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Asus: xo223o
E9: o2x132
A11: xoooox
Dmaj9: xxo22o
D9:   xxo23o
Cadd9:  x32o3o
It's Gwritten Asusin   Athe Dsurface Asusof   Aher skin,Bm  
there's C#m7been F#a   Bm7baby thereE9,
Em7given awA11ay in Dmaj9love.Dmaj7  
I Gsee it Asusin   Athe Dlittle lAsusinesA  
aroBmund her eyC#mes, F#acrBm7oss her brE9ow.
   Em7She'll be Gdrifting awCay from me nDow.D9  D  
  Bm7She'll shape all the C#m7feeling that's F#not quite therBm7e
insiE7de my soulAsus.A  
  Bm7Love has gC#m7one awF#7ay now,
Bm7leaving behE9ind an Em7empty hAsusole.A  
And wD9ho am I to tCadd9ry to compete with the diGn,
as the silence so F#7easily C#m7rush-eF#7s    Bm7in?
I will Am7fly C/Da-waGy.
It was Em7something I Asuson - Aly D9dreamed Dof,
Bm7something that C#m7I'm not F#7quite Bm7sure E7of,
Em7something that I'll Asusnever Atell Cadd9you about.
GLa Ala lDa …Asus  A  
Bm7La la la …C#m7  F#7  Bm7  E9  

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New Tune

by James Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus

C#m7

Bm7

Em7

A11

Dmaj9

Dmaj7

C#m

F#7

Cadd9

Am7

C/D

Asus: xo223o

E9: o2x132

A11: xoooox

Dmaj9: xxo22o

D9: xxo23o

Cadd9: x32o3o

G Asus A D Asus A Bm

It's written in the surface of her skin,

C#m7 F# Bm7 E9

there's been a baby there,

Em7 A11 Dmaj9 Dmaj7

given away in love.

G Asus A D Asus A

I see it in the little lines

Bm C#m F# Bm7 E9

around her eyes, across her brow.

Em7 G C D D9 D

She'll be drifting away from me now.

Bm7 C#m7 F# Bm7

She'll shape all the feeling that's not quite there

E7 Asus A

inside my soul.

Bm7 C#m7 F#7

Love has gone away now,

Bm7 E9 Em7 Asus A

leaving behind an empty hole.

D9 Cadd9 G

And who am I to try to compete with the din,

F#7 C#m7 F#7 Bm7

as the silence so easily rush-es in?

Am7 C/D G

I will fly a-way.

Em7 Asus A D9 D

It was something I on - ly dreamed of,

Bm7 C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E7

something that I'm not quite sure of,

Em7 Asus A Cadd9

something that I'll never tell you about.

G A D Asus A

La la la …

Bm7 C#m7 F#7 Bm7 E9

La la la …

About New Tune Chords by James Taylor

Learn how to play New Tune by James Taylor with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “New Tune chords”, “New Tune guitar chords”, or “James Taylor New Tune 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 Tune chords and for experienced players who want accurate New Tune lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Asus, E9, A11, D9, Cadd9, G.

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What key is "New Tune" in?

The chords for "New Tune" show the original chord names (including Asus, E9, A11, D9, Cadd9, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.