A New England chords by Kirsty MacColl (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G/C
F/C
G
Am
F
C/E
Fmaj7
Em/B
E
Bb
Bb/D
D
A
Bm
D/F#
F#m/C#
F#

Intro 1

G/C

F/C

Verse 1
C 
I was twenty-one years
when I wrote this song
G 
I'm twenty-two now,
Am 
but I won't be for long
F 
People ask me when will I
C/E 
grow up    to understand
G 
Why the girls I knew at school
F 
C 
are already pushing prams

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Verse 2

I loved you then as I love you still

Though I put you on a pedestal,

you put me on the pill

C/E

I don't feel bad about letting you go

Fmaj7

I just feel sad about letting you know

Chorus 1
C 
I don't want to change the world
Em/B 
Am 
I'm not looking for a new England
F 
E 
G 
Are you looking for another girl?
F 
C 
I don't want to change the world
Em/B 
Am 
I'm not looking for a new England
F 
C 
G/C 
F/C 
C 
Are you looking for another girl?

Verse 3
C 
I loved the words
you wrote to me
G 
Am 
But that was bloody yesterday
F 
C/E 
I can't survive on what you send
G 
F 
C 
Every time you need a friend

Verse 4
C 
I saw two shooting stars last night
G 
I wished on them,
Am 
but they were only satellites
F 
C/E 
It's wrong to wish on space hardware
G 
F 
Fmaj7 
I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care
F 

Chorus 2
C 
I don't want to change the world
Em/B 
Am 
I'm not looking for a new England
F 
E 
G 
Are you looking for another girl?
F 
C 
I don't want to change the world
Em/B 
Am 
I'm not looking for a new England
F 
Are you looking for another girl?

Bridge 1

Bb/D

Verse 5

My dreams were full of strange ideas

My mind was set despite all fears

D/F#

But other things got in the way

I never asked that boy to stay

Verse 6
D 
Once upon a time at home
A 
Bm 
I sat beside the telephone
G 
D/F# 
Waiting for someone to pull   me through
A 
When at last it didn't ring,
G 
I knew it wasn't you
G 

Chorus 3
D 
I don't want to change the world
F#m/C# 
Bm 
I'm not looking for a new England
G 
F# 
A 
Are you looking for another girl?
G 
D 
I don't want to change the world
F#m/C# 
Bm 
I'm not looking for a new England
G 
Are you looking for another?
D 
I don't want to change the world
F#m/C# 
Bm 
I'm not looking for a new England
G 
Are you looking for another

Outro 1
D 
G 
D 
(girl?) Looking for another girl
G 
D 
Looking for another girl
G 
D 
G 
Looking for another girl
D 
G 
D 
G 
Girl
D 
G 
D 
G 
Girl
[Repeat and fade]

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C
G/C
F/C
G
Am
F
C/E
Fmaj7
Em/B
E
Bb
Bb/D
D
A
Bm
D/F#
F#m/C#
F#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C majorBPM: 166

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/C: x-3-5-4-3-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Em/B: x-2-2-0-0-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
F#m/C#: x-4-4-2-2-2
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of A New England by Kirsty MacColl, 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 C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Kirsty MacColl.