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Capo I *
C
CI rode my bicycle past your window last night
G7I roller skated to your door at daylight
CIt almost seems like you're avoiding me
FI'm okay alone, but you got G7something I need
Well, CI got a brand new pair of roller skates,
FI been looking around awhile,
G7Oh! CI got a brand new pair of roller skates,
you got a brand new Ckey
CI ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car
G7Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far
For Csomebody who don't drive
I been all around the world
FSome people say, I done all G7right for a girl
Oh, Cyeah yeah 
Oh, yeah, yeah, Fyeah
Oh, Gyeah, yeah, Cyeah
CI asked your mother if you were at home
G7She said, yes .. but you weren't alone
Oh, Csometimes I think that you're avoiding me
FI'm okay alone, but you've got G7something I need
Well, CI got a brand new pair of roller skates,
FLa la la la la la la la, la la la la la la
G7Oh! CI got a brand new pair of roller skates,
you got a brand new Ckey
Capo IV
  C= A  
 G7= E7  
  F= D  
  G= E  

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The story behind the song

This playful folk-pop tune captures the feeling of youthful infatuation, sung from the perspective of a girl trying to get a boy's attention. She's got her new roller skates and a bicycle, riding past his window, hoping he'll notice her and maybe even have the "brand new key" to unlock something special. Melanie wrote it after breaking a long fast, when the sudden craving for a burger at McDonald's sparked this lighthearted song. It was her biggest hit, appearing on her album Gather Me, and remains a sweet, simple expression of innocent longing.

AI-written from these sources:Brand New Key — Wikipedia ↗Melanie (singer) — Wikipedia ↗

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Brand New Key

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Brand New Key chords

Capo I *

I rode my bicycle past your window last night

I roller skated to your door at daylight

It almost seems like you're avoiding me

F G7

I'm okay alone, but you got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates,

I been looking around awhile,

G7 C

Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates,

you got a brand new key

I ride my bike, I roller skate, don't drive no car

Don't go too fast, but I go pretty far

For somebody who don't drive

I been all around the world

F G7

Some people say, I done all right for a girl

Oh, yeah yeah

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

G C

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

I asked your mother if you were at home

She said, yes .. but you weren't alone

Oh, sometimes I think that you're avoiding me

F G7

I'm okay alone, but you've got something I need

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates,

La la la la la la la la, la la la la la la

G7 C

Oh! I got a brand new pair of roller skates,

you got a brand new key

Capo IV

C A

G7 E7

F D

G E

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