U2 - New Year's Day: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "New Year's Day" 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.

G#m     B       D#m
All is quiet on New Year's Day
G#m          B        D#m
A world in white gets underway
G#m        B
I want to be with you
              D#m
Be with you, night and day

G#m       B        D#m           G#m B
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
   D#m
On New Year's Day

Chorus:
F#             G#m
I will be with you again
F#              E
I will be with you again

Under a blood red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says

          F#
Say it's true, it's true
    G#m
And we can break through
  F#
Though torn in two
        E
We can be one

Chorus

Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

Ah, maybe the time is right
Oh, maybe tonight

Chorus

And so we're told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day

G#m       B
Nothing changes
   D#m
On New Year's Day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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's Day" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "New Year's Day" by U2.

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