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The New World Chords

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F#m/A can also be played as an A6 and E chords can be changed to E7s to pull harder out of choruses though this is optional.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author bowman3002 [pro] 41. Last edit on Apr 13, 2020

Chords

F#m/A
A
D
Bm
E

Strumming

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[Intro]
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
 
[Verse 1]
F#m/A
Honest to goodness
    A
The bars weren't open this morning
     F#m/A                           A
They must have been voting for a new president of something
F#m/A
Do you have a quarter?
        A
I said, "Yes", because I did
F#m/A
Honest to goodness, the tears have been falling
    A
All over this country's face
 
[Chorus 1]
       D                                    Bm
It was better before, before they voted for What's-His-Name
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
       D                                    Bm
It was better before, before they voted for What's-His-Name
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
 
[Bridge]
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
 
[Verse 2]
F#m/A
Flint Ford Auto
A
Mobile, Alabama
F#m/A
Windshield Wiper
A
Buffalo, New York
F#m/A
Gary, Indiana
         A
Don't forget the Motor City
F#m/A
Baltimore and D.C
    A
Now all we need is
 
[Chorus 2]
D                      Bm
Don't forget the Motor City
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
D                      Bm
Don't forget the Motor City
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
 
[Bridge]
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
 
[Verse 3]
F#m/A
All we need is money
     A
Just give us what you can spare
F#m/A
Twenty or thirty pounds of potatoes
   A
Or twenty or thirty beers
  F#m/A
A turkey on Thanksgiving
     A
Like alms for the poor
F#m/A                 A
All we need are the necessities and more
 
[Bridge]
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
 
[Chorus 3]
       D                                    Bm
It was better before, before they voted for What's-His-Name
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
       D                                    Bm
It was better before, before they voted for What's-His-Name
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
 
[Bridge]
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
F#m/A  A  F#m/A  A
 
[Chorus 4]
D                      Bm
Don't forget the Motor City
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world
D                      Bm
Don't forget the Motor City
D                               E
This was supposed to be the new world

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