New Era

...NEW ERA... by The Specials

*from 'The Specials' (1979)*

Intro:

Verse 1:

This is the dawning of a new era,

This is the dawning of a new era.

I met a girl from Area Three;

She told me that she worked in a chicken factory.

Verse 2:

This is the dawning of a new era.

By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Liszt';

I had to walk her home through Area Six.

Verse 3:

This is the dawning of a new era.

Sticks and stones may break my bones,

In Area Six, they throw bottles and bricks and kicks.

Breakdown:

(Half Speed):

A F#,

A F#,

Verse 4:

(Original Tempo):

This is the dawning of a new era.

I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor;

The key won't fit the door.

Verse 5:

This is the dawning of a new era.

She said she had a beautiful flat;

We had to sleep on the mat.

Verse 6:

This is the dawning of a new era.

Woke up and thought; "this ain't exactly heaven";

Oh shit, this is Area Seven!

Coda:

This is the dawning of a new era,

This is the dawning of a new era.

This is the dawning of a new era,

This is the dawning...it's a new...Era! Era! Era! Era!

Outro:

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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)