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First Of October

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[Intro]
 C   C/Bb   Am7   Fm(x2)
[Verse]
 CI hold my breath
 C/BbI count the days
 Am7I know I'll see you when I'm Fmolder
 CI try to fill
 C/BbThe empty space
 Am7As that fateful day grows Fmcloser
[Pre-chorus]
And C/Gwhen it comes around
I wake Dup and kiss the ground
I was Flost and now I'm found, woah
[Chorus]
It's the first of ocCtoberC/Bb  
ToAm7dayAb  
It's the first of ocCtober
How many C/Bbsongs can we Am7make?Ab  
We Cgotta get to C/Bbten
By the Am7end of the Abday
It's the first of ocCtoberC/Bb  
It's the first of ocFtober
Today
[Instrumental]
C C/Bb Am7 Ab
C C/Bb Am7 Ab Fm
[Verse]
 CAutumn leaves
 C/BbChicago breeze
 Am7I don't mind it's getting Fmcolder
 CYou by my side
 C/BbIs all I need
 Am7Wish it never would be Fmover
[Pre-chorus]
'Cause C/Gwhen it comes around
We'll Dmake a joyful sound
Raise your Fvoices, sing it loud, woah
[Chorus]
It's the first of ocCtoberC/Bb  
ToAm7dayAb  
It's the first of ocCtober
How many C/Bbsongs can we Am7make?Ab  
We Cgotta get to C/Bbten
By the Am7end of the Abday
It's the first of ocCtoberC/Bb  
It's the first of ocFtober
[Bridge]
It's the first of ocAmtober
Didn't think we'd Gget here
  CIt took a C/Gwhole damn Fyear
 AmAnd now it's not august
It's not Gfebruary, it's not july
 CIt's not even september
 FI think you know what it is...
[Pre-chorus]
And C/Gwhen it comes around
I wake Dup and kiss the ground
I was Flost and now I'm found, woah
[Chorus]
It's the first of ocCtoberC/Bb  
ToAm7dayFm  
It's the first of ocCtober
How many C/Bbsongs can we Am7make?Fm  
We Cgotta get to C/Bbten
By the Am7end of the Fmday
[Outro]
It's the first of ocCtober
(first of ocC/Bbtober, first of ocFtober)
It's the first of ocCtober
(first of ocDtober, first of ocFtober)
It's the first of ocAmtoberC  F  
It's the first of ocAmtoberG  F  
ToCday

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First Of October

by First of October

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C/Bb

Am7

C/G

[Intro]

C C/Bb Am7 Fm

(x2)

[Verse]

I hold my breath

C/Bb

I count the days

Am7 Fm

I know I'll see you when I'm older

I try to fill

C/Bb

The empty space

Am7 Fm

As that fateful day grows closer

[Pre-chorus]

C/G

And when it comes around

I wake up and kiss the ground

I was lost and now I'm found, woah

[Chorus]

C C/Bb

It's the first of october

Am7 Ab

Today

It's the first of october

C/Bb Am7 Ab

How many songs can we make?

C C/Bb

We gotta get to ten

Am7 Ab

By the end of the day

C C/Bb

It's the first of october

Today

[Instrumental]

C C/Bb Am7 Ab

C C/Bb Am7 Ab Fm

[Verse]

Autumn leaves

C/Bb

Chicago breeze

Am7 Fm

I don't mind it's getting colder

You by my side

C/Bb

Is all I need

Am7 Fm

Wish it never would be over

[Pre-chorus]

C/G

'Cause when it comes around

We'll make a joyful sound

Raise your voices, sing it loud, woah

[Chorus]

C C/Bb

It's the first of october

Am7 Ab

Today

It's the first of october

C/Bb Am7 Ab

How many songs can we make?

C C/Bb

We gotta get to ten

Am7 Ab

By the end of the day

C C/Bb

It's the first of october

[Bridge]

It's the first of october

Didn't think we'd get here

C C/G F

It took a whole damn year

And now it's not august

It's not february, it's not july

It's not even september

I think you know what it is...

[Pre-chorus]

C/G

And when it comes around

I wake up and kiss the ground

I was lost and now I'm found, woah

[Chorus]

C C/Bb

It's the first of october

Am7 Fm

Today

It's the first of october

C/Bb Am7 Fm

How many songs can we make?

C C/Bb

We gotta get to ten

Am7 Fm

By the end of the day

[Outro]

It's the first of october

C/Bb F

(first of october, first of october)

It's the first of october

D F

(first of october, first of october)

Am C F

It's the first of october

Am G F

It's the first of october

Today

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