New Year’s Day U2
U2 - "New Years Day" (WAR, 1983)
tune down 1/2 step...
[Am]All is q[C]uiet on [Em]New Year's Day
[Am]A world in [C]white, gets u[Em]nderway
[Am]And I want[C] to be with you, be with [Em]you night and day
[Am]Nothing [C]changes on [Em]New Year's Da[Am]y
On N[Em]ew Year's Day
Chorus:
[G]I will be with y[Am]ou again
[G]I will be with y[F]ou a[Am]gain[C] [Em]
[Am]Under a [C]blood red s[Em]ky
[Am]A crowd has [C]gathered [Em]in black and white
[Am]Arms ent[C]wined, t[Em]he chosen few
[Am]Newspaper say, s[C]ays, [Em]say it's tr[G]ue, it's true
[Am]And we can break through
Though t[G]orn in two, we can [F]be one
[G]I, I will b[Am]egin again
[G]I, I will b[F]egin again, y[Am]eah[C] [Em] [Am]
Repeat Chorus and fade out
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Piano part tabbed out for guitar:
e--------------10--12-----8--10--7--------| A----------10-----------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| Repeat about 3 times D-----------------------------------------| B--12-------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| e--8-8-7--7--7--7-8-10--12-10-8--10-8--7-8-5--8-7-----------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
The solo:
e--19--15--17--12--15--10--12--7-----------| A------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------|Bar the bass strings and slide up D-------------------------------------1/13-|as a transition between B-------------------------------------1/13-|the two repeats, sounds E-------------------------------------1/13-|cool.
Repeat once more.
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/u2/new_years_day_tab.html )
Second part:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9/5-10-9-9/2-10-9-9-10-12-10-| E--0-5--------------0-2-5-----------------------------------------|
OR
e----------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------| B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9---10-9---10-9-9-10-12-10--| E--0-5--------------0-2-5---------------10-----7-----------------|
Verses: (live versions)
These are played after the line is finished; listen to Under A Blood Red Sky
and pick it up.
All is quiet on New Year's Day...
e---------------------------12-12------------------| A---------------------------------12---------------| D------------------------------------12------------| G---------------------------------------12---------| B--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------|
A world in white gets underway...
e---------------------------------12------------| A------------------------------12---------------| D---------------------------12------------------| G------------------------12---------------------| B-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
etc.
(This is in the album version)
Nothing changes on New Year's Day...
[Dsus4] [Esus4]
e---------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------8-8-10-10----------| D--------------------------------7-7--9--9----------| G--------------------------------7-7--9--9----------| B---------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------|
On New Year's Day...
[Dsus4]
e-----------------------------| A-----------xxx----8-8--------| D-----------xxx----7-7--------| G-----------xxx----7-7--------| B-----------------------------| E-----------------------------|
Chorus:
I... will be with you again....
[Dsus4] [Esus4]
e----------------------------------------| A-----8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10-----------| D-------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9---------| G----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------|
considering the chords sound like crap, i wouldn't recommend using them...
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