]
CHappy new year, Aso far out here
CI can almost touch the suAn
Now, most Gpeople they call it hDell
I call it Ahome
So happy nCew yearD  
Sing Aalong
Happy new Cyear
[Outro]
The Dmsun burned out a fiery crimson A#ray
FBurn, burn, baby CburC7n
WheDmn you ran I really rid my A#hand
So bFurn, burn, baby Gburn
[Chorus]
So hCappy new year, so Afar out here
I Ccan almost touch the suAn
I know most Gpeople they call it Dhell, I call iAt home
So happy nCew yearD, sing alonAg
Happy nCew yearD, ride alonAg
Happy neCw yearD  G  

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Happy New Year

by Never Shout Never

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

G G

Walking on air I'm walking on air

C G

Left my stuff, hopped on the first bus to the middle of nowhere

G G

Making sweet love I'm making sweet love

C G

To a photograph of a woman in a coconut bra

[Bridge]

She goes aaaahhhhh

Come on run to me, run to me

Aaaaaaahhhh

I got nowhere else to beeeee

[Chorus]

C A

Happy new year, so far out here

C A

I can almost touch the sun

G D

I know most people they call it hell

I call it home

So happy neaw year

[Verse]

G G

Living large I'm living large

C G

I got a ten dollar hotel room, cheap bottle of suds

G G

Making sweet love, yeah, I'm making sweet love

C G

To the memory of the woman from new york city

[Bridge]

She goes aaaahhhh

Come on run to me, run to me

Aaaaahhhh

You're like a drug to me

[Chorus]

C A

Happy new year, so far out here

C A

I can almost touch the sun

G D

Now, most people they call it hell

I call it home

C D

So happy new year

Sing along

Happy new year

[Outro]

Dm A#

The sun burned out a fiery crimson ray

F C C7

Burn, burn, baby burn

Dm A#

When you ran I really rid my hand

F G

So burn, burn, baby burn

[Chorus]

C A

So happy new year, so far out here

C A

I can almost touch the sun

G D A

I know most people they call it hell, I call it home

C D A

So happy new year, sing along

C D A

Happy new year, ride along

C D G

Happy new year

About Happy New Year Chords by Never Shout Never

Learn how to play Happy New Year by Never Shout Never with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Happy New Year chords”, “Happy New Year guitar chords”, or “Never Shout Never Happy New Year chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Happy New Year chords and for experienced players who want accurate Happy New Year lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, C, Em, A, D, Dm.

FAQ — Happy New Year by Never Shout Never

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Yes. Use the transpose buttons on the song page to shift "Happy New Year" up or down by half-steps so it matches your vocal range or capo position.

Can I see chord diagrams for "Happy New Year"?

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Is "Happy New Year" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Happy New Year" by Never Shout Never with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Never Shout Never below.

What key is "Happy New Year" in?

The chords for "Happy New Year" show the original chord names (including G, C, Em, A, D, Dm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.