Colvin Shawn - New Thing Now guitar tab

NEW THING NOW

Written and performed by Shawn Colvin

From the cd: A Few Small Repairs

Tabbed by Izzylou

Capo 1

Note: I couldn't find this ANYWHERE, so I decided to figure it out myself. But I am not a

very good at finger picking, so here are just the chords. Listen to the album to get the

rhythm right.

Intro: G.... D-G

G C

This is your new thing now

G

Naked as a rose

C G

Everything exposed

Am D - G

But not quite

G C

This is your new thing now

G

Cards out on the table

C G

A genius with no label

Am C

But not quite, not quite

D C

God, I swear it's good to be back home

D C

Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone

D C

All the other girls are still at war

D C

The best and worst of 1994

Em C

Sometimes I see the half and not the whole

Em C

Sometimes I see the face and not the soul

Em C

Sometimes I think this world has no part

Em C

For anyone who every had a heart

D G C

This is your new thing now

G

And it looks so good in print

C G

Just a poet and her pimps

Am

But not quite

D G C

This your new thing now

G

A prom dress and a sneer

C G

The woman of the year

Am C

But not quite, not quite

D C

Gee, it's good to see a dream come true

D C

People smile and bless all over you

D C

Mixing up those latest junkie-isms

D C

With all the pretty terms of religion

Em C

And don't you love the leader of the band

Em C

Equal parts Butt-head and Peter Pan

Em C

All the other kids are sad again

Em C

A legend's not a legend 'til it ends

D G C

This is your new thing now

G

And it makes the whole world spin

C G

It's at least as old as sin

Am

But not quite

D G C

This is your new thing now

G

And now you're turning grinning

C G

But maybe no one listening

C G Am

And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might

D G C

This is your new thing now

G

And it feels so good to doubt you

C G

I could almost live without you

Am C

But not quite

fade out with D, C, D, C.... (repeating "not quite" several times)

Enjoy!