Regina Spektor – New Year (Guitar)

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[intro]
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B|--4-6------|
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Db [Verse 1]
Db
She sets her alarm

       Db7
Five minutes to midnight

   Bbm
And wakes just in time

   Gb
To greet the new year

  Db Gb
Remembers the kisses

   Db Gb
Remembers the laughter

   Bbm                Ab  Ab7
And all that's gone away
[Verse 2]
    Db
She shuffles around

  Db7
Turning the lights on

  Bbm
Goes to the kitchen

   Gb
Gets the champagne

Db Gb
Opens the window

Db Gb
And wrapped in a blanket

 Bbm            Ab   Ab7
Begins to count and wait

Gb         Ebm           Db   Ab    Bbm   Ab     Gb
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
[Chorus]
Ebm7                  Db
Happy new year, happy new year
[Verse 3]
Db
They say you can hear it

Db7
Over the island

Bbm                          Gb
Starting in Times Square and spreading throughout

  Db         Gb
A roar like the ocean

   Db         Gb
It comes from a distance

   Bbm                    Ab Ab7
Grows louder then turns quiet
[Verse 4]
  Db
She sits in a dream

  Db7
Or in a memory

      Bbm               Gb
While old conversations play in her ears

Db Gb                      Db Gb
Sometimes the minutes feel longer than hours

Bbm            Ab      Ab7
Some days feel long as years
[Pre-Chorus]
Gb         Ebm     Db      Ab         Bbm
She's just glad she gets to be around

   Gb   Ebm    Db         F          Bbm   Ab
To see another spring come to this town
[Chorus]
      Gb              Ab
Happy new year, happy new year

   Db
To you
[Verse 5]
Db
She sets her alarm

Db7
Five minutes to midnight

Bbm
And wakes just in time

Gb
To say her goodbyes

Db Gb                     Db Gb
Thanking the old year for all it has brought her

   Bbm                           Ab   Ab7
No mention of the things it took away
[Verse 6]
Db
She shuffles around

Db7
Turning the lights out

Bbm
Closes the window

Gb
Checks on the locks

Db Gb
Folds up the blanket

Db Gb
Empties the bottle

Bbm                          Ab    Ab7
And leaves it in the hallway dark
[Pre-Chorus]
Gb         Ebm     Db      Ab
She's just glad she gets to be around

   Gb    Ebm   Db              Bbm Ab
To see another spring come to this town
[Chorus]
Gb              Ebm
Happy new year, happy new year

Db              Bbm
Happy new year, happy new year

Gb              Ab
Happy new year, happy new year

Db         Eb Db Bbm Ab
To you

Gb               Ab
Happy new year, happy new year

Db               Bbm
Happy new year, happy new year

Gb              Ab
Happy new year, happy new year

Db
To you
Db