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[Intro]
A F A F
E
A G D E
F#m C#m D
F#m C#m D
[Verse 1]
ARoll away the Gstone, let me breathe aDgain
She waves her Ehand with a touch of F#mstyle
He can't beC#mlieve it's about to Dend
Ah, but she F#mknows the words of the C#mnight
Are a promise on Dtrial
[Pre-chorus]
GShe says she's never Ambeen alone
That she's Fnever had a lover's Gkiss
GStand up and give acAmcount of yourself
He tells her Fnothing's gonna come of Bthis
[Chorus]
EThey're talking in the dark
They're kissing by the Clight of the moonE  
They're loving in the Cnew-fashioned way
[Verse 3]
AFrom the beginning all she Gwanted was a boy to Dtrust
She danced aElone with a hungry F#mheart
She played aC#mround like she thought she Dmust
Ah, but F#msoon her hero was C#mthere so her life could Dstart
[Pre-chorus]
GVirgin hopes begin to Amfit in place
This is Feverything they've waited Gfor
Nobody's gonna say a Amword outta place
This is Fmagic through an open Bdoor
[Chorus]
EThey're talking in the dark
They're kissing by the Clight of the moonE  
They're loving in the Cnew-fashioned wayC  
[Solo]
A G D E
F#m C#m D
F#m C#m D
[Pre-chorus]
GShe says she's never Ambeen alone
That she's Fnever had a lover's Gkiss
GStand up and give acAmcount of yourself
He tells her Fnothing's gonna come of Bthis
[Chorus]
EThey're talking in the dark
They're kissing by the Clight of the moonE  
They're loving in the Cnew-fashioned wayC  
[Chorus]
EThey're talking in the dark
They're kissing by the Clight of the moonE  
They're loving in the Cnew-fashioned way
[Outro]
C

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New-Fashioned Way

by Steve Harley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

[Intro]

A F A F

A G D E

F#m C#m D

[Verse 1]

A G D

Roll away the stone, let me breathe again

E F#m

She waves her hand with a touch of style

C#m D

He can't believe it's about to end

F#m C#m

Ah, but she knows the words of the night

Are a promise on trial

[Pre-chorus]

G Am

She says she's never been alone

F G

That she's never had a lover's kiss

G Am

Stand up and give account of yourself

F B

He tells her nothing's gonna come of this

[Chorus]

They're talking in the dark

C E

They're kissing by the light of the moon

They're loving in the new-fashioned way

[Verse 3]

A G D

From the beginning all she wanted was a boy to trust

E F#m

She danced alone with a hungry heart

C#m D

She played around like she thought she must

F#m C#m D

Ah, but soon her hero was there so her life could start

[Pre-chorus]

G Am

Virgin hopes begin to fit in place

F G

This is everything they've waited for

Nobody's gonna say a word outta place

F B

This is magic through an open door

[Chorus]

They're talking in the dark

C E

They're kissing by the light of the moon

C C

They're loving in the new-fashioned way

[Solo]

A G D E

F#m C#m D

[Pre-chorus]

G Am

She says she's never been alone

F G

That she's never had a lover's kiss

G Am

Stand up and give account of yourself

F B

He tells her nothing's gonna come of this

[Chorus]

They're talking in the dark

C E

They're kissing by the light of the moon

C C

They're loving in the new-fashioned way

[Chorus]

They're talking in the dark

C E

They're kissing by the light of the moon

They're loving in the new-fashioned way

[Outro]

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