Nick Drake - One Of These Things First Chords

Intro:
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E  X 4

E   
F#m7/E              G#m/E   
I could have been a sailor
F#m7/E            E    F#m7/E   G#m/E F#m7/E
Could have been a cook

E
F#m7/E              G#m/E
A real live lover 
F#m7/E            E    F#m7/E   G#m/E F#m7/E
Could have been a book
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 
Here and now
G           F#m
I would be, I should be
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   
But how?

A                F#m
I could have been
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   
One of these things first
A                F#m
I could have been
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 
One of these things first

E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 

E
F#m7/E              G#m/E
I could have been your pillar 
F#m7/E               E    F#m7/E   G#m/E F#m7/E
Could have been your door

E
F#m7/E              G#m/E
I could have stayed beside you 
F#m7/E                E    F#m7/E   G#m/E F#m7/E
Could have stayed for more
A
I could have been your statue
G
Could have been your friend
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   F#m7/E  
A whole long lifetime 
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   F#m7/E  
Could have been the end

G          F#m
I could be 
         E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   F#m7/E 
Yours so true
G
I would be 
F#m
I should be 
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E    
Through and through

A                F#m
I could have been
                    E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   F#m7/E 
One of these things first
A                F#m
I could have been
                    E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 
One of these things first

Instrumental:
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 
G           
F#m
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   F#m7/E 
G
F#m
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   
A
F#m
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 

E
F#m7/E              G#m/E
I could have been a whistle 
F#m7/E               E    F#m7/E   G#m/E F#m7/E
Could have been a flute

E
F#m7/E              G#m/E
A real live giver 
F#m7/E               E    F#m7/E   G#m/E F#m7/E
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
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E    
One of these things first
A                F#m
I could have been
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E    
One of these things first

Outro:
A                
F#m
E   F#m7/E   G#m/E   E/D F#m7/E 
E