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Original is by Billy Bragg, but the chords are different for this cover. Should be fairly correct, 
INTRO
E
VERSE
EI was twenty one years when I wrote this song
Im G#mtwenty two now, but I C#wont be for long
APeople ask when will you grow Eup to be a man
But all the Bgirls I loved at school
Are alAready pushing pramsE  
VERSE
I loved you then as I love you still
Though I put you on a pedestal, they put you on the pill
I dont feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know
CHORUS
AI dont want to change the Eworld
Im not G#mlooking for a new C#england
Im just Alooking for another G#mgirlF#m  G#m  
AI dont want to change the Eworld
Im not G#mlooking for a new C#england
Im just Alooking for another Egirl
VERSE
I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I cant survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend
VERSE
I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish youd care
CHORUS
I dont want to change the world
Im not looking for a new england
Im just looking for another girl
I dont want to change the world
Im not looking for a new england
Im just looking for another girl
HARMONICA SOLO (same as verse)
Chorus
I dont want to change the world
Im not looking for a new england
Im just looking for another girl
I dont want to change the world
Im not looking for a new england
Im just looking for another girl
OUTRO
ELooking for another G#mgirl
ELooking for another girl
ELooking for another BgirlA  B  E  

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A New England

by Across the Border

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#m

Original is by Billy Bragg, but the chords are different for this cover. Should be fairly correct,

INTRO

VERSE

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song

G#m C#

Im twenty two now, but I wont be for long

A E

People ask when will you grow up to be a man

But all the girls I loved at school

A E

Are already pushing prams

VERSE

I loved you then as I love you still

Though I put you on a pedestal, they put you on the pill

I dont feel bad about letting you go

I just feel sad about letting you know

CHORUS

A E

I dont want to change the world

G#m C#

Im not looking for a new england

A G#m F#m G#m

Im just looking for another girl

A E

I dont want to change the world

G#m C#

Im not looking for a new england

A E

Im just looking for another girl

VERSE

I loved the words you wrote to me

But that was bloody yesterday

I cant survive on what you send

Every time you need a friend

VERSE

I saw two shooting stars last night

I wished on them but they were only satellites

Is it wrong to wish on space hardware

I wish, I wish, I wish youd care

CHORUS

I dont want to change the world

Im not looking for a new england

Im just looking for another girl

I dont want to change the world

Im not looking for a new england

Im just looking for another girl

HARMONICA SOLO (same as verse)

Chorus

I dont want to change the world

Im not looking for a new england

Im just looking for another girl

I dont want to change the world

Im not looking for a new england

Im just looking for another girl

OUTRO

E G#m

Looking for another girl

E B A B E

Looking for another girl

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