Standard Tuning
Generally the verse lines are C-F-G, but on some lines he plays the following transition instead of the G
chord:
* Riff:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-------0--2-----|
E|---3------------|
[Verse 1]
Well, I wrote this song on New Year s Eve
Thinking of days gone by
Dreaming of all good things to come
Singing that Auld Lang Syne
[Verse 2]
And I hope this year won t be like the last
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I hope that my money will hold
I hope that the days won t go by too fast
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I hope that my good gal will show
[Verse 3]
And I hope I can be some use to this world
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I won t be too prideful to try
Realize that sometimes it only takes one
To make a difference in another one s life
[Verse 4]
And I hope I can find the courage to speak
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When there s something that needs being said
And I hope that my words will not tear us apart
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But to bring people closer instead
[Verse 5]
And I hope all this useless killing will stop
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I hope that the hatred will slow
I hope there s a calm come over the hand
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Of the one s who have anger to show
[Verse 6]
And I hope that the families displaced by war
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Find a country so brave and so bold
To let down their guards and open their arms
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To the one s who have nowhere to go
[Verse 7]
And I hope that the raging flood waters subside
and it rains on dry mountains and fiery hillsides
That the winds of change blow swift through our hearts
And we ll lay down our weapons, not fire the first shot
at the one s who march brave on the streets arm-in-arm
And their stories be told, and their causes live on
And we ll right all our wrongs, put an end to our war
and we ll reach for compassion till there s bloodshed no more
And we teach every child so they might rise above
and the power means nothing in a world without love
Don t cha see?
Don cha see?
Don t cha see?
