WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Band Of Horses - The First Song Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
e|---------|------7-----------7---------7-----------------------|
B|---------|----7---9--7----7---9---7h9---9-7h9-------10po9-----|
G|---------|--------------8----------------------8h9--------9---|
D|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
Amaj7 E (repeat)
[Verse]
Amaj7
The shaking awful, I'm shaking, a**hole
E
In weather remote
Amaj7
The snowfall, oh
The snowing, the color
E
We recover from, oh
Amaj7
The Christmas-time coming
Hangover approaching
E
We've been drinking for months
Amaj7
This Christmas-time though, I'm coming over
[Chorus]
E B E
Coming from the north
B Amaj7
I'm already done
E B E
Wrapping up
B Amaj7 E
the presents I bought
[Verse]
Amaj7
Overcoat, now take me anywhere, oh
E
We've suffered enough
Amaj7
Scary to leave
E
When they're leaving from work
Amaj7
They're cutting us off
E
Knowing not why
Amaj7
They're calling on the telephone
[Chorus]
E B
Roy,
E B Amaj7
do I know anyone?
E B
No,
E B Amaj7 E
I don't know anyone
N.C.
Note: I've seen live versions where one guitarist has a capo on 2nd fret and the other doesn't (possibly tuned
down 1/2 step), and another video where Tyler Ramsey has a capo on 5th fret. On the studio version it sounds
like there are a couple guitars plus a lap pedal steel. I tabbed this to be an easy way to play along with
the album without having to tune down. It's a really cool song and there might be some sort of subtle
pitch bending effect on the guitars which makes it sound unique.
Chord formations:
Amaj7 x02120
E 022100
E x7999x (chorus)
B x2444x
Amaj9 x06600 (alternate way to play the Amaj7 chord)
Esus2 x79977 (alternate way to play E)
Chords transposed to actual key if you don't want to use a capo:
Amaj7 --> Bmaj7
E --> F#
B --> C#
