New Years Eve

Standard Tuning Generally the verse lines are C-F-G but on some lines he plays the following transition instead of the G chord: * Riff: e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-------0--2-----| E|---3------------| verse 1 C F G Well, I wrote this song on New Year's Eve C F G Thinking of days gone by C F G Dreaming of all good things to come C F G Singing that Auld Lang Syne verse 2 C F G And I hope this year won't be like the last C F * I hope that my money will hold C F G I hope that the days won't go by too fast C F D7 G G7 * I hope that my good gal will show verse 3 C F G And I hope I can be some use to this world C F * I won't be too prideful to try C F G Realize that sometimes it only takes one C F G To make a difference in another one's life verse 4 C F G And I hope I can find the courage to speak C F * When there's something that needs being said C F G And I hope that my words will not tear us apart C F D7 G G7 * But to bring people closer instead Verse 5 C F G And I hope all this useless killing will stop C F * I hope that the hatred will slow C F G I hope there's a calm come over the hand C F * Of the one's who have anger to show Verse 6 C F G And I hope that the families displaced by war C F * Find a country so brave and so bold C F G To let down their guards and open their arms C F D7 G G7 * To the one's who have nowhere to go Verse 7 F G And I hope that the raging flood waters subside C Am and it rains on dry mountains and fiery hillsides F G That the winds of change blow swift through our hearts C Am And we'll lay down our weapons, not fire the first shot F G at the one's who march brave on the streets arm-in-arm C Am And their stories be told, and their causes live on F G And we'll right all our wrongs, put an end to our war C Am and we'll reach for compassion till there's bloodshed no more F G And we teach every child so they might rise above C Am and the power means nothing in a world without love F Don't cha see? G Don' cha see? C F C G C Don't cha see?