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New Years Day

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[Verse 1]
   C      Am    FThere's glitter on the floor after the pCartyAm  F  
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lCobbyAm  F  
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hCardwood AmfloorF  
You and me from the night before but
[Chorus 1]
  CDon't Amread Fthe Clast page
  CBut I Amstay Fwhen you're lost and I'm scared and you’re turning aCway
I Amwant Fyour Cmidnights
  CBut I'll be cleaning up Ambottles with you on FNew Year’s CDay
[Verse 2]
   C      Am    FYou squeeze my hand three times in the back of the CtaxiAm  F  
I can tell that it's gonna be a long roadC  Am  F  
I'll be there if you're the toast of the town babeC  Am  F  
Or if you strike out and you're crawling home
[Chorus 2]
  CDon't Amread Fthe Clast page
  CBut I Amstay Fwhen it's hard or it’s wrong or we're making misCtakes
I Amwant Fyour Cmidnights
  CBut I'll be cleaning up Ambottles with you on FNew Year’s CDay
[Post-Chorus]
Hold on    C     Amto the meFmories, they will Ghold on to you
  CHold on  Amto the meFmories, they will Ghold on to you
  CHold on  Amto the meFmories, they will Ghold on to you
    Am      Em    FAnd I will Ghold on to you
[Bridge]
C  Am  F  G
C  Am  F  G
CPlease Amdon't Fever become a Gstranger whose
CLaugh AmI could Frecognize Ganywhere
CPlease Amdon't Fever become a Gstranger whose
CLaugh AmI could Frecognize Ganywhere
[Verse 3]
   C      Am    FThere's glitter on the floor after the pCartyAm  F  
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lCobbyAm  F  
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hCardwood AmfloorF  
You and me forevermore
[Chorus 3]
  CDon't Amread Fthe Clast page
  CBut I Amstay Fwhen it's hard or it’s wrong or we're making misCtakes
I Amwant Fyour Cmidnights
  CBut I'll be cleaning up Ambottles with you on FNew Year’s CDay
[Post-Chorus]
Hold on    C     Amto the meFmories, they will Ghold on to you
  CHold on  Amto the meFmories, they will Ghold on to you
  CHold on  Amto the meFmories, they will Ghold on to you
    Am      Em    FAnd I will Ghold on to you
                            (Hold on...
[Outro]
CPlease Amdon't -------- Fever  become  a  Gstranger
          ...to the memories they will hold on to you)
Whose Claugh -------- AmI -- could Frecognize -----  Ganywhere
            (Hold on   to the memories they will hold on to you)
CPlease -------- Amdon't -------- Fever  become  a  Gstranger
       (Hold on       to the memories they will hold on to you)
Whose Claugh AmI could Frecognize ------  Ganywhere
                          (And I will hold on to you)
C  Am  F
C  Am  F
C  Am  F
C  Am  F

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New Years Day

by Taylor Swift

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Verse 1]

C Am F C Am F

There's glitter on the floor after the party

C Am F

Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby

C Am F

Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor

You and me from the night before but

[Chorus 1]

C Am F C

Don't read the last page

C Am F C

But I stay when you're lost and I'm scared and you’re turning away

Am F C

I want your midnights

C Am F C

But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year’s Day

[Verse 2]

C Am F C Am F

You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi

C Am F

I can tell that it's gonna be a long road

C Am F

I'll be there if you're the toast of the town babe

Or if you strike out and you're crawling home

[Chorus 2]

C Am F C

Don't read the last page

C Am F C

But I stay when it's hard or it’s wrong or we're making mistakes

Am F C

I want your midnights

C Am F C

But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year’s Day

[Post-Chorus]

C Am F G

Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you

C Am F G

Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you

C Am F G

Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you

Am Em F G

And I will hold on to you

[Bridge]

C Am F G

Please don't ever become a stranger whose

C Am F G

Laugh I could recognize anywhere

C Am F G

Please don't ever become a stranger whose

C Am F G

Laugh I could recognize anywhere

[Verse 3]

C Am F C Am F

There's glitter on the floor after the party

C Am F

Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby

C Am F

Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor

You and me forevermore

[Chorus 3]

C Am F C

Don't read the last page

C Am F C

But I stay when it's hard or it’s wrong or we're making mistakes

Am F C

I want your midnights

C Am F C

But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year’s Day

[Post-Chorus]

C Am F G

Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you

C Am F G

Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you

C Am F G

Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you

Am Em F G

And I will hold on to you

(Hold on...

[Outro]

C Am F G

Please don't -------- ever become a stranger

...to the memories they will hold on to you)

C Am F G

Whose laugh -------- I -- could recognize ----- anywhere

(Hold on to the memories they will hold on to you)

C Am F G

Please -------- don't -------- ever become a stranger

(Hold on to the memories they will hold on to you)

C Am F G

Whose laugh I could recognize ------ anywhere

(And I will hold on to you)

C Am F

About New Years Day Chords by Taylor Swift

Learn how to play New Years Day by Taylor Swift with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “New Years Day chords”, “New Years Day guitar chords”, or “Taylor Swift New Years Day 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 New Years Day chords and for experienced players who want accurate New Years Day lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Am, F, G, Em.

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