New Thing Now chords by
Shawn Colvin

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Key: Ab major•

Verse 1

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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This is your new

D

D

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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thing now

C

C

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Naked as a rose

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Everything ex posed

Am

Am

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But not quite

D

D

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G

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C

C

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Dsus4

Dsus4

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This is your new thing now

C

C

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G

G

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Cards out on the table

C

C

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A genius with no label

G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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But not quite not quite

Csus2

Csus2

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D

D

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Csus2

Csus2

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God I swear it's good to be back home

D

D

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Csus2

Csus2

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Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone

D

D

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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All the other girls are still at war

D

D

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The best and worst of

Csus2

Csus2

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Em

Em

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1994

Sometimes I see the half and not

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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the whole

Em

Em

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Sometimes I see the face and not

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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the soul

Em

Em

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Sometimes I think this place has

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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no part

Em

Em

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C

C

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For anyone who ever had a heart

Verse 2

D

D

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G

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C

C

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This is your new thing now

Csus2

Csus2

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C

C

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G

G

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And it looks so good in print

C

C

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G

G

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Just a poet and her pimps

Am

Am

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But not quite

D

D

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G

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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This is your new thing now

C

C

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G

G

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A prom dress and a sneer

C

C

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G

G

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The woman of the year

Am

Am

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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But not quite, not quite

D

D

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Gee, it's good to see a dream come

Verse 3

C

C

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true

D

D

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C

C

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People smile and bless all over you

D

D

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Mixing up those latest junkie-isms

C

C

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D

D

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With With all the pretty terms

C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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of religion

C

C

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Em

Em

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And don't you love the leader

C

C

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of the band

Em

Em

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C

C

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Equal parts Butthead and Peter Pan

Em

Em

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C

C

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All the other kids are sad again

Em

Em

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A legend's not a legend

C

C

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'til it ends

D

D

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G

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C

C

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This is your new thing now

Verse 4

G

G

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C

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And it makes the

G

G

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whole world spin

C

C

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G

G

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It's as least as old as sin

Am

Am

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But not quite

D

D

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G

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C

C

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Csus2

Csus2

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This is your new thing now

C

C

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G

G

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And now you're turning grinning

C

C

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G

G

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But maybe no one's listening

C

C

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G

G

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And you might lose it all my darling,

Am

Am

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yes you might

G

G

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This is your new thing

Verse 5

C

C

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now

Em

Em

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C

C

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G

G

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And it feels so good to doubt you

C

C

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G

G

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I could almost live without you

Am

Am

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C

C

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But not quite

Outro 1

D

D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

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D

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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D

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Chords

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Csus2
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Am
Dsus4
Em

Capo: 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of New Thing Now by Shawn Colvin is Ab major.

The primary chords used in New Thing Now are Db, Dbsus2, Eb, Ab, Bbm, Ebsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Dbsus2, Eb, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of New Thing Now is approximately 37 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of New Thing Now using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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