...NEW ERA... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*
Intro:
F# E (x3)
Verse 1:
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era,
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
D E
I met a girl from Area Three;
D
She told me that she worked,
E
In a chicken factory.
Verse 2:
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
D E
By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Liszt';
D E
I had to walk her home through Area Six.
Verse 3:
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
D E
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
D E
In Area Six, they throw bottles,
And bricks and kicks.
Breakdown:
(Half Speed):
A F#,
D E (x2)
A F#,
D E (x2)
Verse 4:
(Original Tempo):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/specials/new_era_crd.html ]
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
D
I climbed the stairs,
E D
To the fourteenth floor;
E
The key won't fit the door.
Verse 5:
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
D E
She said she had a beautiful flat;
D E
We had to sleep on the mat.
Verse 6:
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
D
Woke up and thought;
E
"This ain't exactly heaven";
D E
Oh shit, this is Area Seven!
Coda:
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era,
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era.
A F#
This is the dawning of a new era,
A
This is the dawning...it's a new..
Era! Era! Era! Era!
Outro:
F# E (x3)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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F# E A D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx4322 xxx454 xx7655 xx7775
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
