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[Intro]
A   D   A   D
[Verse 1]
  AWe'd come seven hours doDwn
  ATook the blue line to see where Dwe hopped out
  AAnd I was only joking, DI was only joking
  AAnd I was only trying tDo get a laugh
[Verse 2]
  AYou say this was the furthest that we had Dcome
  AWe traveled so far to watch it Dfall undone
  AAnd I had lost my token, Dyou were looking bent and broken
  AStaring sideways with the Drain coming down
[Chorus]
   BmBut I am so entEhralled
O New AEngland
La da Ddum dum
O New AEngland
La da Ddum dum
[Verse 3]
  AThis here is the fable of a failed atteDmpt
(Fable, failed attempt, nAow)
To find new life in a love in the Dseat of its origin
(Failed attempt, nAow)
From Long to Coney Island, Dfrom Mid to West to Upper Highland
  AAnd all I got is this ill-gotten Dfull color souvenir
[Chorus]
   BmThe new millennium in New EYork
And all of New AEngland
La da Ddum dum
O New AEngland
La da Ddum dum
[Bridge]
O New BmEngland
In the face of your emA/C#pireD  
I think I'd rather just wait A/C#in the Bmcar
And return to the turnA/C#pikeD  
Watching New England's Eskyline
Sinking Abelow
Sinking Dbelow
A   D
[Outro]
  AWe'd come seven hours Ddown (We'd come seven hours down)
  AWe'd come seven hours Ddown, down (We'd come seven hours down)
  AWe'd come seven hours Ddown (We'd come seven hours down)
  AWe'd come seven hours Ddown, down (We'd come seven hours dAown)

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O New England

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

[Intro]

A D A D

[Verse 1]

A D

We'd come seven hours down

A D

Took the blue line to see where we hopped out

A D

And I was only joking, I was only joking

A D

And I was only trying to get a laugh

[Verse 2]

A D

You say this was the furthest that we had come

A D

We traveled so far to watch it fall undone

A D

And I had lost my token, you were looking bent and broken

A D

Staring sideways with the rain coming down

[Chorus]

Bm E

But I am so enthralled

O New England

La da dum dum

O New England

La da dum dum

[Verse 3]

A D

This here is the fable of a failed attempt

(Fable, failed attempt, now)

To find new life in a love in the seat of its origin

(Failed attempt, now)

From Long to Coney Island, from Mid to West to Upper Highland

A D

And all I got is this ill-gotten full color souvenir

[Chorus]

Bm E

The new millennium in New York

And all of New England

La da dum dum

O New England

La da dum dum

[Bridge]

O New England

A/C# D

In the face of your empire

A/C# Bm

I think I'd rather just wait in the car

A/C# D

And return to the turnpike

Watching New England's skyline

Sinking below

A D

[Outro]

A D

We'd come seven hours down (We'd come seven hours down)

A D

We'd come seven hours down, down (We'd come seven hours down)

A D

We'd come seven hours down (We'd come seven hours down)

A D A

We'd come seven hours down, down (We'd come seven hours down)

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