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Novelty

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----5----5----5----7-------|---5----5----5--7b7-5-------|
D|--7-7--7-7--7-7--9-9-------|--7-7--7-7--7-7------7r-----
A|-0---------5----7----------|-0---------5----------------|
E|------7--------------------|------7---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------0----0------|-22-22-2-3p2--22---------|
G|----------0----0---0-----|-22-22-2-2--2-22---------|
D|-(7\4)--4----2-----------|-22-22-2-2--2-22---------|
A|-------------------------|-00-00-0----0-00---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GWhen people listen to F#you 
don't you Gknow F#it means a lEmot,
Em'Cos you've got to work so haF#rd
for evGerythF#ing you've gotEm.
Can't rest on your laurels now,
Not when you've got none.
You'll find yourself in a gutter,
Right back where you came from.
[Instrumental]
G      F#     G F# Em
Em     F#     G F# Em
[Verse 2]
Someone told me being in the know 
is the main thing.
We all need the security 
that belonging brings.
Can't stand on your own in these times,
Against all the odds,
You all just fall behind 
like all the other sods.
[Instrumental]
G        F#     G F# Em
Em       F#     G F# Em
G        F#     G F# Em
G        F#     Em
[Chorus]
GYou slap our backs and preteF#nd you knew about,Em  
All the things that we were gonna do.
GWhat ya gonna do, what ya gF#onna do,
When it's Emover?
[Instrumental]
 G–  F#- Em  
[Verse 3]
YGou're on your own now DF#on't 
you Gthink F#that's a Emshame?
EmBut you're the only one F#responsibleG  
to F#take the Emblame.
[Bridge]              
So what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?
Yeah, what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?
[Instrumental]
G      F#     G F# Em
Em     F#     G F# Em
G      F#     G F# Em
G      F#     Em
[Chorus]
GYou slap our backs,
And preteF#nd you knew aboutEm,                       
All the things we were gonna do.
What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do
When its over?

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Novelty

by Joy Division

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

E|---------------------------|----------------------------|

B|---------------------------|----------------------------|

G|----5----5----5----7-------|---5----5----5--7b7-5-------|

D|--7-7--7-7--7-7--9-9-------|--7-7--7-7--7-7------7r-----

A|-0---------5----7----------|-0---------5----------------|

E|------7--------------------|------7---------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

B|-------------0----0------|-22-22-2-3p2--22---------|

G|----------0----0---0-----|-22-22-2-2--2-22---------|

D|-(7\4)--4----2-----------|-22-22-2-2--2-22---------|

A|-------------------------|-00-00-0----0-00---------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G F#

When people listen to you

G F# Em

don't you know it means a lot,

Em F#

'Cos you've got to work so hard

G F# Em

for everything you've got.

Can't rest on your laurels now,

Not when you've got none.

You'll find yourself in a gutter,

Right back where you came from.

[Instrumental]

G F# G F# Em

Em F# G F# Em

[Verse 2]

Someone told me being in the know

is the main thing.

We all need the security

that belonging brings.

Can't stand on your own in these times,

Against all the odds,

You all just fall behind

like all the other sods.

[Instrumental]

G F# G F# Em

Em F# G F# Em

G F# G F# Em

G F# Em

[Chorus]

G F# Em

You slap our backs and pretend you knew about,

All the things that we were gonna do.

G F#

What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do,

When it's over?

[Instrumental]

G F# Em

– -

[Verse 3]

G F#

You're on your own now Don't

G F# Em

you think that's a shame?

Em F# G

But you're the only one responsible

F# Em

to take the blame.

[Bridge]

So what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?

Yeah, what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?

[Instrumental]

G F# G F# Em

Em F# G F# Em

G F# G F# Em

G F# Em

[Chorus]

You slap our backs,

F# Em

And pretend you knew about,

All the things we were gonna do.

What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do

When its over?

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