Beach House - New Year: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "New Year" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: Dm Gm All I wanted comes in colors F Vanish everyday Dm Am I keep these promises, these promises Dm Gm Stranger things will come before you F Always out of the way Dm Am A# We keep these promises, these promises D# Can you call it Gm See it coming F A# Just enough to tell a story bout a D# Portrait of a Gm F Young girl waiting for a new year Gm F All you ever wanted A# Is it getting away? Gm F Visions of a feeling A# The footsteps at bay D# Gm You were getting stronger F A# Memories again D# Gm Now you're open wider F A# It's better this way Chorus F A# Won't you write a letter F On the page Am In your own way F A# Write it in a letter F On the page Am It's your own way You were getting wiser It's better this way Faces in the mirror Memories again Now look to a feeling It's lighter than breath All you ever wanted Is it getting away? Can you call it? See it coming Just enough to tell a story 'Bout a portrait of a young girl Waiting for the ending of an era Can you call it? See it coming Just enough to tell a story 'Bout a portrait of a young girl Waiting for the new year You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  Dm  D#  F  Gm  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. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "New Year" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "New Year" by Beach House.