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New Years Resolution

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[Intro]
 Eb   F-x1
[Verse]
   EbI hope it’s not too late
Just to say that I'm sorry, honey
     Ab7All I want to do
Is just finish what we started, baby
G7Let's turn over a new leaf
And baby C-let's make promises
That we can keep
[Chorus]
And call it a F-New Year's resoBb7lution, hmmm
[Verse]
OEbh, I'm a woman
And woman makes mistakes too
 Ab7But will you, will you forget the changes
That I put you through
G7let's try it again
Just you and me
And, baby, C-let's see how happy honey, yeah
That we can be
[Chorus]
And call it a F-New Year's resoBb7lution, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
   EbMany times C-we had our ups and downs
And tEbimes you needed C-me I couldn't be found
Ab7I'm sorry
G7And I'm sorry too
Ab7I'll never, never do it again, no, no, noBb7  
[Verse]
EbSo baby before we fall out
Let's fall on in, yeah, yeah
Ab7Oh, and we're gonna try harder
Not to hurt each other again, oh
G7Love me baby, huh
Week after week
C-And baby let's make promises
That we can keep
[Chorus]
And call it a F-New Year's resoBb7lution, yeah, oh
[Outro]
EbI know we can do it CarlaC-  
I'm gonna keep my promises
I got to Ebhold on and we can C-do it, baby
Oh, it's not too late
You're gonna Eblove me C-and nobody else
Oh Otis let's finish what we started
EbTalk to me and let’s do what we C-wanna do
Call it a New Year’s resolEbutionC-  
   a     New Year’s resolEbution

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New Years Resolution

by Otis Redding

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F-

Ab7

C-

Bb7

[Intro]

Eb F-

[Verse]

I hope it’s not too late

Just to say that I'm sorry, honey

Ab7

All I want to do

Is just finish what we started, baby

Let's turn over a new leaf

C-

And baby let's make promises

That we can keep

[Chorus]

F- Bb7

And call it a New Year's resolution, hmmm

[Verse]

Oh, I'm a woman

And woman makes mistakes too

Ab7

But will you, will you forget the changes

That I put you through

let's try it again

Just you and me

C-

And, baby, let's see how happy honey, yeah

That we can be

[Chorus]

F- Bb7

And call it a New Year's resolution, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]

Eb C-

Many times we had our ups and downs

Eb C-

And times you needed me I couldn't be found

Ab7

I'm sorry

And I'm sorry too

Ab7 Bb7

I'll never, never do it again, no, no, no

[Verse]

So baby before we fall out

Let's fall on in, yeah, yeah

Ab7

Oh, and we're gonna try harder

Not to hurt each other again, oh

Love me baby, huh

Week after week

C-

And baby let's make promises

That we can keep

[Chorus]

F- Bb7

And call it a New Year's resolution, yeah, oh

[Outro]

Eb C-

I know we can do it Carla

I'm gonna keep my promises

Eb C-

I got to hold on and we can do it, baby

Oh, it's not too late

Eb C-

You're gonna love me and nobody else

Oh Otis let's finish what we started

Eb C-

Talk to me and let’s do what we wanna do

Eb C-

Call it a New Year’s resolution

a New Year’s resolution

About New Years Resolution Chords by Otis Redding

Learn how to play New Years Resolution by Otis Redding with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “New Years Resolution chords”, “New Years Resolution guitar chords”, or “Otis Redding New Years Resolution 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 Resolution chords and for experienced players who want accurate New Years Resolution lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Eb, F-, Ab7, G7, C-, Bb7.

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What key is "New Years Resolution" in?

The chords for "New Years Resolution" show the original chord names (including Eb, F-, Ab7, G7, C-, Bb7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.