The Specials foi uma banda formada em 1977 em Coventry, Inglaterra. Eles misturavam elementos do mod e do ska e criaram um novo som que se tornaria conhecido como Two Tone. Eles ficaram famosos mais por seus compactos do que por álbums, como “Ghost Town”, “Too Much Too Young” e sua estréia com “Gangsters”. A banda era formada por Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Roddy Radiation, John Bradbury, Sir Horace Gentleman, Lynval Golding e Neville Staples.
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...(DAWNING OF A) NEW ERA... by The Specials ----------------------------................
*from 'The Specials' (1979)*
Intro:
F#E (x3)
Verse 1:
AF# This is the dawning of a new era, AF# This is the dawning of a new era. DE I met a girl from Area Three; DE She told me that she worked in a chicken factory.
Verse 2:
AF# This is the dawning of a new era. DE By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Liszt'; DE I had to walk her home through Area Six.
Verse 3:
AF# This is the dawning of a new era. DE Sticks and stones may break my bones, DE In Area Six, they throw bottles and bricks and kicks.
Breakdown: (Half Speed)
AF#, DE (x2) AF#, DE (x2)
Verse 4: (Original Tempo)
AF# This is the dawning of a new era. DED I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor; E The key won't fit the door.
Verse 5:
AF# This is the dawning of a new era. DE She said she had a beautiful flat; DE We had to sleep on the mat.
Verse 6:
AF# This is the dawning of a new era. DE Woke up and thought; "this ain't exactly heaven"; DE Oh shit, this is Area Seven!
Coda:
AF# This is the dawning of a new era, AF# This is the dawning of a new era. AF# This is the dawning of a new era, A This is the dawning... it's a new... Era! Era! Era! Era!