Paul Weller - Brand New Start Acoustic

song : brand new start
artist : paul weller
album : modern classics ( 1998 )
tabbed by : dan porter

i couldn’t find a good acoustic chord tab for this anywhere so i’ve tried my best to
this from one of weller’s performances i have on dvd .

this is my first tab and i haven’t even been playing a year yet , so please feel free to
and give feedback .

no capo used

chords used :
G ( 320022 )
D/F# ( 200232 )
Em ( 022000 )
C ( x32010 )
Cadd9 ( x32030 )
/F# ( 200000 )

intro : | G | D/F# | Em | Em /F# | x2
( play last two chords quickly )

G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna clear out my head
G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna get myself straight
G D/F# Em Em /F#
i know it’s never too late
G D/F# C
to make a brand new start

G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna kick down the door
G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna get myself in
G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna fix up the yard
G D/F# C
and not fall back again

G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna clear up my earth
G D/F# Em Em /F#
and build a heaven on the ground
G D/F# Em Em /F#
not something distant and unfound
G D/F# C
but something real to me
G D/F# C
but something real to me

[ interlude ]

E | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – – |
B | – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – 3 – – |
G | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – – |
D | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – – |
A | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 3 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 3 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 3 – 3 – – |
E | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – x – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – x – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – x – x – – |

G D/F# Em Em /F#
all that i can i can be
G D/F# Em Em /F#
all that i Am i can see
G D/F# Em Em /F#
all that is mine is in my hands
G D/F# C
so to myself i call

G D/F# Em Em /F#
there’s somewhere else i should be
G D/F# Em Em /F#
there’s someone else i can see
G D/F# Em Em /F#
there’s something more i can find
G D/F# C
it’s only up to me

G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna clear up my earth
G D/F# Em Em /F#
and build a heaven on the ground
G D/F# Em Em /F#
not something distant and unfound
G D/F# C
but something real to me
G D/F# C
but something real to me

[ interlude ]

E | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – – |
B | – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – 3 – 3 – – |
G | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – 0 – 0 – – |
D | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 2 – 2 – – |
A | – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 3 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 3 – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – 3 – 3 – – |
E | – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – x – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – x – – 2 – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – x – x – – |

| G | D/F# | Em | Em /F# | x2

G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna clear out my head
G D/F# Em Em /F#
i’m gonna get myself straight
G D/F# Em Em /F#
i know it’s never too late
G D/F# C
to make a brand new start
G D/F# C
to make a brand new start
G D/F# C G
to make a brand new start