New English

Standard Tuning EADGBe

Chords:

A:   5  7  7  6  5  5
B:   7  9  9  8  7  7
D:   10 12 12 11 10 10
C#m: 9  11 11 9  9  9
E:   7  7  9  9  9  7
F#m: 2  4  4  2  2  2
F#:  2  4  4  3  2  2


Listen closely for the strumming 
patterns. There is a slight 
difference between the
and the chorus.


Intro: F#m / F#m A B A / F#m A B F#m
 (x2)

e----------|-----|--------|-------
B----------|-----|--------|-------
G------2-4-|-6---|--4h6-4-|-------
D--2h4-----|-----|--4-----|-7-----
A----------|-----|--------|---7h9-
E----------|-----|--------|-------

e|----|---------|------------| 
B|----|---------|------------| 
G|----|---------|------------| 
D|7---|-7-------|--------7---| 
A|--9-|---9---9-|-7----------| 
E|----|---------|----7h9---9-| 


e---------|-----------|       
B---------|-----------|       
G---8---8-|-----------|  (x2) 
D---9---9-|-----------|       
A---------|--7h9--9-9-|       
E-7-------|-----------|       


Verse 1:

F#m         A      B
Pull up the sleeve collect the 
change

    A
And make it add up

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F#m        A              B     
Bring back everything you need
     F#m


F#m       A         B           
You never move just stand around
     A
 and count the pairs of

F#m      A                B     
Cherries falling from the trees
     F#m



Chorus 1:

        D      C#m    E          
And the lonely rain I know it 
     B
seems a lot like heaven

D          C#m        E          B
Poor child don't stop here

F#               A      E       
This is only the way to 
             B
tear-soaked eyes and years of aching

F#      A              B         
Cut the rope and drift away
 F#m



Interlude: F#m A B A / F#m A B F#m

e----------|-----|--------|-------
B----------|-----|--------|-------
G------2-4-|-6---|--4h6-4-|-------
D--2h4-----|-----|--4-----|-7-----
A----------|-----|--------|---7h9-
E----------|-----|--------|-------

e|----|---------|------------| 
B|----|---------|------------| 
G|----|-------7-|------------| 
D|7---|-7-----7-|-7------7---| 
A|--9-|---9-----|-7----------| 
E|----|---------|----7h9---9-| 


e---------|-----------| 
B---------|-----------| 
G---8---8-|-----------| 
D---9---9-|-----------| 
A---------|--7h9--9-9-| 
E-7-------|-----------| 


Verse 2:

F#m      A          B           
You must believe or make the 
     A
curtain fall together

F#m      A            B          F#m
Down the alley in the breeze

F#m        A              B     
Don't look confused those birds 
         A
are only fleas with feathers

F#m              A                
They'll turn you back and get you 
B        F#m
blue it's true


Chorus 2:

      D          C#m        E    
Now I know their names they talk 
           B
to me that pain is losing

D          C#m   E          B
In someone else's game

F#             A    E           

    B

F#      A            B          F#m
Pushing up the daisy chains


Outro: F#m A B A / F#m A B F#m