WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Nick Drake - One Of These Things First Chords | Ver. 1
Intro:
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I could have been a sailor
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Could have been a cook
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A real live lover
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Could have been a book
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I could have been a signpost
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Could have been a clock
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As simple as a kettle
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Steady as a rock
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I could be
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Here and now
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I would be, I should be
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But how?
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I could have been
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One of these things first
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I could have been
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One of these things first
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I could have been your pillar
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Could have been your door
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I could have stayed beside you
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Could have stayed for more
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I could have been your statue
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Could have been your friend
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A whole long lifetime
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Could have been the end
G F#m
I could be
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Yours so true
G
I would be
F#m
I should be
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Through and through
A F#m
I could have been
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One of these things first
A F#m
I could have been
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One of these things first
Instrumental:
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F#m
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F#m
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I could have been a whistle
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Could have been a flute
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F#m7/E G#m/E
A real live giver
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Could have been a boot
A
I could have been a signpost
G
Could have been a clock
E F#m7/E G#m/E F#m7/E
As simple as a kettle
E F#m7/E G#m/E F#m7/E
Steady as a rock
G F#m
I could be
E F#m7/E G#m/E F#m7/E
Even here
G F#m
I would be, I should be
E F#m7/E G#m/E
So near
A F#m
I could have been
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One of these things first
A F#m
I could have been
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One of these things first
Outro:
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