The Specials – New Era (Guitar)

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era,

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

D                  E
 I met a girl from Area Three;

    D                            E
She told me that she worked in a chicken factory.

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

   D                    E
By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Liszt';

D                               E
 I had to walk her home through Area Six.

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

D                      E
 Sticks and stones may break my bones,

   D                    E
In Area Six, they throw bottles and bricks and kicks.

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

D                            E                D
 I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor;

E
 The key won't fit the door.

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

D                   E
 She said she had a beautiful flat;

D                E
 We had to sleep on the mat.

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

D                           E
 Woke up and thought; "this ain't exactly heaven";

D                 E
 Oh shit, this is Area Seven!

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era,

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era.

A                             F#
 This is the dawning of a new era,

A
 This is the dawning... it's a new... Era! Era! Era! Era!