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Next Year

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Eminor

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1/33

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 33Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Riff:
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------|
B|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------|
G|--2-4---0-2-|------------|------------|----------0-|----0-----0-|----0-|
D|--2-2---2-2-|--4-5---5-4-|--4-2---2-1-|--1-4---4-4-|--1-1---2-2-|--2-2-|
A|--–---------|--2-2---2-3-|--3-3---3-3-|--2-2---2---|--2-----2---|--2---|
E|0---–-0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|0-----|
(This riff is played 
    1. as intro, 
    2. as outro, and 
    3. during the A-Parts.
The chords I provided for the A-Parts are a simplified alternative to playing the riff.)
B7sus4/E: 022202
/****************************************************************************************/
[A-Part 1]
EmOh, Father B7sus4/ETime
Grow me, Am/Echange me
Age and B7/Eshed the infant skin that was Emmine
Did you hear the B7sus4/Ewind
Howling, Am/Egrowling? She knows B7/Esomething
She is older than EmI
[B-Part 1]
BProgress is Bmslow on this Emheart that I grow
BmI'll love a A#lot Amnext Emyear
[A-Part 2]
EmBeat to the B7sus4/Edrum
Constant Am/Emotion, vessels B7/Epulsing
Every second we Emdie
Hands to the B7sus4/Esun
Burning, Am/Ebreathing, glowing, B7/Ehealing
Sustenance of the Emsky
[C-Part 1]
BmWholemeal and Bcoal are Cbetter for the Gsoul
But I believe in B7blood and Emlust
[A-Part 3]
EmOh, Father B7sus4/ETime
Rock me Am/Egently, I'm not B7/Eready
Can't we stay for a Emwhile?
And listen to the B7sus4/Ewind
MeloAm/Edy of melanB7/Echoly
She's a lullaEmby
[B-Part 2]
But Bsend me to Bmsleep and my Emmother she will weep
BmAlma Mater A#I've Amnot Emmet
[C-Part 2]
And Bmhere's to the Bwomb and the Chuman cataGcomb
I am not a B7child quite Emyet
No, GI am not a B7child quite Emyet

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Next Year

by Marika Hackman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B7sus4/E

Am/E

B7/E

Riff:

e|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------|

B|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------|

G|--2-4---0-2-|------------|------------|----------0-|----0-----0-|----0-|

D|--2-2---2-2-|--4-5---5-4-|--4-2---2-1-|--1-4---4-4-|--1-1---2-2-|--2-2-|

A|--–---------|--2-2---2-3-|--3-3---3-3-|--2-2---2---|--2-----2---|--2---|

E|0---–-0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|0-----0-----|0-----|

(This riff is played

1. as intro,

2. as outro, and

3. during the A-Parts.

The chords I provided for the A-Parts are a simplified alternative to playing the riff.)

B7sus4/E: 022202

/****************************************************************************************/

[A-Part 1]

Em B7sus4/E

Oh, Father Time

Am/E

Grow me, change me

B7/E Em

Age and shed the infant skin that was mine

B7sus4/E

Did you hear the wind

Am/E B7/E

Howling, growling? She knows something

She is older than I

[B-Part 1]

B Bm Em

Progress is slow on this heart that I grow

Bm A# Am Em

I'll love a lot next year

[A-Part 2]

Em B7sus4/E

Beat to the drum

Am/E B7/E

Constant motion, vessels pulsing

Every second we die

B7sus4/E

Hands to the sun

Am/E B7/E

Burning, breathing, glowing, healing

Sustenance of the sky

[C-Part 1]

Bm B C G

Wholemeal and coal are better for the soul

B7 Em

But I believe in blood and lust

[A-Part 3]

Em B7sus4/E

Oh, Father Time

Am/E B7/E

Rock me gently, I'm not ready

Can't we stay for a while?

B7sus4/E

And listen to the wind

Am/E B7/E

Melody of melancholy

She's a lullaby

[B-Part 2]

B Bm Em

But send me to sleep and my mother she will weep

Bm A# Am Em

Alma Mater I've not met

[C-Part 2]

Bm B C G

And here's to the womb and the human catacomb

B7 Em

I am not a child quite yet

G B7 Em

No, I am not a child quite yet

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