In The New Year


Artist: The Walkmen Song: In The New Year Album: You & Me tab by Jackie Joyner As opposed to diagramming the whole song, I'm going to just show how to play the various sections. The most difficult part of playing this song is the timing, not only with singing the words but the ascending chords in the chorus. There's little point in writing it out so just listen to the song to get a feel for how it all comes together. Structure: Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge Chorus Chords: E A Abm F#m B E|-7---x----11----9----7--------------------| B|-9---14---12----10---7--------------------| G|-9---14---13----11---8--------------------| D|-9---14---13----11---9--------------------| A|-x---12---11----9----9--------------------| E|-x---x----x-----x----x--------------------| Verse: Hold the E A Abm F#m B E(hold) oh I'm still li - ving A Abm F#m B E(hold) at the old address A Abm F#m B E(hold) and I'm wai-ting on the wea-ther A Abm(hold) that i know will pass G#m(keep holding) i know that its true-its gonna be a... Chorus: E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) B(hold) ...good year {This is the tricky part of the song. Those (above)are the chords written out, but I find the best way to play it is like this: } E F#m Abm A B C#m A B E|------------------------------7-| B|-9--10--12--14--16--17---14---7-| G|-9--11--13--14--16--18---14---8-| D|-x---x---x---x---x---x---14---9-| A|-7---9--11--12--14--16---12---9-| E|------------------------------7-| B E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) outta the dark-ness B(hold) and into the fire E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) ill tell ya i love ya B(hold) and my hearts in the strangest place E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) thats how it star-ted B(struck once, let it ring) and thats how it ends {From that point it goes back into a Verse-Chorus till the bridge} Verse: and i know your with me its a point of pride and its louder then lighting in this room of mine oh im just like you i never hear the... Chorus: ...bad news and i never will we won by a landslide are troubles are over my sisters are married to all my friends yeah thats how it started Bridge: {the bridge involves two descending riffs} D-Riff #1 E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7-7-7----6-----4------2-2-2-2-2---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| D-Riff #2 E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--11-11-11---9----7-----6-6-6-6-6----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| #1 you took your sweet time #1 and i waited by without complaint #1 #1 till all the pipe dreams-made me insane #2 so its all over #2 its all over anyhow #2 you took your sweet time #2 finally i opened... Chorus: E F#m Abm A B C#m A(hold) B(hold) ...my eyes {From here it stays in a long Chorus ending on an E} my friends and my family they are asking of me how long will you ramble how long will you still repeat the snow is still falling and I'm almost home i see a new year