Kirsty MacColl With Billy Bragg - A New England Chords
Tempo:
147.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] I was 21 years when I wrote this song [E] I'm 22 now [F#m] but I won't be for long
[D]
People ask me when will [A] I grow up to understand why [E] the girls I knew at [F#m] school are already pushing [A]
pranks
I loved you then as I love you still Though [E] I put you on a pedestal [F#] you put me on the [D] pill
I don't feel bad [A] about letting you go I [E]
just feel sad [D] about letting you know
I don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] I am looking for another [C#m] girl
[E]
[D] I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] girl
I love the words you wrote to me [E] but that was bloody [F#m]
yesterday
[D] I can't get [A] by on what you send [E] every time [F#m] you need a [A] friend
I saw two shooting stars last night [E] I wished on them [F#m] but they were only [D] satellites
It's wrong to wish on [A] space hardware [E] I wish, I wish, [D] I wish you cared
I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking for [C#m] another [E] girl
[D]
I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking [C#m] for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A]
girl
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My [E] [Em]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [Em] [E]
[F#m] [A]
dreams were full of strange ideas [E] My mind was set [F#m] despite the [D] fears
But other things [A] got in the way [E] I never asked [F#m] that boy to [A] stay
Once upon a time at home [E] I sat beside [F#m] the telephone
[D] Waiting for someone [A] to pull me through [E] When at last it didn't ring [D] I knew it wasn't you
I don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] girl
[E]
I [D] don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] Are you looking [E] for another?
[A] [D] Looking [E] for another?
[A] [D] Looking [E] for [A] another girl?
[D] Looking [E] for another [A] girl?
[D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A]
[N]
[D]
People ask me when will [A] I grow up to understand why [E] the girls I knew at [F#m] school are already pushing [A]
pranks
I loved you then as I love you still Though [E] I put you on a pedestal [F#] you put me on the [D] pill
I don't feel bad [A] about letting you go I [E]
just feel sad [D] about letting you know
I don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] I am looking for another [C#m] girl
[E]
[D] I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] girl
I love the words you wrote to me [E] but that was bloody [F#m]
yesterday
[D] I can't get [A] by on what you send [E] every time [F#m] you need a [A] friend
I saw two shooting stars last night [E] I wished on them [F#m] but they were only [D] satellites
It's wrong to wish on [A] space hardware [E] I wish, I wish, [D] I wish you cared
I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking for [C#m] another [E] girl
[D]
I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking [C#m] for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A]
girl
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My [E] [Em]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [Em] [E]
[F#m] [A]
dreams were full of strange ideas [E] My mind was set [F#m] despite the [D] fears
But other things [A] got in the way [E] I never asked [F#m] that boy to [A] stay
Once upon a time at home [E] I sat beside [F#m] the telephone
[D] Waiting for someone [A] to pull me through [E] When at last it didn't ring [D] I knew it wasn't you
I don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] girl
[E]
I [D] don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] Are you looking [E] for another?
[A] [D] Looking [E] for another?
[A] [D] Looking [E] for [A] another girl?
[D] Looking [E] for another [A] girl?
[D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A]
[N]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
A
E
D
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ I was 21 years when I wrote this song [E] I'm 22 now [F#m] but I won't be for long
[D]
People ask me when will [A] I grow up to understand why [E] the girls I knew at [F#m] school are already pushing _ [A]
pranks
_ _ _ _ _ I loved you then as I love you still Though [E] I put you on a pedestal [F#] you put me on the [D] pill
I don't feel bad [A] about letting you go I [E]
just feel sad [D] about letting you know
I _ _ _ _ _ don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] I am looking for another [C#m] _ _ girl
[E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I don't want to change [A] the world _ I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another _ [A] girl _ _ _
_ I love the words you wrote to me [E] but that was bloody [F#m] _
yesterday
[D] I can't get [A] by on what you send [E] _ every time [F#m] you need a _ [A] friend
_ _ I _ _ saw two shooting stars last night [E] I wished on them [F#m] but they were only [D] satellites
It's wrong to wish on [A] space hardware [E] I wish, I wish, [D] I wish you _ cared
I _ _ _ _ don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking for [C#m] another _ [E] girl
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking [C#m] for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] _
girl
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_ My _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ dreams were full of strange ideas [E] My mind was set [F#m] despite the [D] fears
But other things [A] got in the way [E] I never asked [F#m] that boy to _ [A] stay
_ _ _ _ _ _ Once upon a time at home [E] I sat beside [F#m] the telephone
_ [D] Waiting for someone [A] to pull me through [E] When at last it didn't ring [D] I knew it _ wasn't you
_ _ _ I don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] _ girl
[E] _ _
I _ [D] _ _ _ don't want to change [A] the world _ I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] Are you looking [E] for another?
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Looking [E] for another?
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Looking [E] for [A] another girl?
_ _ [D] Looking [E] for another [A] girl?
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[D]
People ask me when will [A] I grow up to understand why [E] the girls I knew at [F#m] school are already pushing _ [A]
pranks
_ _ _ _ _ I loved you then as I love you still Though [E] I put you on a pedestal [F#] you put me on the [D] pill
I don't feel bad [A] about letting you go I [E]
just feel sad [D] about letting you know
I _ _ _ _ _ don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] I am looking for another [C#m] _ _ girl
[E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ I don't want to change [A] the world _ I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another _ [A] girl _ _ _
_ I love the words you wrote to me [E] but that was bloody [F#m] _
yesterday
[D] I can't get [A] by on what you send [E] _ every time [F#m] you need a _ [A] friend
_ _ I _ _ saw two shooting stars last night [E] I wished on them [F#m] but they were only [D] satellites
It's wrong to wish on [A] space hardware [E] I wish, I wish, [D] I wish you _ cared
I _ _ _ _ don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking for [C#m] another _ [E] girl
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I don't want to change [A] the world I'm not looking [C#m] for a [F#m] new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] _
girl
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_ My _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ dreams were full of strange ideas [E] My mind was set [F#m] despite the [D] fears
But other things [A] got in the way [E] I never asked [F#m] that boy to _ [A] stay
_ _ _ _ _ _ Once upon a time at home [E] I sat beside [F#m] the telephone
_ [D] Waiting for someone [A] to pull me through [E] When at last it didn't ring [D] I knew it _ wasn't you
_ _ _ I don't want to [A] change the world I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
I [D] am looking [E] for another [A] _ girl
[E] _ _
I _ [D] _ _ _ don't want to change [A] the world _ I'm not looking for [F#m] a new England
[D] Are you looking [E] for another?
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Looking [E] for another?
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Looking [E] for [A] another girl?
_ _ [D] Looking [E] for another [A] girl?
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _