"New Years Day"
U2 (WAR, 1983)

tune down 1/2 step...

Am C Em
All ...
Am    C Em
A ..
Am   C    Em
And ...
Am C    Em Am
Nothing ..
    Em
On ..

Chorus:
G Am
I ..
G F   Am C  Em
I ...
Am C    Em
Under ...
Am     C      Em
A ...
Am C Em
Arms ..
Am C    Em G
Newspaper ..
Am
And ...
G    F
Though ..

G    Am
I, I ..
G    F Am C  Em  Am
I, ..


Repeat Chorus and fade out

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Piano part tabbed out for guitar:

e--------------10--12-----8--10--7--------
A----------10-----------------------------
G-----------------------------------------  Repeat about 3 times
D-----------------------------------------
B--12-------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------

e--8-8-7--7--7--7-8-10--12-10-8--10-8--7-8-5--8-7-----------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

The solo:

e--19--15--17--12--15--10--12--7-----------
A------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------Bar the bass strings and slide up
D-------------------------------------1/13-as a transition between
B-------------------------------------1/13-the two repeats, sounds
E-------------------------------------1/13-cool.
        Repeat once more.

Second part:
B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9/5-10-9-9/2-10-9-9-10-12-10
E--0-5--------------0-2-5--------------------------------------------

OR

B------5-2-5-7-0-2--------5-2--10-10-9---10-9---10-9-9-10-12-10
E--0-5--------------0-2-5---------------10-----7----------------

Verses:  (live versions)
These are played after the line is finished; listen to Under A Blood Red Sky
and pick it up.

All ...

e---------------------------12-12------------------
A---------------------------------12---------------
D------------------------------------12------------
G---------------------------------------12---------
B--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

A world ..

e---------------------------------12------------
A------------------------------12---------------
D---------------------------12------------------
G------------------------12---------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

etc.

(This is in the album version)

Nothing ....
                               Dsus4  Esus4
e--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------8-8-10-10--------
D--------------------------------7-7--9--9--------
G--------------------------------7-7--9--9--------
B--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

On .....
               Dsus4
e-----------------------------
A-----------xxx----8-8--------
D-----------xxx----7-7--------
G-----------xxx----7-7--------
B-----------------------------
E-----------------------------

Chorus:

I... will ......
        Dsus4         Esus4
e---------------------------------------
A-----8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10--------
D-------7--7--7--7---9---9--9--9-------
G---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------

considering the chords sound like crap, i wouldn't recommend using them...


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