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This Is The First Night

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This song is done completely in power chords to make it easy.
The earlier version was way too spaced out, this goes with the song's timing.
Have fun
      B5  B/    Bb5        G#5     E5  E5(pm build)  F5  
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[----------------------------------------------------]
[-4-------4---------------9--------------------------]
[-4-------4-------6-------9-------2----------11------]
[-2-------1-------6-------7-------2----------11------]
[-----------------4---------------0----------9-------]
This is the B5first night, of the rest of our lives.
  B5/     Bb                   G#5  E5  
I can't help wonder, "How is it we're still alive?"
                                B5  B/       Bb5  E5  
Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.
Oh yeah, and I said
                                B5  B/      Bb5  E5(pm build)
Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.
B5We stayed up all night long, E5laughing singing in the G#5streets.
Oh yeah, you know.
B5The Clash, Ramones, The Pogues. E5Our voices hoarse are bodies G#5weak,
And ready for sleep!!!
F5Lean against me, wipe your blood shot E5eyes, as I wipe mine.
                                      F5  E5(pm build)
From these rooftops, we'll watch the sun rise, Ain't this the life?
Yeah it's the B5first night, of the rest of our lives.
  B/      Bb5                  G#5  E5  
I can't help wonder, "How is it we're still alive?"
                                B5  B/       Bb5  E5  
Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.
 B5hold                      E5hold          G#5   E5hold
With just half tank of gas, 150 miles to go. No cash, no food.
 B5hold                  E5hold           G#5hold
We turn the engine off, every time we go down hill.
          Ehold
And it's on with the show.
F5I don't know whether to laugh or E5cry. Oh no, I don't.
                      F5  E5(pm build)
All i know is that I am alive, I'm really alive.
And it's the B5first night, of the rest of our lives.
  B/      Bb5                  G#5  E5  
I can't help wonder, "How is it we are still alive?"
                                B5  B/       Bb5  E  
Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.
                                                    B5  B/        Bb  E  
Oh yeah and I said, welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.
We heard you there, and G#5jumped from the train.
B5Ran up the track, E5all the while you're screaming back,
F5"Kiss my ass!!!" We're G#5living our lives, I'm B5livin' yeah.
And I'm doin E5fine, oh yeah, oh yeah I'm doin F5fine.
And it's the Bfirst night, of the rest of our lives.
  B/      Bb5                  G#5  E5  
I can't help wonder, "How is it we are still alive?"
                                B5  B/Bb5  
Welcome to the first night of the rest.
                        B  B/             Bb5  G#5  
Let's hope this night of life won't be our last.
                                      B5  B/    Bb5  E5  
Yeah, welcome to the first night of the rest our lives.
Oooh, good bye.

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This Is The First Night

by Anti-Flag

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bb5

G#5

This song is done completely in power chords to make it easy.

The earlier version was way too spaced out, this goes with the song's timing.

Have fun

B5 B Bb5 G#5 E5 E5 F5

/ (pm build)

[----------------------------------------------------]

[-4-------4---------------9--------------------------]

[-4-------4-------6-------9-------2----------11------]

[-2-------1-------6-------7-------2----------11------]

[-----------------4---------------0----------9-------]

This is the first night, of the rest of our lives.

B5 Bb G#5 E5

I can't help wonder, "How is it we're still alive?"

B5 B Bb5 E5

Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.

Oh yeah, and I said

B5 B Bb5 E5

/ (pm build)

Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.

B5 E5 G#5

We stayed up all night long, laughing singing in the streets.

Oh yeah, you know.

B5 E5 G#5

The Clash, Ramones, The Pogues. Our voices hoarse are bodies weak,

And ready for sleep!!!

F5 E5

Lean against me, wipe your blood shot eyes, as I wipe mine.

F5 E5

(pm build)

From these rooftops, we'll watch the sun rise, Ain't this the life?

Yeah it's the first night, of the rest of our lives.

B Bb5 G#5 E5

I can't help wonder, "How is it we're still alive?"

B5 B Bb5 E5

Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.

B5 E5 G#5 E5

hold hold hold

With just half tank of gas, 150 miles to go. No cash, no food.

B5 E5 G#5

hold hold hold

We turn the engine off, every time we go down hill.

hold

And it's on with the show.

F5 E5

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Oh no, I don't.

F5 E5

(pm build)

All i know is that I am alive, I'm really alive.

And it's the first night, of the rest of our lives.

B Bb5 G#5 E5

I can't help wonder, "How is it we are still alive?"

B5 B Bb5 E

Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.

B5 B Bb E

Oh yeah and I said, welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives.

G#5

We heard you there, and jumped from the train.

B5 E5

Ran up the track, all the while you're screaming back,

F5 G#5 B5

"Kiss my ass!!!" We're living our lives, I'm livin' yeah.

E5 F5

And I'm doin fine, oh yeah, oh yeah I'm doin fine.

And it's the first night, of the rest of our lives.

B Bb5 G#5 E5

I can't help wonder, "How is it we are still alive?"

B5 B Bb5

Welcome to the first night of the rest.

B B Bb5 G#5

Let's hope this night of life won't be our last.

B5 B Bb5 E5

Yeah, welcome to the first night of the rest our lives.

Oooh, good bye.

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