New Birth In New England by Phosphorescent, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

New Birth In New England

Biography:

Phosphorescent is the solo project of American musician and songwriter Matthew Houck (born 1980 in Alabama). Houck began recording and performing under this nom de plume in 2001 in Athens, Georgia, USA. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Houck traveled the world playing under the moniker Fillup Shack and, in 2000, self-released a limited pressing of the album "Hipolit". In 2001 Houck changed his recording name to Phosphorescent

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

This song uses simple riffs to make the tune dance happily

Leading to the A chord:
(E) (D) A
e|---/4---2---0---0-0--|
B|---/5---3---2---2-2--|
G|------------2---2-2--|
D|------------2---2-2--|
A|------------0---0-0--|
E|---------------------|

Leading to the E chord:
(E) (D) E
e|---/4---2---0---0-0--|
B|---/5---3---0---0-0--|
G|------------1---1-1--|
D|------------2---2-2--|
A|------------2---2-2--|
E|------------0---0-0--|

Opening the Instrumental Bridge to the D chord:
(E) (D#) D
e|---/4---3---2-----|
B|---/5---4---3-----|
G|------------2-----|
D|------------0-----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

[Intro]
(E) (D) A
(E) (D) E
(E) (D) A
(E) (D) E

[Verse 1]
(E) (D) A
I was sitting at a bar in New England
(E) (D) E
I was thinking about another beer
(E) (D) A
They had a lady playing on the piano
(E) (D) E
Yeah, I was liking how it got to my ears
(E) (D) A
Said, "Hey, I like it how you play that piano"
(E) (D) E
She just said, "Honey, what are you doing here?"
(E) (D) A
I said, "Well, I'm sitting in a bar in New England
(E) (D) E
I was thinking about another beer"

[Chorus]
E A B
She said, "Don't I know ya?
A
Honey, don't I know ya?
E
Honey, don't I know ya?"

[Verse 2]
(E) (D) A
Hey, well, the very first time we laid eyes on you
(E) (D) E
Your mama burst into tears
(E) (D) A
We were shaking in the medical basement
(E) (D) E
And I guess everything was all in arrears
(E) (D) A
I was staring like a fool at the camera
(E) (D) E
Just saying, "Honey, what are you doing here?"
(E) (D) A
Hey, well, the very first time I laid eyes on you
(E) (D) E
Your mama burst into tears

[Chorus]
E A B
I said, "Don't I know ya?
A
Honey, don't I know ya?
E
Honey, don't I know ya?"
E A B
"And don't I know ya?
A
Honey, don't I know ya?
E
Honey, don't I know ya?"

[Instrumental Bridge]
(E) (D#) D
A C#m E D
A C#m
D A C#m E
D A C#m B

[Verse 3]
(E) (D) A
I was sitting at a bar in New England
(E) (D) E
I was thinking about another beer
(E) (D) A
They had a lady playing on the piano
(E) (D) E
Hey, I was liking how it got to my ears
(E) (D) A
Said, "Hey, I like it how you play that piano"
(E) (D) E
She just said, "Honey, what are you doing here?"
(E) (D) A
Said, "Well, I'm sitting in a bar in New England
(E) (D) E
I was thinking about another beer"

[Chorus]
E A B
She said, "Don't I know ya?
A
Honey, don't I know ya?
E
Honey, don't I know ya?"

E A B
Hey now don't I know ya?
A
Honey, don't I know ya?
E
Honey, don't I know ya?"

[Outro]
E A B
“Hey now don't I know ya?
A
Honey, don't I know ya?
E
Honey, don't I know ya?”

E A B
“Hey now don't I know ya?
A
And honey, don't I know ya?
E
See, honey, don't I know ya?"

[Back-up singers repeat x6]
E A B
Don't I know ya?
A
Don't I know ya?
E
Don't I know ya?"