New Year's Eve chords by
Tom Waits

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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The door was open,

G

G

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I was seething

C

C

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F

F

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Your mother burst in it was freezing

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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She said it looks like it's trying to rain

C

C

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G

G

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I was lost, I felt sea sick

C

C

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F

F

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You convinced me that he'd left

C

C

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You said keep talking but

G

G

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C

C

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don't use their names

G

G

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F

F

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I scolded your driver and your brother

We are old enough to know how

C

C

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long you've been hooked

F

F

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And we've all been through the war

And each time you score

Someone gets hauled and

handcuffed and booked

C

C

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G

G

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Verse 2

C

C

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G

G

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It felt like four in the morning

C

C

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F

F

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What sounded like fire works

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Turned out to be just what it was

C

C

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G

G

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The stars looked like diamonds

C

C

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F

F

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Then came the sirens

C

C

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G

G

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And everyone started to cuss

C

C

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Verse 3

F

F

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All the noise was disturbing

And I couldn't find Irving

It was like two stations

C

C

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on at the same time

F

F

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And then I hid your car keys

And I made black coffee

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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C

C

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And I dumped out the rest of the rum

G

G

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Verse 4

C

C

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G

G

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Nick and Socorro broke up

C

C

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F

F

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And Candice wouldn't shut up

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Fin he recorded the whole thing

C

C

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G

G

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Ray he said damn you

C

C

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F

F

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And someone broke my camera

C

C

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And it was New Years

G

G

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C

C

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And we all started to sing

Verse 5

F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot

C

C

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F

F

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and never brought to mind

C

C

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G

G

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot

Abdim

Abdim

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Am

Am

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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for the sake of auld lang syne

Verse 6

F

F

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I was leaving in the morning

with Charles for Las Vegas

G

G

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C

C

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And I didn't plan to come back

F

F

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I had only a few things

Two hundred dollars

And my records in a brown

G

G

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paper sack

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 7

G

G

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I ran out on Sheila

C

C

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F

F

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Everything's in storage

C

C

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Calvin's right I should go

G

G

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C

C

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back to driving truck

Verse 8

F

F

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C

C

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G

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot

C

C

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F

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and never brought to mind

C

C

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G

G

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot

Abdim

Abdim

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Am

Am

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F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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for the sake of auld lang syne

F

F

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Chords

C
G
F
Dm
Abdim
Am

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of New Year's Eve by Tom Waits is C major.

The primary chords used in New Year's Eve are C, G, F, Dm, Abdim, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, F, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of New Year's Eve is approximately 105 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of New Year's Eve 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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