New Year’s Day
Recorded by Taylor Swift
Album: reputation (2017)

(Capo on 1)

(Intro.)
|(C) / (Am)(G)|

(Verse 1)
(F) There’s glitter on the floor after the (C)party (Am)(G)
(F) Girls carrying their shoes down in the (C)lobby (Am)(G)
(F) Candle wax and Polaroids on the (C)hardwood (Am)floor (G)
(F) You and me from the night before, but

(Chorus)
(C) Don’t (Am)read (F) the (C)last page
(C) But I (Am)stay (F) when you’re lost
And I’m scared and you’re turning a-(C)way
I (Am)want (F) your (C)midnights
(C) But I’ll be cleaning up (Am)bottles with you on (F)New Year’s (C)Day
 / (Am)(G)|

(Verse 2)
(F) You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the (C)taxi (Am)(G)
(F) I can tell that it’s gonna be a long road (C) / (Am)(G)
(F) I’ll be there if you’re the toast of the town, babe (C) / (Am)(G)
(F) Or if you strike out and you’re crawling home

(Chorus)
(C) Don’t (Am)read (F) the last page
(C) But I (Am)stay (F) when it’s hard or it’s wrong or we’re making mis-(C)takes
I (Am)want (F) your (C)mid midnights
(C) But I’ll be clearing up (Am)bottles with you on (F)New Year’s (C)Day

(Post-Chorus)
Hold on (Am) to the memo-(F)ries, they will (G)hold on to you
(C) Hold on (Am) to the memo-(F)ries, they will (G)hold on to you
(C) Hold on (Am) to the memo-(F)ries, they will (G)hold on to you
(Am) (F)  And I will (G)hold on to you

(Solo)
|(C) / (Am) / |(F) / (G) / | x 2

(Bridge)
(C)Please, (Am)don’t (F)ever become a (G)stranger
Whose (C)laugh (Am)I could (F)recognize (G) anywhere
(C)Please, (Am)don’t (F)ever become a (G) stranger
Whose (Am)laugh I (C/E) could (F)recognize (G)anywhere
|(C) / (Am)(G)|

(Verse 3)
(F) There’s glitter on the floor after the (C)party (Am)(G)
(F) Girls carrying their shoes down in the (C)lobby (Am)(G)
(F) Candle wax and Polaroids on the (C)hardwood floor (Am)(G)
(F) You and me forevermore

(Chorus)
(C) Don’t (Am)read (F) the (C)last page
(C) But I (Am)stay (F) when it’s hard or it’s wrong or we’re making mis-(C)takes
I (Am)want (F) your (C)mid midnights
(C) But I’ll be clearing up (Am)bottles with you on (F)New Year’s (C)Day

(Post-Chorus)
(C) Hold on (Am) to the memo-(F)ries, they will (G)hold on to you
(C) Hold on (Am) to the memo-(F)ries, they will (G)hold on to you
(C) Hold on (Am) to the memo-(F)ries, they will (G)hold on to you
(Am) (F) And I will (G)hold on to you

(Outro.)
(C)Please, (Am)don’t (F)ever become a (G)stranger
(To the memories, they will hold on to you)
Whose (C)laugh (Am)I could (F)recognize (G)anywhere
(To the memories, they will hold on to you)
(C)Please, (Am)don’t (F)ever become a (G)stranger
Whose (Am)laugh (F)I could recognize (G)anywhere
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