Bright Eyes —
First Day of My Life

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© Chorded by Mikhail Ocheret // specialist (https://Muzland.info)
± BPM (tempo): ♩ = 95 beats per minute

Lyrics and Music by Conor Oberst

Intro: 
  E G#/D# | C#m C#m C#m C#m7
  Aadd9 B | E                 } ×2

E             G#/D#           C#m  C#m7
This is the first day of my life,
A             B                 E
Swear I was born right in the doorway.
                   G#
I went out in the rain,
          G#/C      C#m
Suddenly everything changed.
                  F#7
They’re spreading blankets
         B   B7
On the beach.

E              G#/D#            C#m
Yours is the first face that I saw,
A               B              E
I think I was blind before I met you.
                            G#
And I don’t know where I am,
        G#/C             C#m
I don’t know where I’ve been,
           F#7              B B/C# B/D#
But I know where I want to go.

       B/F#   E
   And so I thought
       B       C#m  C#m7
   I’d let you know,
              A               B
   That these things take forever.
      E      G#    C#m
   I especially am slow,
         F#m
   But I realize that I need you,
    F#madd9                         E
   And I wondered if I could come home.

Instrumental: 
  E G#sus4/D# | C#m
  F#m F#madd9 | Am Am Am B6

E             G#/D#
Remember the time
               C#m  C#m7 Amaj
You drove all night
          B
Just to meet me
        E      E/G# E/B E
In the morning?
                     G#
And I thought it was strange,
                    C#m
You said everything changed.
            F#7                B  B7
You felt as if you just woke up.

        B6   E
And you said:
               G#/D#
“This is the first day
        C#m  C#m7 Amaj
Of my life.
                   B
I’m glad I didn’t die
           E     E/B E/G# E
Before I met you.
                 G#
But now I don’t care,
                C#m
I could go anywhere with you,
        F#7             B   B7/F#
And I’d probably be happy.”

              E    B        C#m  C#m7
   So if you wanna be with me,
           A
   With these things
                    B
   There’s just no telling,
            E        G#      C#m
   We just have to wait and see.
                      F#m
   But I’d rather be working
   For a paycheck,
   F#madd9                      G#m7 E
   Than waiting to win the lottery,
       G#sus4/D#
   Ah-ha,
        C#m
   Mm-hmm.

   Besides,
      F#m
   Maybe this time it’s different,
                                  B E
   I mean I really think you like me.

Instrumental: 
  E G#sus4/D# | C#m
  F#m F#madd9 | Am Am Am7+ B

  E G#sus4/D# | C#m
  F#madd9 | Am Am Am B7
  E