A New England Chords by Billy Bragg

[F] _ What better way to start part two of my show could there be than a great man
playing a great song it's Mr.
Billy Bragg.
_ Thank you, thank you, thank you.
_ _ _ Suggs, [N] thank you for letting me come and play in your little folk club.
I really appreciate it.
I thought we might have a sing song as you're looking a little bit_
I was afraid of that.
I think I might do New England and I'm gonna do that last verse especially for
Kirsty McColl so sing up on the last verse.
Here we [F] go. _ _ _ _ _
I was 21 years when I wrote this [C] song.
I'm 22 [Dm] now but I won't be for long.
[Bb] People ask me when will [F] I grow up to be a man.
[C] All the girls I loved in [Bb] school are already pushing [F] brands. _ _ _ _ _ _
I loved you then as I love you still.
[C] They put you on a [D] pedestal, they put you on a bill.
[Bb] I don't feel [C] bad [F] about letting you go.
[C] Just feel sad [Bb] about letting you know.
Here we go. _ _ _ _
I don't want [Am] to change [F] the world. _
I'm not [Em] looking for [Dm] New England. _
[E] Just looking for another [F] _ [Am] girl.
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I don't want [F] to change the world.
I'm not [C] looking for [Dm] New England.
[Bb] Just looking [C] for another [F] _ girl.
Here we go.
Keep [G] Change. _ _
_ _ _ _ My jeans were full of strange ideas.
[D] My mind was [Em] set despite the fears.
[C] But other things [G] got in the way.
[D] I never [C] asked that boy to [G] stay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Once upon a time at home [D] I sat beside [Em] the telephone.
[C] _ Waiting for someone [G] to pull me through.
[D] And when at last it didn't ring.
[C] I knew it wasn't you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Here we go last verse.
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_ I don't want to [Em] change [G] the world.
I'm not [D] looking for [Em] New England. _
[C] Just looking for another [D] _ girl.
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don't want to [G] change the world.
I'm not [D] looking for [Em] New England.
_ [C] Just [D] looking for another [G] girl.
_ [C] _ [D] Looking for another [G] girl.
Can you hear the speed I was with the [C] white socks?
Looking [Dm] for another [G] _
girl.
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_ [D] _ _ [C] Right [D] there.
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_ [D] _ _ [C] 25 [D] [G] singers. _
_ [D] _ [Am] One [D] microphone. _ _
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