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**Capo on 2nd fret**
[VERSE 1]
  BmThere's something I'm keeping that's lost all its meAsus4aning
  And now it's gone, and now it's goneG, and now it's gone
  BmCause if I had known about tomorrow I wouldn't be drowning my sAsus4orrows
  But it's not enough, no its not enoughG, no its not enough
[PRE-CHORUS]
So bEmury the hatchet nGow my son
Or we're gBmonna be done I sAsus4wear
So bEmury the hatchet nGow son
Or we're gBmonna be done I sAsus4wear, yeah
[CHORUS]
  GSo pick me up a new lifeD  
  Cause I'm not hGappy with this, not happy with this at Dall
  Are you gonna jGump or let it pDass by wAsus4ondering why BmI've not got it Asus4all?
  So pick me up a new liBmfeC  G  
   Bm    C    GWoah!
Bm C G
Bm C G
[VERSE 2]
So no one's gonna sBmhut me CoutG  
There's nothing left to tBmalk aCboutG  
We deBmcide to sCink or sGwim my friends
So prBmay that Cit's Asus4not the eGnd
[BRIDGE]
Bm  A  G
Bm  Asus4
And I will nGever leave you like tBmhis agAain
No I will nGever treat you like tBmhis aAsus4gain
No I will nGever see you like tBmhis agAain, no, nGo Bm  Asus4  
And I will nGever leave you like tBmhis aAsus4gain
No I will nGever treat you like tBmhis aAsus4gain
No I will nGever see you like tBmhis aAsus4gain, no, noG  
And we pBmray that it's Asus4not the eGnd
[CHORUS]
  GSo pick me up a new lifeD  
  Cause I'm not hGappy with this, not happy with this at Dall
  Are you gonna jGump or let it pDass by wAsus4ondering why BmI've not got it Asus4all?
  So pick me up a new lGife

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New Life

by Fort Hope

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

**Capo on 2nd fret**

[VERSE 1]

Bm Asus4

There's something I'm keeping that's lost all its meaning

And now it's gone, and now it's gone, and now it's gone

Bm Asus4

Cause if I had known about tomorrow I wouldn't be drowning my sorrows

But it's not enough, no its not enough, no its not enough

[PRE-CHORUS]

Em G

So bury the hatchet now my son

Bm Asus4

Or we're gonna be done I swear

Em G

So bury the hatchet now son

Bm Asus4

Or we're gonna be done I swear, yeah

[CHORUS]

G D

So pick me up a new life

G D

Cause I'm not happy with this, not happy with this at all

G D Asus4 Bm Asus4

Are you gonna jump or let it pass by wondering why I've not got it all?

Bm C G

So pick me up a new life

Bm C G

Woah!

Bm C G

[VERSE 2]

Bm C G

So no one's gonna shut me out

Bm C G

There's nothing left to talk about

Bm C G

We decide to sink or swim my friends

Bm C Asus4 G

So pray that it's not the end

[BRIDGE]

Bm A G

Bm Asus4

G Bm A

And I will never leave you like this again

G Bm Asus4

No I will never treat you like this again

G Bm A G Bm Asus4

No I will never see you like this again, no, no

G Bm Asus4

And I will never leave you like this again

G Bm Asus4

No I will never treat you like this again

G Bm Asus4 G

No I will never see you like this again, no, no

Bm Asus4 G

And we pray that it's not the end

[CHORUS]

G D

So pick me up a new life

G D

Cause I'm not happy with this, not happy with this at all

G D Asus4 Bm Asus4

Are you gonna jump or let it pass by wondering why I've not got it all?

So pick me up a new life

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