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1/22

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 2

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This is my version of 
David Gray's First Chance 
Listen to the song, David plays a lot of variations of (kind of) the same lick, 
in different parts of the song. 
This is 2 ways of playing it (Octave).
[Verse]
E|--Em---0-------------D/F#---2------------|
B|-----0----------------3------------|
G|-----0----------------2-(0)--------|
D|-----2----------------0--5--4--0---|
A|-----2--3--2--0-------x------------|
E|--0--0-------------2--2------------|
E|--Em---0-------------D/F#---2--3--2------|
B|-----0--1--0----------3--------3---|
G|-----0--------2-------2------------|
D|-----2----------------0------------|
A|-----2----------------x------------|
E|-----0----------------2------------|
[Chorus]
E|------G3----|-----D/F#-2----|-----C/G-0-----|------Am0----|
B|------0----|------3----|------1-----|------1----|
G|------0----|------2----|------0-----|------2----|
D|------0----|------0----|------2-----|------2----|
A|------2----|------0----|------3-----|------0----|
E|------3----|------2----|------3-----|------x----|
[Verse]
 EmLike a bird D/F#upon release
 EmThrough the atmosphD/F#ere
 EmLike a honking fD/F#lock of geese
 EmWinter drawing nD/F#ear
 EmAs the fabric coD/F#mes unstitched
 EmHearts and minds and D/F#eyes bewitched
 EmStanding watching D/F#for the smoke to EmclearD/F#  
[Chorus]
 GFirst chance I D/F#get I’m C/GgoneAm  
[Verse]
 EmMoses had his tD/F#ablets yeah
 EmNoah had his aD/F#rk
 EmAll I got’s a D/F#haystack needle
 EmStabbing in the dD/F#ark
 EmAnguished cries and olD/F#d footfalls
 EmPermeate these D/F#paper walls
 EmNeed some action aD/F#ll you get is tEmalkD/F#  
[Chorus]
  GFirst chance I D/F#get
I’m C/Ggone I’m outta Amhere
  GFirst chance D/F#I get
I’m C/Ggone I’m outta Amhere
[Verse]
 EmHere’s one for the D/F#boys back home yeah
 EmHere’s one for your D/F#spokes
 EmA little taste of D/F#victory
 EmTo send back to your D/F#folks
 EmHere’s one for the D/F#fireside
EmThe grinning groom the D/F#blushing bride
 EmCome and feast your D/F#eyes upon the EmhoaxD/F#  
[Chorus]
  GFirst chance I D/F#get
I’m C/Ggone I’m outta Amhere
  GFirst chance D/F#I get
I’m C/Ggone I’m outta Amhere
[Verse]
 EmOver Lake SuD/F#perior
 EmAnd the Arctic D/F#Sea
EmThrough the dark intD/F#erior
 EmThe stolen terriD/F#tory
 EmWant it with the D/F#cream on top
 EmOne more lifetime D/F#swallowed up
 EmHe’ll be back yeah D/F#just you wait and Emsee D/F#  

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First Chance

by David Gray

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

C/G

This is my version of

David Gray's First Chance

Listen to the song, David plays a lot of variations of (kind of) the same lick,

in different parts of the song.

This is 2 ways of playing it (Octave).

[Verse]

Em D/F#

E|-----0----------------2------------|

B|-----0----------------3------------|

G|-----0----------------2-(0)--------|

D|-----2----------------0--5--4--0---|

A|-----2--3--2--0-------x------------|

E|--0--0-------------2--2------------|

Em D/F#

E|-----0----------------2--3--2------|

B|-----0--1--0----------3--------3---|

G|-----0--------2-------2------------|

D|-----2----------------0------------|

A|-----2----------------x------------|

E|-----0----------------2------------|

[Chorus]

G D/F# C/G Am

E|------3----|------2----|------0-----|------0----|

B|------0----|------3----|------1-----|------1----|

G|------0----|------2----|------0-----|------2----|

D|------0----|------0----|------2-----|------2----|

A|------2----|------0----|------3-----|------0----|

E|------3----|------2----|------3-----|------x----|

[Verse]

Em D/F#

Like a bird upon release

Em D/F#

Through the atmosphere

Em D/F#

Like a honking flock of geese

Em D/F#

Winter drawing near

Em D/F#

As the fabric comes unstitched

Em D/F#

Hearts and minds and eyes bewitched

Em D/F# Em D/F#

Standing watching for the smoke to clear

[Chorus]

G D/F# C/G Am

First chance I get I’m gone

[Verse]

Em D/F#

Moses had his tablets yeah

Em D/F#

Noah had his ark

Em D/F#

All I got’s a haystack needle

Em D/F#

Stabbing in the dark

Em D/F#

Anguished cries and old footfalls

Em D/F#

Permeate these paper walls

Em D/F# Em D/F#

Need some action all you get is talk

[Chorus]

G D/F#

First chance I get

C/G Am

I’m gone I’m outta here

G D/F#

First chance I get

C/G Am

I’m gone I’m outta here

[Verse]

Em D/F#

Here’s one for the boys back home yeah

Em D/F#

Here’s one for your spokes

Em D/F#

A little taste of victory

Em D/F#

To send back to your folks

Em D/F#

Here’s one for the fireside

Em D/F#

The grinning groom the blushing bride

Em D/F# Em D/F#

Come and feast your eyes upon the hoax

[Chorus]

G D/F#

First chance I get

C/G Am

I’m gone I’m outta here

G D/F#

First chance I get

C/G Am

I’m gone I’m outta here

[Verse]

Em D/F#

Over Lake Superior

Em D/F#

And the Arctic Sea

Em D/F#

Through the dark interior

Em D/F#

The stolen territory

Em D/F#

Want it with the cream on top

Em D/F#

One more lifetime swallowed up

Em D/F# Em D/F#

He’ll be back yeah just you wait and see

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