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
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Kirsty MacColl With Billy Bragg - A New England chords
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[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]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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To learn Billy Bragg - A New England chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, A, D, E, A, E, F#m and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 73 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 148 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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[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] _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Billy Bragg, is among the lineup of tracks on the Back to Basics album.

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