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Key: E, C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
 A-   x02220
 F#m- 244222
 G#m- 466444
 D-   xx0232
 Am-  x02210
 Em-  022000
 F-   133211
 G-   320003
 Dm-  xx0231
Intro: 
 B   C#m     Ax2
E F#m C#m D B C#m A
Verse 1:
  EDid you ever G#mhave
one of these Adays?F#m  
  C#mThis is a Bday
   G#mlike any Aother day
  EYou are G#mfree to
wake up and AshaveF#m  
   C#mSoapy Bhands
   G#mfumbling on Aporcelain
  EHot good G#mcoffee and
a good good AbookF#m  
C#mBicycle! BBicycle!G#m  A  
Interlude: E-F#m-A-- x2
Chorus 1:
  BBreathing C#measier Anow
  BTear the C#mroof off
your Aday ENo F#mone's
C#mcoming Dover
  BIt ain't C#mwritten
so don't Atry
to read it
Verse 2:
  ESmell the G#mhot rain
on the sAtreetF#m  
   C#mCould be Blove
   G#mCould be Aalcohol
  ECup my G#mhands
around your AfaceF#m  
   C#mA little Bframe
   G#mA lot of Apain
  EI can tell the
F#mtears   G#mfrom the ArainG#m  A  F#m  
   C#mOne tastes Bsweet
   G#mthe other Aplain
Interlude: E-F#m-A-- x2
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
  AmAnd who am EmI to think
FI could hang such a
Gprecious life
  Amon a Emclever Fline?Dm  
  AmYou're in Emall
the books I FreadG  
  AmA hundred Empages
out of FreachDm  
  AmAnd so I Empull myself
FCrawl to my feet
Ghit the street
  AmIt'll Emtake some FtimeDm  
  Amto learn the Emlesson
of the Ffall  G    Amand
beEmgin another FclimbDm  
Interlude: B-C#m-A-- x2
Chorus 2:
  BBreathing C#measier Anow
  BTear the C#mroof off
your Aday ENo F#mone's
C#mcoming Dover
  BIt ain't C#mwritten
so don't Atry
          E(hold)
to read it

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First Step

by Jawbreaker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

Key: E, C

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

G#m

- 466444

- xx0232

- x02210

- 022000

- 133211

- 320003

- xx0231

Intro:

B C#m A

E F#m C#m D B C#m A

Verse 1:

E G#m

Did you ever have

A F#m

one of these days?

C#m B

This is a day

G#m A

like any other day

E G#m

You are free to

A F#m

wake up and shave

C#m B

Soapy hands

G#m A

fumbling on porcelain

E G#m

Hot good coffee and

A F#m

a good good book

C#m B G#m A

Bicycle! Bicycle!

E F#m A

Interlude: ---- x2

Chorus 1:

B C#m A

Breathing easier now

B C#m

Tear the roof off

A E F#m

your day No one's

C#m D

coming over

B C#m

It ain't written

so don't try

to read it

Verse 2:

E G#m

Smell the hot rain

A F#m

on the street

C#m B

Could be love

G#m A

Could be alcohol

E G#m

Cup my hands

A F#m

around your face

C#m B

A little frame

G#m A

A lot of pain

I can tell the

F#m G#m A G#m A F#m

tears from the rain

C#m B

One tastes sweet

G#m A

the other plain

E F#m A

Interlude: ---- x2

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Bridge:

Am Em

And who am I to think

I could hang such a

precious life

Am Em F Dm

on a clever line?

Am Em

You're in all

F G

the books I read

Am Em

A hundred pages

F Dm

out of reach

Am Em

And so I pull myself

Crawl to my feet

hit the street

Am Em F Dm

It'll take some time

Am Em

to learn the lesson

F G Am

of the fall and

Em F Dm

begin another climb

B C#m A

Interlude: ---- x2

Chorus 2:

B C#m A

Breathing easier now

B C#m

Tear the roof off

A E F#m

your day No one's

C#m D

coming over

B C#m

It ain't written

so don't try

E(hold)

to read it

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