Bon Jovi - New Year's Day: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'New Year's Day' 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.

Learn New Year's Day Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bon Jovi

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 'New Year's Day' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D                       E      A E
The midnight bells are ringing
D                E     A G#m
A ship is setting sail
F#m                    A
A newborn baby's crying
E                  A  E
As lovers say farewell

Chorus:
D                       A  E
And I'm singing hallelujah
D                 A  G#m
Amen, the angels say
F#m                       A
Let's hope tomorrow finds us
      D   E      A E
It's new year's day

Let's toast to new beginnings, okay
Raise up a glass and say
"For all of our tomorrows
And what was yesterday" (Come on)

Chorus:
I'm singing carpe diem
I'm saying seize the day
Come on, let's live forever
It's New Year's Day

D
Where does the time go
C#m
Just watch the wind blow
F#m
Sha-la-la-la
      E  F#m     E
It's new year's day
D
Green does the grass grow
C#m
Outside my window
F#m
Sha-la-la-la
      E  F#m     E
It's new year's day

This message in a bottle
The wisdom of the wine
It's just a rainy Monday
This isn't auld lang syne

Chorus:
And I'm singing hallelujah
"Amen," the angels say
Let's hope tomorrow finds us
It's New Year's Day


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 Bon Jovi.

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