ABBA - Happy New Year: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Happy New Year" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Learn Happy New Year Guitar Chords and Lyrics by ABBA

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Happy New Year" smoothly on your guitar.

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A           Bm7
No more champagne
         A/C#          C#m
And the fireworks are through.
        D           A/C#
Here we are, me and you,
        Bm7              Esus4
Feeling lost and feeling blue.
         A          Dm6/B
It’s the end of the party,
        A/C#             C#m
And the morning seems so grey,
      D          A/C#
So unlike yesterday,
          Bm7            Esus4 E
Now’s the time for us to say:

Chorus:
               A
     Happy New Year!
               C#7/F
     Happy New Year!
                F#m
     May we all have
        D              F#7
     A vision now and then
     Of a world
                           F#7/A# Bm  E
     Where every neighbour is a friend.
               A
     Happy New Year!
               C#7/F
     Happy New Year!
                F#m
     May we all have
          D                  F#7
     Our hopes, our will to try:
     If we don’t
                          F#7/A#    Bm  E
     We might as well lay down and die,
             Bm E
     You and I.

Sometimes I see
How the brave new world arrives,
And I see how it thrives
In the ashes of our lives.
Oh yes, man is a fool,
And he thinks he’ll be okay,
Dragging on, feet of clay,
        D              A
Never knowing he’s astray,
         Bm7      Esus4 E
Keeps on going anyway:

Chorus:
     Happy New Year!
     Happy New Year!
     May we all have
     A vision now and then
     Of a world
     Where every neighbour is a friend.
     Happy New Year!
     Happy New Year!
     May we all have
     Our hopes, our will to try:
     If we don’t
     We might as well lay down and die,
     Bm E    A
     You and I.

Seems to me now
That the dreams we had before
Are all dead, nothing more
Than confetti on the floor.
It’s the end of a decade,
In another ten years time
Who can say what we’ll find,
           D                A
What lies waiting down the line
       Bm7           Esus4 E
In the end of eighty-nine:

Chorus:
     Happy New Year!
     Happy New Year!
     May we all have
     A vision now and then
     Of a world
     Where every neighbour is a friend.
     Happy New Year!
     Happy New Year!
     May we all have
     Our hopes, our will to try:
     If we don’t
     We might as well lay down and die,
     Bm E    A
     You and I.


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C#m

C#7

Dm6

Esus4

F#m

F#7

Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Happy New Year" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Happy New Year" by ABBA.

ABBA - Happy New Year: Guitar Chords

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