"A New Year", by Scott Andrew LePera From the 12th December 2004 demo version Licensed under the Creative Commons nc-by-sa 2.0 license Transcription by Adam Sampson Key: G G G5/A C9 Em7 D G Out in the driveway G5/A At five forty-five C9 I am scraping the windshield Em7 D And it's fourteen below G I'm warming the engine G5/A As I breathe on my hands C9 They're already predictin' Em7 D Twelve inches of snow C9 Am7 C9 And I-------, I know that I-I- Dsus4 I can do better [chorus:] Am7 'Cause it's a new year C9 And it's a new me G9 And it's a new day Em But you knew this already Am7 It's a new year C9 And it's a new chance G And I'm a new man Em D C9 And you come to expect this from me The lake's frozen over They're salting the roads As I drive through a whiteout To your place downtown That I am retracing Sad thoughts in my head Come on like a lion Always let you down And I-------, I know that I-I- I can do better [chorus, ending:] Em D And you come to expect this from Am7 C9 G9 Em D me Am7 C9 G9 Em D You expect this from me Am7 C9 G9 Em D Am7 C9 G9 Em D Am7 C9 G9 Em D Am7 C9 G9 Em D Am7 C9 G9 (fades out)