One Of These Things First Chords by Nick Drake

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[E] _ [C#m] I could have been [E] a sailor, [A] I [E] could have been a [A] boat, _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] a [E] real live [A] lover, I could [E] have been a boat.
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[A] _ _ I could have been a sign _ [G] post, _ _ I could have been a clock, _
[E] _ _ [A] as [E] simple as a [A] kettle, [E] steady [A] as a rock.
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[G] _ _ I [F#] could be _ [E] here and now, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] I would [F#] be, I should be, [E] but how?
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[A] _ I could have been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] first.
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[A] _ _ I could have been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ your _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G]
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[A] _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ [A] I [E] could have been your [A] door, [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] I [E] could have stayed [A] beside you, could [E] have stayed for [A] more.
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[A] _ _ I could have been your statue, _
[G] _ _ could have been your friend, _
[E] _ _ [C#m] a [E] whole long [A] lifetime could [E] have been the end.
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[G] _ _ I [F#] could be oh [E] so true, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I would [F#] be, I should be, [E] true and [A] true.
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[A] _ _ I could have been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] first.
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things first.
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[E] _ [C#m] I could have been a [E] whistle, _ [A] I could [E] have been a flute, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] a real [E] live giver, [A] I could [E] have been a boat.
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[A] _ _ I could have been a sign post, [G] _ _ I could have been a clock, _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] as simple [E] as a [A] kettle, steady [E] as a [A] rock.
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[G] _ _ I could [F#m] be _ _ [E] here and now, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ I [F#m] would be, I should be, [E] but how?
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[A] _ I could have been _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ one [E] of these things [A] first.
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] first.
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