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[Intro]                  
 G   D   A   A(x2)
[Verse]
Cheated and Glied, broken so Dbad
You made a Avow, never get Amad
You play the Ggame, though it's Dunfair
They're all the Asame, who can comApare?
GFirst you lose trust, Dthen you get worriedA  A  
Night after Gnight, bar after Dclub
Dropping like Aflies, who woke you Aup
On the front Glawn, sprinklers turned Don
It's not your Ahouse, where'd you go Awrong?
GFirst you get hurt, Dthen you feel sorryA  A  
[Chorus]
Flying like a Gcannonball, falling to the Dearth
Heavy as a Afeather when, you hit the Adirt
How am I the Glucky one?, I do not deDserve
To wait around forAever when, you were there Afirst
GFirst you get hurt, Dthen you feel sorryA  A  
[Verse]
There comes a Gtime, in a short Dlife
Turn it aAround, get a reAwrite
Call it a Gdark, night of the Dsoul
Ticking of Aclocks, gravity’s Apull
GFirst you get close, Dthen you get worriedA  A  
[Chorus]
Flying like a Gcannonball, falling to the Dearth
Heavy as a Afeather when, you hit the Adirt
How am I the Glucky one?, I do not deDserve
To wait around forAever when, you were there Afirst
GFirst you get hurt, Dthen you feel sorryA  A  
[Verse]
GYou're going silent,  Dthe silent treatment
AIt's not inviting now,  Adon't deny what you meant
GYou get excited, Dyou get excited
AYou got a feel it, oh, Aat least you can pretend
GYou wanna light it, Dyou wanna light it
AYou wanna light it now, Athe candle from both ends
GYou get excited, Dyou get excitedA  A  
[Chorus]
Flying like a Gcannonball, falling to the Dearth
Heavy as a Afeather when, you hit the Adirt
How am I the Glucky one?, I do not deDserve
To wait around forAever when, you were there Afirst
Flying like a Gcannonball, falling to the Dearth
Heavy as a Afeather when, you hit the Adirt
How am I the Glucky one?, I do not deDserve
To wait around forAever when, you were there Afirst
[Bridge]
GFirst you get close, Dthen you get worried    A         A(x4)
[Outro]
GYou wanna light it, Dyou wanna light it
AYou wanna light it now, Athe candle from both ends
GYou wanna light it, Dyou wanna light it
GYou wanna light it now, Dthe candle from both endsA  

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First

by Cold War Kids

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D A A

(x2)

[Verse]

G D

Cheated and lied, broken so bad

A A

You made a vow, never get mad

G D

You play the game, though it's unfair

A A

They're all the same, who can compare?

G D A A

First you lose trust, then you get worried

G D

Night after night, bar after club

A A

Dropping like flies, who woke you up

G D

On the front lawn, sprinklers turned on

A A

It's not your house, where'd you go wrong?

G D A A

First you get hurt, then you feel sorry

[Chorus]

G D

Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth

A A

Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt

G D

How am I the lucky one?, I do not deserve

A A

To wait around forever when, you were there first

G D A A

First you get hurt, then you feel sorry

[Verse]

G D

There comes a time, in a short life

A A

Turn it around, get a rewrite

G D

Call it a dark, night of the soul

A A

Ticking of clocks, gravity’s pull

G D A A

First you get close, then you get worried

[Chorus]

G D

Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth

A A

Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt

G D

How am I the lucky one?, I do not deserve

A A

To wait around forever when, you were there first

G D A A

First you get hurt, then you feel sorry

[Verse]

G D

You're going silent, the silent treatment

A A

It's not inviting now, don't deny what you meant

G D

You get excited, you get excited

A A

You got a feel it, oh, at least you can pretend

G D

You wanna light it, you wanna light it

A A

You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends

G D A A

You get excited, you get excited

[Chorus]

G D

Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth

A A

Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt

G D

How am I the lucky one?, I do not deserve

A A

To wait around forever when, you were there first

G D

Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth

A A

Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt

G D

How am I the lucky one?, I do not deserve

A A

To wait around forever when, you were there first

[Bridge]

G D A A

First you get close, then you get worried (x4)

[Outro]

G D

You wanna light it, you wanna light it

A A

You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends

G D

You wanna light it, you wanna light it

G D A

You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends

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