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A New England chords by Billy Bragg (Official Version)

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F
C
Dm
Bb
F/A
Am
Fmaj7

Intro 1

F

F

Verse 1
F 
I was twenty one years
when I wrote this song
C 
Dm 
I'm twenty two now, but I won't be for long
Bb 
F 
People ask when will you grow up to be a man
C 
But all the girls I loved at school
Bb 
F 
Are already pushing prams
I loved you then as I love you still
C 
Though I put you on a pedestal
Dm 
They put you on the pill
Bb 
F 
I don't feel bad about letting you go
C 
Bb 
I just feel sad about letting you know

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Chorus 1

Bb

F/A

F

I don't want to change the world

Dm

I'm not looking for a new England

Bb

Am

C

I'm just looking for another girl

Bb

F/A

F

I don't want to change the world

Dm

I'm not looking for a new England

Bb

C

F

I'm just looking for another girl

Verse 2
F 
I loved the words you wrote to me
C 
Dm 
But that was bloody yesterday
Bb 
F 
I can't survive on what you send
C 
Bb 
F 
Every time you need a friend
I saw two shooting stars last night
C 
I wished on them,
Dm 
but they were only satellites
Bb 
F 
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
C 
Bb 
I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care

Chorus 2
Bb 
F/A 
F 
I don't want to change the world
Dm 
I'm not looking for a new England
Bb 
Am 
C 
I'm just looking for another girl
Bb 
F/A 
F 
I don't want to change the world
Dm 
I'm not looking for a new England
Bb 
C 
F 
I'm just looking for another girl
Bb 
C 
Looking for another girl

Outro 1
F 
Bb 
C 
F 
Looking for another girl
Bb 
C 
F 
Looking for another girl
Bb 
C 
Bb 
C 
Bb 
C 
Bb 
C 
F 
Fmaj7 

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F
C
Dm
Bb
F/A
Am
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F majorBPM: 84

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of A New England by Billy Bragg, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn A New England the way Billy Bragg intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

A New England

Billy Bragg

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