One of These Things First Nick Drake
Intro:
E F#m7/E G#m/E E/D F#m7/E X 4
[E]
[F#m7/E]I could have been a [G#m/E]sailor
[F#m7/E]Could have been a [E]cook[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[E]
[F#m7/E]A real live lover [G#m/E]
[F#m7/E]Could have been a [E]book[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[A]I could have been a signpost
[G]Could have been a clock
[E]As s[F#m7/E]imple as [G#m/E]a kettle[F#m7/E]
[E]Stea[F#m7/E]dy as a r[G#m/E]ock[F#m7/E]
[G]I could be[F#m]
[E]Here[F#m7/E] and now[G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[G]I would be, [F#m]I should be
[E]But [F#m7/E]how?[G#m/E]
[A]I could have been[F#m]
[E]One [F#m7/E]of these [G#m/E]things first
[A]I could have been[F#m]
[E]One [F#m7/E]of these [G#m/E]things f[E/D]irst[F#m7/E]
[E] [F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [E/D] [F#m7/E]
[E]
[F#m7/E]I could have been yo[G#m/E]ur pillar
[F#m7/E]Could have been your [E]door[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[E]
[F#m7/E]I could have stayed [G#m/E]beside you
[F#m7/E]Could have stayed for [E]more[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[A]I could have been your statue
[G]Could have been your friend
[E]A wh[F#m7/E]ole long [G#m/E]lifetime[F#m7/E]
[E]Coul[F#m7/E]d have be[G#m/E]en the e[F#m7/E]nd
[G]I could be [F#m]
Yours so [E]true[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[G]I would be
[F#m]I should be
[E]Thro[F#m7/E]ugh and t[G#m/E]hrough
[A]I could have been[F#m]
One of these things [E]firs[F#m7/E]t[G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[A]I could have been[F#m]
One of these things [E]firs[F#m7/E]t[G#m/E] [E/D] [F#m7/E]
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]I could have been a [G#m/E]whistle
[F#m7/E]Could have been a flu[E]te[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[E]
[F#m7/E]A real live giver [G#m/E]
[F#m7/E]Could have been a boo[E]t[F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[A]I could have been a signpost
[G]Could have been a clock
[E]As s[F#m7/E]imple as [G#m/E]a kettle[F#m7/E]
[E]Stea[F#m7/E]dy as a r[G#m/E]ock[F#m7/E]
[G]I could be [F#m]
[E]Even[F#m7/E] here[G#m/E] [F#m7/E]
[G]I would be, [F#m]I should be
[E]So n[F#m7/E]ear[G#m/E]
[A]I could have been[F#m]
[E]One [F#m7/E]of these [G#m/E]things first
[A]I could have been[F#m]
[E]One [F#m7/E]of these [G#m/E]things first
Outro:
[A]
[F#m]
[E] [F#m7/E] [G#m/E] [E/D] [F#m7/E]
[E]
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