______________ / Björk / I think the song is about Selma imagining herself in heaven. / New World / Her previously new world USA didn't quite live up to her expec- / Selmasongs / tations, so she now tries her luck in the next world. It could /_____________/ actually also be about the new life she has granted her son. Time: 4 / 4 Key: Eb major (3 flats) Chords: (it was quite hard to find any chords that sounded anything like the symphony orchestra on the record, but this is my best solution to get the real sound) Eb Abm Eb7 Ab Ebmaj7 Cm F5 Abmaj7 ---------4------------------------------------3----- ---4-----4-----4----4------8------4----6------4----- ---3-----4-----6----5------7------5----5------5----- ---5-----6-----5----6------8------5----3------6----- ---6-----6-----6----6------6------3----3------x----- ---------4----------4-------------------------4----- Intro: | Eb | Eb | Eb | Eb | Verse: | Eb | Abm | Eb | Abm | | Eb7 | Ab | Ebmaj7 | Eb7 | | Ebmaj7 | Ab | Ebmaj7 | Chorus: | Cm F5 | Abmaj7 F5 | | Cm F5 | Abmaj7 F5 | | Cm F5 | Interlude: | Eb | Abm | Eb | Abm | | Eb7 | Ab Abm | 2x Verse Chorus Interlude Outro: repeat | Eb | Abm | plenty of times, it would be impossible and pointless to try to transcribe the string arrangements on guitar *********** Form (with the chords above the lyrics): 1st Verse:

^Eb Train-whistles, a ^Abmsweet clementine ^Eb Blueberries, ^Abmdancers in line ^Eb7 Cobwebs, a ^Abbakery sign ^Ebmaj7Ooh, a sweet ^Eb7clementine ^Ebmaj7Ooh, ^Abdancers in line, ^Ebmaj7ooh

Chorus:

^CmIf living is ^F5seeing I'm ^Abmaj7holding my ^F5breath ^CmIn wonder I ^F5wonder ^Abmaj7What happens ^F5next' A ^Cmnew world, a ^F5new day to... ^Ebsee_^Abm_____^Eb____^Abm_____^Eb7_____^Ab___^Abm__

2nd Verse:

^Eb I'm softly ^Abmwalking on air ^Eb Halfway to ^Abmheaven from here ^Eb7 Sunlight un^Abfolds in my hair ^Ebmaj7Ooh, I'm ^Eb7walking on air ^Ebmaj7Ooh, to ^Abheaven from here, ^Ebmaj7ooh

- 23rd /April /07 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!

Bjork - New world