Happy New Year
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Verse
G G
Walking on air I'm walking on air
C G
Left my stuff, hopped on the first bus to the middle of nowhere
G G
Making sweet love I'm making sweet love
C G
To a photograph of a woman in a coconut bra
Bridge
Em
She goes aaaahhhhh
G
Come on run to me, run to me
Em
Aaaaaaahhhh
A
I got nowhere else to beeeee
[Refrão]C A
Happy new year, so far out here
C A
I can almost touch the sun
G D
I know most people they call it hell
A
I call it home
C
So happy neaw year
Verse
G G
Living large I'm living large
C G
I got a ten dollar hotel room, cheap bottle of suds
G G
Making sweet love, yeah, I'm making sweet love
C G
To the memory of the woman from new york city
Bridge
Em
She goes aaaahhhh
G
Come on run to me, run to me
Em
Aaaaahhhh
A
You're like a drug to me
[Refrão]C A
Happy new year, so far out here
C A
I can almost touch the sun
G D
Now, most people they call it hell
A
I call it home
C
So happy new year
A
Sing along
C
Happy new year
Bridge
Dm A#
The sun burned out a fiery crimson ray
F C
Burn, burn, baby burn
Dm A#
When you ran I really rid my hand
F A
So burn, burn, baby burn
[Refrão] C A
So happy new year, so far out here
C A
I can almost touch the sun
G D A
I know most people they call it hell, I call it home
C A
So happy new year, sing along
C A
Happy new year, ride along
C
Happy new year
How to play Happy New Year
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.