A New Direction
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Intro
Am E F x2
Then
Am G Am F G
Am G Am F Dm
Am G Am F G
Dm E
[Verso 1]
Am
The water is rising
G
The debts are unpaid
Am
We’re left to clean the
G
Messes you’ve made
F C G
And the culprit is clear
F C G
The aftermath is near.
Am G
Society is coming unglued.
Am
We’re ticking time bombs
G
Long overdue and we’ve
F C G
Yelled for years it
F C G Am E F
Fell upon deaf ears now.
Am G Am F
and you can bet your ass it’s
G Am G Am F
Coming better head for the hills
Dm Am G Am
Start running now set a course
F G Dm
For a new direction welcome
E
To the resurrection
[Verso 2]
Am
A house of cards with shattered
G Am
Windows the plot is rigged about
G F C G
To implode and it’s all for greed
F C G Am
It’s modern slavery. starving
G Am
On home grown dilemmas we’ll feed
G
The wolves their own agendas
F C G F
And it’s all in vain. the ones
C G Am E F
You cannot save now.
Am G Am F
and you can bet your ass it’s
G Am G Am F
Coming better head for the hills
Dm Am G Am
Start running now set a course
F G Dm
For a new direction welcome
E
To the resurrection
Am G Am
take the reins this
F G
Is your tomorrow
Am G Am F
be the change be the one we
Dm Am G Am
Follow now buckle up hit
F G Dm
It head on you’ll find we
E
Are in for one hell of a ride.
F G E
and as the day turns into night
Am G F
It gives us one last hope
G E
That in the morning we’ll arise
Am G F
And get down from that rope.
G E
You have a purpose in this life
Am G F
On a road you’ve yet to pave
G
you’ve got something to say.
[Verso 3]
Am E F C G
we are the one you cannot save
E F C
This is the resurrection
Am E F C G
we are the one you cannot save
E F C
You’ve set a new direction
Am E F C G
we are the one you cannot save
E F C
Despite our best intentions
Am E F C G C
we are the one you cannot save
E
you’ve got no one to save.
Am G Am F
and you can bet your ass it’s
G Am G Am F
Coming better head for the hills
Dm Am G Am
Start running now set a course
F G Dm
For a new direction welcome
E
To the resurrection
Am G Am
take the reins this
F G
Is your tomorrow
Am G Am F
be the change be the one we
Dm Am G Am
Follow now buckle up hit
F G Dm
It head on you’ll find we
E
Are in for one hell of a ride.
Outro
Am F G E x2
Am E F
How to play A New Direction
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.