Howard Jones, New Song (1983)
Key: :[C] (w: Howard Jones) (BPM: 112)
INTRO: [*RIFF 1]
VERSE 1:
[C] I've been waiting for so long
To
[Am] come here now and sing this song
[G/B] Oh
[C] don't be fooled by what you see
[Am] Don't be fooled by what you hear
[C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4]
VERSE 2:
[C] This is a song to all of my friends
[Am] They take the challenge to their hearts
[C] Challenging preconceived ideas
[Am] Saying goodbye to longstanding fears
CHORUS:
[F] Don't crack
[G] up,
[F] bend your
[G] brain,
[F] see both
[G] sides
[F] Throw off your
[G] mental chains
[Am] [G/B]
BREAK: [C] [*FILL 1]
REPEAT CHORUS:
VERSE 3:
[C] I don't wanna be hip and cool
[Am] I don't wanna play by the rules
Not
[C] under the thumb of a cynical few
Or
[Am] laden down by the doom crew
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [*FILL 1] [*FILL 2] [*FILL 1]
REPEAT CHORUS:
REPEAT VERSE 1:
REPEAT VERSE 2:
REPEAT CHORUS:
BREAK: [*FILL 1] [*FILL 2] [*FILL 1]
ADDITIONAL INFO:
[*RIFF 1]
....C
e|-------8-------------------------|
B|--8------8----5-------------5----|
G|----------------7----5-7------5--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[*FILL 1]
...C...........Csus4...........C.........Csus4............
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------8-6-5-------5-----|-------8-6-5-------5---8-----|
G|-----5-------7-5-7---5---|-----5-------7-5-7---5-------|
D|---5-------------------5-|---5-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
[*FILL 2]
....Am
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------5-3---------------|-------5-3-------------5---|
G|-----2-----5-4-2-4-5-2---|-----2-----5-4-2-4-5-2-----|
D|---2-------------------2-|---2-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
NOTE: The "ADDITIONAL INFO" section shows information based on the original song key only, and may not be modified when transposing.
