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Gmajor

90BPM

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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 24Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

To play along you should tune down one half step.
When changing from G to C, hold the high G
    C3x2013
    G320003
[Intro]
G  C  D
G  C  F
G(RiCff F– play each chord once)
e|-Am7----G/B-----C---D2--|
B|--1---3---1--3--|
G|--0---0---0--2--|
D|--2---0---2--0--|
A|--0---2---3-----|
E|----------------|
[Verse]
GI wrap around you sFkin to skin
GWe sleep inside this Dcurl
GAnd after how aloFne we've been
AmIt's like a whole new woDrld
[Verse]
GMy heart had felt like Cyears at sea
GFreezing and afraDid
GBreathe the life back into mCe
e|-Am7----------G/B--------C2-------D---|
B|--1---------3------1-------3--|
G|--0---------0------0-------2--|
D|--2---------0------2-------0--|
A|--0---------2------3----------|
E|------------------------------|
   Kiss me   warm   that    way
[Chorus]
GNew world - Cbig horizon
GOpen your eyes and sCee it's trDue
GNew world - aCcross the friGghtening
Am7       G/B     C      D
e|-Am7-----G/B------C-----D2---|
B|--1----3----1----3---|
G|--0----0----0----2---|
D|--2----0----2----0---|
A|--0----2----3--------|
E|---------------------|
  Waves  of  blue
G  C  G
[Verse]
GThe old world had attCractions
BGut hunger in my sDm7oul
GResumes and powCer plays
AmWhere lust was just coDntrol
[Verse]
GRoll me over sClowly
GWarm, sun-baked sDand
GThe ocean of my lonFelinesCs
Am7Has carrieG/Bd me to laDndDsus  
[Chorus]
GNew world - Csun is rFising
GWe were wise just to Csee it thFrough
GThe new world Csecond chance
e|-Am7----------G/B--------C2-------D---|
B|--1---------3------1-------3--|
G|--0---------0------0-------2--|
D|--2---------0------2-------0--|
A|--0---------2------3----------|
E|------------------------------|
   For me, second chance for you
[Bridge]
BbA mile or morAme of shorelinGe
GAnd Bbno one eAmlse arDound
EmAnd the way my heart is Ebaugpounding now
CI feel as if we've Dfound
[Chorus]
GNew world - Cbig horizon
GOpen your eyes and sCee it's trFue
GNew world - aCcross the friGghtening
e|-Am7-----G/B------C-----D2---|
B|--1----3----1----3---|
G|--0----0----0----2---|
D|--2----0----2----0---|
A|--0----2----3--------|
E|---------------------|
  Waves  of  blue
[Outro]
GNew world - Csun is rising
GWe were wise just to Csee it thFrough
GThe new world Csecond chance
e|-Am7-----G/B------C-----D---2---|
B|--1-----3------1----3---|
G|--0-----0------0----2---|
D|--2-----0------2----0---|
A|--0-----2------3--------|
E|------------------------|
   For me, and you
G(reCpeaGt and fade)

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New World

by David Wilcox (US)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

G/B

Dm7

Dsus

Ebaug

To play along you should tune down one half step.

When changing from G to C, hold the high G

3x2013

320003

[Intro]

G C D

G C F

(Riff – play each chord once)

Am7 G/B C D

e|-------------2--|

B|--1---3---1--3--|

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

D|--2---0---2--0--|

A|--0---2---3-----|

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

[Verse]

G F

I wrap around you skin to skin

G D

We sleep inside this curl

G F

And after how alone we've been

Am D

It's like a whole new world

[Verse]

G C

My heart had felt like years at sea

G D

Freezing and afraid

G C

Breathe the life back into me

Am7 G/B C D

e|-------------------2----------|

B|--1---------3------1-------3--|

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

D|--2---------0------2-------0--|

A|--0---------2------3----------|

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

Kiss me warm that way

[Chorus]

G C

New world - big horizon

G C D

Open your eyes and see it's true

G C G

New world - across the frightening

Am7 G/B C D

e|-----------------2---|

B|--1----3----1----3---|

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

D|--2----0----2----0---|

A|--0----2----3--------|

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

Waves of blue

G C G

[Verse]

G C

The old world had attractions

G Dm7

But hunger in my soul

G C

Resumes and power plays

Am D

Where lust was just control

[Verse]

G C

Roll me over slowly

G D

Warm, sun-baked sand

G F C

The ocean of my loneliness

Am7 G/B D Dsus

Has carried me to land

[Chorus]

G C F

New world - sun is rising

G C F

We were wise just to see it through

G C

The new world second chance

Am7 G/B C D

e|-------------------2----------|

B|--1---------3------1-------3--|

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

D|--2---------0------2-------0--|

A|--0---------2------3----------|

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

For me, second chance for you

[Bridge]

Bb Am G

A mile or more of shoreline

G Bb Am D

And no one else around

Em Ebaug

And the way my heart is pounding now

C D

I feel as if we've found

[Chorus]

G C

New world - big horizon

G C F

Open your eyes and see it's true

G C G

New world - across the frightening

Am7 G/B C D

e|-----------------2---|

B|--1----3----1----3---|

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

D|--2----0----2----0---|

A|--0----2----3--------|

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

Waves of blue

[Outro]

G C

New world - sun is rising

G C F

We were wise just to see it through

G C

The new world second chance

Am7 G/B C D

e|--------------------2---|

B|--1-----3------1----3---|

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

D|--2-----0------2----0---|

A|--0-----2------3--------|

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

For me, and you

G C G

(repeat and fade)

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