New Kid in Town

The Eagles

Intro

B7 Esus4 -> E B7 A B7 E

Verse-1

E	Emaj7	F#m	B7	Bsus2	B7
There’s talk on the stre	et, it sounds so fa-	miliar	.

A	B7	E
Great expecta-	ations, everybody’s	watching yo-ou.

E	Emaj7	F#m	B	Bsus2	B
People you me	et they all seem to kn	ow you	,

A	B7	E	G#sus4	G#
Even your	old friends treat you like you’re	something new	.

Chorus

C#m	F#7
Johnny-come-	la-ately,

C#m	F#7
The new kid in to	wn,

C#m	F#7
Everybody	lo-oves you,

F#m7	B	Bsus2	B
So don’t let them	do-o-own	.

(Singer slows down) E (rings)

Verse-2

You look in her eyes,

	F#m7	B	Bsus2	B
The music be-	gins to	pla	y.

A	B7	E
Hopeless ro-	ma-antics, here we go a-	ga-ain.

E	Bsus2	B	Bsus4	B
But after a while you’re looking the	other	wa	y.

	A	B	E	G#sus4	G#
It’s those	re-estle-ess	hea-arts that ne-ever	me-end.

Chorus

C#m	F#7
Johnny-come-	la-ately,

C#m	F#7
The new kid in	town,

C#m	F#7
Will she still	lo-ve you,

F#m7	B	E
When you’re not a	rou-u-u-u-u-	und.

Instrmental

[E] [B] [A] [B] [E] [A] [E/Ab] [A/F#] [E]

B7	Esus4	E
There’s so many things you should have	to-old	her

B7	C#m	C#m
But night after night you’re willing to	ho-old	her,

	F#sus4	F#7
Just	ho-old	her

Key modulates to G

Am7	Dsus4	D
Tears on your	shou-ul-	der.

Verse-3

G	Gmaj7	Am7	D		Dsus2		D
There’s talk on the	street, it’s there to re	mi-i-ind you

C	D	G
That it doesn’t really	ma-at-ter which side	you’re on.

G	Gmaj7	Dsus2	D	Dsus4	D
You’re walking a-wa-	ay and they’re talking behi-	i-ind you	.

	C	D	G	B7
They will	never forget you till	somebody new comes a	lo-ong	.

(Play the Em7 chord with a loud ring after the bass notes are played (G,F#,E))

Em7 A (strum the highest 4 strings downwards, note-by-note)

Where you been la-ately?

(Play the Em7 chord with a loud ring after the bass notes are played (G,F#,E))

Em7 A (strum the highest 4 strings downwards, note-by-note)

There’s a new kid in town.

(Play the Em7 chord with a loud ring after the bass notes are played

(G,F#,E))

Em7 A (strum the highest 4 strings downwards, note-by-note)

Everybody lo-oves him, don’t they?

Am7	B
Now he’s holding	her

Key change back to E

	E	Abm7	A
And you’re still	aro-o-o-	o-ound, oh my	my.

Bsus4	B7	Bsus2	B	E	Abm7	A
	There’s a	new ki-	id in	to-	o- o-	own,

Bsus4	B7	Bsus2	B	E	Abm7	A	Am7

Just an-other new ki-id in to-o-o- o-own.

Esus4	E
Oo-	hoo,

	C#
everybody’s talking ’bout the	new kid in town.

Oo- hoo,

Esus4	E
Oo-	hoo,

	C#m
Everybody’s walking like the	new kid in town.

Oo- hoo,

	E
There’s a	new kid in town I don’t want to hear it

	C#m
There’s a	new kid in town I don’t want to hear it

	E
There’s a	new kid in town

	C#m
There’s a	new kid in town

	E
There’s a	new kid in town (Everybody’s talking

	C#m
There’s a	new kid in town (People started walking)

	E
There’s a	new kid in town

	C#m
There’s a	new kid in town (repeat & fade)