Happy New Year Chords
by Dido
Happy New Year by Dido is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Am, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am Em F Em
Am Em
I'll wear the jewels you gave me round my neck tonight
F Em
though I know you won't be there
Am Em
I'll wear them in a gold chain that catches in the light
F Em
though I know of course you won't appear
Am Em
I'll leave the party early, after a drink or two
F
and I'll check my phone for calls
Em Am
though I know there will be none
Em F Em
from you, from you
Am Em
I'll walk home with snow falling
F Em
deep on frozen lawns
Am Em
and I'll leave all those others celebrating
F Em
all the things that they have done
Am Em F Em
Am Em
I'll come over to your office and watch them come and go
F Em
though I know I won't see you there
Am Em
and I'll take a train down to the coast and sit and watch the sea
F Em
I'll be sitting there alone
Am Em
As usual, above all things I miss you every day
F Em
without pause
Am Em
Happy new year my darling
F Em
happy new year
Am Em
I'll walk home with snow falling
F Em
deep on frozen lawns
Am Em
and I'll leave all those others celebrating
F Em
all the things that they have done
Am Em
Happy new year my darling
F Em
happy new year