New Womans World - The Avett Brothers

New Womans World chords

[Intro]
D7 x4
 
[Chorus]
   G       C    G                   C               G
It used to be a man's world, but we didn't treat it right
   G       C    G                Am             D7
It used to be a man's world, but all we did was fight
    C                                     G     D/F#    C
I'm glad it's finally in the hands of the women and the girls
        Am          D                        C    D      G      F    G
I can't wait to see what they do with what's left of the world
 
[Verse 1]
Bm          Em            C                G
Ladies, I'm sorry, but we couldn’t seem to learn
C              G         Bm
How to live in peace, so Rome had to burn
       C                 G                  Bm          Em
And we cared about clean air, but there was money to be made
     C                       G                  Bm
And breathing's nice, but it don't compare with getting paid
   C   D7
Hmmmmmmm
 

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[Chorus]
   G       C    G                   C               G
It used to be a man's world, but we didn't treat it right
   G       C    G                Am             D7
It used to be a man's world, but all we did was fight
    C                                     G     D/F#    C
I'm glad it's finally in the hands of the women and the girls
        Am          D                        C    D      G      F    G
I can't wait to see what they do with what's left of the world
 
[Verse 2]
Bm                 Em            C              G
Please, I beg your pardon, but we got a bit confused
             C                   G                      Bm
Some of our brothers thought our sisters were born for getting used
     C             G               Bm               Em
Then we made the assumption that's how it should be done
     C          G                     Bm
Then tried to excuse ourselves in the name of fun
              C               G
Don't get me wrong, hope ain't fully gone
           C          D7                 G
Scores of decent men built the road I'm standing on
      F                               Em
But a lot of it has crumbled through prideful mistakes
     F                              D
And ashes cover much of what the flooding didn't take
 
[Interlude]
C  D  G x4
 
[Verse 3]
  Bm                 Em         C                 G
I know that we are giving you a lot to straighten out
   C              G                   Bm
The silver lining broke away from the thunder cloud
       C              G                Bm             Em
And it took us a few thousand years to make a mess so fine
  Am                                 D7
I bet y'all sort it out in less than half the time
 
[Chorus]
   G       C    G               C              G
It used to be a man's world, excess in the extreme
       G       C    G                Am            D7
Oh, it used to be a man's world, but we ran out of steam
   C                                       G       D/F#  C
We couldn't seem to reach the grace that's born in every girl
       Am                D7                  C    D7      G
Still, I hope that I can lend a hand in this new woman's world
       Am            D7               C    D7      G
Let me know if I can help out in this new woman's world
 
F  G x4