Great song. The trick is in the time changes; the verses are in 5/4, the bridge and chorus in 3/4. (The chords are easier than they look.) This is slightly modified from a songbook version. D7+ is D7 augmented, i.e. with a sharped 5th: xx0312. The book has it with a Bb in the bass--D7+5/A#, or x10312--which I find a pain to play. Ben NEW WORLD Words & music: Dave Pirner On Soul Asylum's _Grave Dancers Union_ = 320003 = x32010 = xx0010 = x24432 = xx0312 or x10312 = x02010 = xx0232 = 200232 = x20003 = x02220 = 000232 = x32030 INTRO (and verse riff) in 5/4, like this: / Lives in a little lonely town / No one's around, except for the drinking Nobody ever gets a - round / (rhythm change) But those who leave the township sinking () BRIDGE: May you rot in heaven Got to be home by seven CHORUS: And the field burns away The sky breathes it in So why sit and wait /D (back to verse rhythm) For the new world to begin? I'm coming out across your borders With new orders for you to take I'd really like to take out your daughter Down by the water, down by the lake BRIDGE: When the cold water's on her skin I can feel how long it's been CHORUS: And the neighbors will all be there And no one will know what to wear So why sit and wait For the new world to begin? INSTRUMENTAL: follows chords of next verse I got a lot I got to do Just to get through the end of the day It hardly ever e-ven happens But I go to sleep the same anyway INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE: CHORUS: And you can't believe in yourself You can't believe in anyone else So why sit and wait For the new world to begin? OUTRO: Verse chords, end on G X-Minuet-Version: Minuet1.0_Beta_18A X-POPMail-Charset: English Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Status: RO Great song. The trick is in the time changes; the verses are in 5/4, the bridge and chorus in 3/4. (The chords are easier than they look.) This is slightly modified from a songbook version. D7+ is D7 augmented, i.e. with a sharped 5th: xx0312. The book has it with a Bb in the bass--D7+5/A#, or x10312--which I find a pain to play. Ben NEW WORLD Words & music: Dave Pirner On Soul Asylum's _Grave Dancers Union_ = 320003 = x32010 = xx0010 = x24432 = xx0312 or x10312 = x02010 = xx0232 = 200232 = x20003 = x02220 = 000232 = x32030 INTRO (and verse riff) in 5/4, like this: / Lives in a little lonely town / No one's around, except for the drinking Nobody ever gets a - round / (rhythm change) But those who leave the township sinking () BRIDGE: May you rot in heaven Got to be home by seven CHORUS: And the field burns away The sky breathes it in So why sit and wait /D (back to verse rhythm) For the new world to begin? I'm coming out across your borders With new orders for you to take I'd really like to take out your daughter Down by the water, down by the lake BRIDGE: When the cold water's on her skin I can feel how long it's been CHORUS: And the neighbors will all be there And no one will know what to wear So why sit and wait For the new world to begin? INSTRUMENTAL: follows chords of next verse I got a lot I got to do Just to get through the end of the day It hardly ever e-ven happens But I go to sleep the same anyway INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE: CHORUS: And you can't believe in yourself You can't believe in anyone else So why sit and wait For the new world to begin? OUTRO: Verse chords, end on G