New Years Day
by Taylor SwiftTranspose
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Taylor Swift - New Year’s Day (key of C, simplified tab)
** Piano tab: read top to bottom, "|" are black keys, "." are bars, capital letters are left hand. **
Verse 1
. . . . . . . . . . C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :C
| | | | | | | | | | | | |g| | c| |e | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |g| | c| |e | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |A| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | :Am
. . . . . . . . . . . . .g. . c. .e . . . . . . . .
| | | | | | | |G| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | :G
| | | | | | | | | | | | |g| | c| |e | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F| | | | | |g| | c| |e | | | | | | | | :F
. . . . . . . F. . . . . .g. . c. .e . . . . . . . .
There’s glitter on the floor after the party
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby
Candle wax and polaroids on the hardwood floor
You and me from the night before, but …
Chorus (expanded to show timing)
. . . . . C. . . . . C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :C
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | c| |e | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |g| | | | | | | | | | | | Don’t
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | c| |e | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | read …
(Repeat this pattern, but replace the left hand “C”s to the octaves below)
Don&rsq
uo;t re
ad &hel
lip; the last page.
But I&r
squo;ll
stay … when you&rsquo
;re lost, and I’m scared, and you’re turning away
I want
&helli
p;
Your midnights
But I’ll be cleani
ng up bottles with you on …
. . F. . . . . F. . . . . .g. . c. .e . . . . . . . . :F New
| | F| | | | | F| | | | | |g| | c| |e | | | | | | | | :F Year’s
| | | | | C| | | | | C| | |g| | c| |e | | | | | | | | :C Day
Verse 2 (same riff as before)
You squeeze my hand three times in the back of a taxi
I can tell that it’s gonna be a long road
I’ll be there if you’re the toast of the town, babe
Or if you strike out and you’re crawling home
Chorus 2 (same pattern as before)
Don&rs
quo;t r
ead &he
llip; The last page
But I
stay &h
ellip; When it’s h
ard, or it’s wrong, or we’re making mistakes
I want
&helli
p;
Your midnights
But I’ll be cleani
ng up bottles with you
&he
llip; o
n New Year’s Day
Bridge 1
. . . . . C. . . . . C. . . . . . . . . . :C
| | | | | | | | | | | | |g| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | c| |e | | | Hold on
| | | | | | | | | | | | |g| | | | | | |
(Repeat this pattern, but replace the left hand “C”s to the octaves below)
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
and I will hold on
to you.
Bridge B: first without lyrics, then lyrics below
2A . . . . . . . . . C. . .G. . . . .g. . c. .e . . . :C Please …
[Repeat this pattern, but replace the left hand fifths (C, G) to the fifths below]
Please &h
ellip; do
n’t &hel
lip; ever become a stranger who’s
Laugh &he
llip; I
… can
recognize anywhere
Please &h
ellip; do
n’t &hel
lip; ever become a stranger who’s
Laugh &he
llip; I
… can
recognize anywhere
Verse 3
There’s glitter on the floor after the party
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby
Candle wax and polaroids on the hardwood floor
You and me, forevermore …
Chorus 3
Don&rs
quo;t r
ead &he
llip; The last page
But I
stay &h
ellip; When it’s hard, or it’s wrong, or we’re making mistakes
I want
&helli
p;
Your midnights
But I’ll be cleani
ng up bottles with you
&he
llip; o
n New Year’s Day
Bridge 2 (repeat this twice, pre-bridge lyrics layer on top)
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
(now post-bridge lyrics go over the top… “please, don’t …”)
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
Hold
on …
to the memories, the
y will hold on to you.
Outro (verse riff, repeat 4x and fade)
1x