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New Years Day Guitar Tablature
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From: ZooTVFly@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:29:30 -0500
Subject: "New Year's Day" by U2

"New Years Day"		
U2 (WAR, 1983)

tune down 1/2 step...

Am	C	Em
All is quiet on New Year's Day
Am	   C		Em
A world in white, gets underway
Am	  C			   Em
And I want to be with you, be with you night and day
Am	C	   Em		Am
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
    Em
On New Year's Day

Chorus:
G		Am
I will be with you again
G		F   Am	 C  Em
I will be with you again
Am	C	   Em
Under a blood red sky
Am	    C	     Em	
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Am	C	Em
Arms entwined, the chosen few
Am		C    Em		G
Newspaper say, says, say it's true, it's true
Am
And we can break through
	G		   F
Though torn in two, we can be one

G	   Am
I, I will begin again
G	   F		Am	C  Em  Am
I, I will begin again, yeah


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.

Second part:
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

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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ZooTVFly@aol.com    BEFORE Feb. 15, 1996
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