84) chords by Simple Minds (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

B
B7sus4
Bm7
E/B
A
D
E

Intro 1
B 
B 
 (B major)  (B major) 
B 
B 
B7sus4 
Bm7 
E/B 
 (B major)  (B major)  (B7sus4)  (B minor7)  (E/B) 
B 
B 
B7sus4 
Bm7 
E/B 
 (B major)  (B major)  (B7sus4)  (B minor7)  (E/B) 
B 
B 
A 
D 
E 
 (B major)  (B major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
B 
A 
D 
E 
 (B major)  (B major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 

Verse 1
B 
 (B major) New gold dream
A 
 (A major) She's the one in front of me,
D 
E 
the  (D major) siren and the  (E major) ecstasy
B 
 (B major) New gold dream
A 
 (A major) Crashing beats and fantasy,
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) setting sun in  (E major) front of  (B major) me
D 
E 
 (D major)  (E major) New gold

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Pre-chorus 1

(dream)

And the world goes hot

And the city takes

And the beat goes crashing

All along the way

She is your friend

until the ocean breaks

Chorus 1
A 
And when you dream,  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) dream in the  (E major) dream with me  (B major) 
A 
And when you dream,  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) dream in the  (E major) dream with me  (B major) 
A 
eighty-  (A major) one, eighty- two,
D 
E 
eighty-  (D major) three, eighty-  (E major) four
B 
A 
 (B major) eighty-  (A major) one, eighty- two,
D 
E 
eighty-  (D major) three, eighty-  (E major) four

Verse 2

New gold dream

The siren and the ecstasy

she's the one in front of me

Dream in the dream with me

Pre-chorus 2
Bm7 
E/B 
B 
 (B minor7)  (E/B)  (B major) 
Bm7 
E/B 
B 
And the world goes  (B minor7) hot    (E/B)  (B major) 
Bm7 
E/B 
B 
And the city takes  (B minor7)  (E/B)  (B major) 
Bm7 
E/B 
B 
And the beat goes  (B minor7) crashing  (E/B)  (B major) 
A 
D 
E 
All along the way  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
A 
 (B major) Your are my friend  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) until the  (E major) ocean breaks  (B major) 

Chorus 2
A 
And when you dream,  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) dream in the  (E major) dream with me  (B major) 
A 
And when we  (A major) dream,
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) dream in the  (E major) lithest  (B major) dream
A 
eighty-  (A major) one, eighty- two,
D 
E 
eighty-  (D major) three, eighty-  (E major) four
B 
A 
 (B major) eighty-  (A major) one, eighty- two,
D 
E 
eighty-  (D major) three, eighty-  (E major) four

Verse 3
B 
A 
D 
E 
 (B major)  (A major) New gold dream  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
The  (B major) siren and the ecstasy,
A 
D 
E 
she's the one in front of me  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
 (B major) New gold dream
A 
 (A major) Burning bridge and ecstasy,
D 
E 
 (D major) worldwide on the widest  (E major) screen
B 
A 
 (B major) New gold dream  (A major) 
D 
E 
 (D major) Dream in the  (E major) dream with

Outro 1
B 
 (B major) (me)
A 
D 
She is your friend  (A major)  (D major) 
E 
B 
In the  (E major) new gold dream  (B major) 
A 
New gold dream  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) Until the  (E major) ocean breaks  (B major) 
A 
Until the ocean breaks  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) Until the  (E major) ocean breaks  (B major) 
A 
D 
E 
New gold dream  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
 (B major) Until the world goes hot
A 
D 
E 
 (A major) Until the world goes hot  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
 (B major) Until the world goes higher
A 
And the world goes  (A major) hot
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) And the  (E major) city breaks  (B major) 
A 
D 
E 
And the beat goes  (A major) crashing  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
 (B major) Until the ocean breaks
A 
D 
E 
New gold dream  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
A 
 (B major) Until the world goes hot  (A major) 
D 
E 
B 
 (D major) Until the  (E major) world goes hot  (B major) 
A 
D 
E 
Until the world goes  (A major) higher  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
A 
D 
E 
 (B major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
B 
A 
D 
E 
 (B major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

B
B7sus4
Bm7
E/B
A
D
E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 123

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

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) by Simple Minds, 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 B major. It suits players who want to learn New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) the way Simple Minds intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.