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Kittyhawk
The First One
Key: B
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 B-     x24442
 F#-    244322
 G#m-   466444
 E-     022100
 F#/Bb- x143xx
 C#m-   x46654
Intro: B x2
Verse 1:
  Bi’ll carry the new
edition home in the
rain before your G#mshow
if you F#help me complete
it Ei’m tangled in
wire and cables sG#mtill
if you F#help me i
need it Ei need
it i need it 
Chorus 1:
    G#m  Bthe first Eone I’ve
G#me---Bver Ehad on my G#mown F#in
my Etiny apartment
make G#msure i don’t
Bmiss the EmorningB  
Verse 2:
Btwenty and three
quarters then
at midnight still
it came and G#mwent
can i F#fix your
jeans as Epayment
i’m balancing
quarters in a
sG#mtack because it
F#looks like you
might Eneed it if
you repair this
broken instrument
Chorus 2:
   G#mthe Bsecond Eone I’ve
G#me---Bver Ehad on my G#mown F#in
my Etiny apartment
make G#msure i don’t
Bmiss the Emorning
Chorus 3:
another G#mone   F#toEnight
i’d G#mlike Bto Ecall you
my G#mown Band the
Etables turning 
make G#msure i don’t
Bmiss the Emorning
Bridge:
  Ball your F#/Bbpostcards are
G#mrecords from our Efriends
and we’ve got sF#pace for
Bit the neighbors are
F#/Bbknocking at the G#mdoor
i can’t hear a Eword
over kind F#of Bblue
i want you to C#mbe
the one who reG#mplaces
my needle Ecartridge
now F#the boxes are
F#/Bbempty we can G#mfinally
          E   F#  B(hold)
call this our new home
Sang in backup:
i want you to know

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The First One

by Kittyhawk

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

F#/Bb

C#m

Kittyhawk

The First One

Key: B

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x24442

- 244322

G#m

- 466444

- 022100

F#/Bb

- x143xx

C#m

- x46654

Intro: B x2

Verse 1:

i’ll carry the new

edition home in the

G#m

rain before your show

if you help me complete

it i’m tangled in

G#m

wire and cables still

if you help me i

need it i need

it i need it

Chorus 1:

G#m B E

the first one I’ve

G#m B E G#m F#

e---ver had on my own in

my tiny apartment

G#m

make sure i don’t

B E B

miss the morning

Verse 2:

twenty and three

quarters then

at midnight still

G#m

it came and went

can i fix your

jeans as payment

i’m balancing

quarters in a

G#m

stack because it

looks like you

might need it if

you repair this

broken instrument

Chorus 2:

G#m B E

the second one I’ve

G#m B E G#m F#

e---ver had on my own in

my tiny apartment

G#m

make sure i don’t

B E

miss the morning

Chorus 3:

G#m F# E

another one tonight

G#m B E

i’d like to call you

G#m B

my own and the

tables turning

G#m

make sure i don’t

B E

miss the morning

Bridge:

B F#/Bb

all your postcards are

G#m E

records from our friends

and we’ve got space for

it the neighbors are

F#/Bb G#m

knocking at the door

i can’t hear a word

F# B

over kind of blue

C#m

i want you to be

G#m

the one who replaces

my needle cartridge

now the boxes are

F#/Bb G#m

empty we can finally

E F# B(hold)

call this our new home

Sang in backup:

i want you to know

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