One Of These Things First Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][G][D][G][D][G][D][G][D]
[G][D][G][D][G][D]
I [G]could have been a sail

[Verse 1]
[D]or,[G]
could [D]have been [G]a cook[D][G][D]
[G]A rea[D]l live lover, c[G]ould have
been [D]a book[G][D][G][D][G]
I could have been a signpost,
[F]could have been a c[D]lock
[G]As simple as a k[D]ettle,
[G]steady [D]as a r[G]ock[D][G][F]
I could [Em]be
Here and [D]now[G][D][G][F]
I would be, [Em]I should be
But [D]how?[G][D][G]
I could [Em]have been
One of these [D]thing[G]s first[D][G]
I could [Em]have been
One of these [D]thing[G]s first
[D][G][D][G]

[Verse 2]
[D]
[G]I could have b[D]een your pillar,
[G]could have [D]been your [G]door[D][G][D]
[G]I could have s[D]tayed beside you,
[G]could have stayed [D]for [G]more[D][G]
I could have been your statue,
[F]could have been your fri[D]end
[G]A whole long lif[D]etim[G]e could have been
[D]the [G]end[D][G][D][F]
[Em]I could be yours so
[D]true[G][D][G][D][G][F]
I would be, [Em]I should be through
an[D]d t[G]hrough[D][G][D][G]
I could [Em]have been
One of these thing[D]s f[G]irst[D][G]
I could [Em]have been
One of these [D]thing[G]s first

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][D][G][D][G][F][Em]
[D][G][D][F][Em][D]
[G][D][G][Em]
[G][D][G][D][G][D][G][D]
I [G]could have been a whistle,

[Verse 3]
[D]
[G]could have been a f[D]lute[G][D][G][D]
A real live giver,
[G]could have been [D]a boot[G][D][G]
I could have been a signpost,
[F]could have been a c[D]lock
[G]As simple as a k[D]ettle,
[G]steady [D]as a roc[G]k[D][G][F]
I could [Em]be even he[D]re[G][D][G][D][F]
I would be, [Em]I should
be so [D]near[G][D][G]
I could [Em]have been
One of these [D]thing[G]s first[D][G]
I could [Em]have been
One of these thing[D]s first
[G]

[Outro 1]
[D][G][Em]
[D][G][D][G]