...(DAWNING OF A) NEW ERA... by The Specials ----------------------------................ *from 'The Specials' (1979)* Intro: F# E (x3) Verse 1:

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era, ^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. ^D I met a girl from ^EArea Three; She ^Dtold me that she worked in a ^Echicken factory.

Verse 2:

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. By ^Dtwo o'clock we were '^EBrahms & Liszt'; ^D I had to walk her home through ^EArea Six.

Verse 3:

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. ^D Sticks and stones may ^Ebreak my bones, In ^DArea Six, they throw ^Ebottles and bricks and kicks.

Breakdown: (Half Speed) A F#, D E (x2) A F#, D E (x2) Verse 4: (Original Tempo)

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. ^D I climbed the stairs to the ^Efourteenth floor;^D ^E The key won't fit the door.

Verse 5:

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. ^D She said she had a ^Ebeautiful flat; ^D We had to sleep ^Eon the mat.

Verse 6:

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. ^D Woke up and thought; "^Ethis ain't exactly heaven"; ^D Oh shit, this is ^EArea Seven!

Coda:

^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era, ^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era. ^A This is the dawning of a new ^F#era, ^A This is the dawning... it's a new... Era! Era! Era! Era!

Outro: F# E (x3) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F# E A D EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 244322 x79997 577655 x57775 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Specials - New era