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: 
  A C#/G# | F#m F#m F#m F#m7
  Dadd9 E | A                 } ×2

A             C#/G#           F#m  F#m7
This is the first day of my life,
D             E                 A
Swear I was born right in the doorway.
                   C#
I went out in the rain,
          C#/F      F#m
Suddenly everything changed.
                  B7
They’re spreading blankets
         E   E7
On the beach.

A              C#/G#            F#m
Yours is the first face that I saw,
D               E              A
I think I was blind before I met you.
                            C#
And I don’t know where I am,
        C#/F             F#m
I don’t know where I’ve been,
           B7               E E/F# E/G#
But I know where I want to go.

       E/B    A
   And so I thought
       E       F#m  F#m7
   I’d let you know,
              D               E
   That these things take forever.
      A      C#    F#m
   I especially am slow,
         Bm
   But I realize that I need you,
    Bmadd9                          A
   And I wondered if I could come home.

Instrumental: 
  A C#sus4/G# | F#m
  Bm Bmadd9 | Dm Dm Dm E6

A             C#/G#
Remember the time
               F#m  F#m7 Dmaj
You drove all night
          E
Just to meet me
        A      A/C# A/E A
In the morning?
                     C#
And I thought it was strange,
                    F#m
You said everything changed.
            B7                 E  E7
You felt as if you just woke up.

        E6   A
And you said:
               C#/G#
“This is the first day
        F#m  F#m7 Dmaj
Of my life.
                   E
I’m glad I didn’t die
           A     A/E A/C# A
Before I met you.
                 C#
But now I don’t care,
                F#m
I could go anywhere with you,
        B7              E   E7/B
And I’d probably be happy.”

              A    E        F#m  F#m7
   So if you wanna be with me,
           D
   With these things
                    E
   There’s just no telling,
            A        C#      F#m
   We just have to wait and see.
                      Bm
   But I’d rather be working
   For a paycheck,
   Bmadd9                       C#m7 A
   Than waiting to win the lottery,
       C#sus4/G#
   Ah-ha,
        F#m
   Mm-hmm.

   Besides,
      Bm
   Maybe this time it’s different,
                                  E A
   I mean I really think you like me.

Instrumental: 
  A C#sus4/G# | F#m
  Bm Bmadd9 | Dm Dm Dm7+ E

  A C#sus4/G# | F#m
  Bmadd9 | Dm Dm Dm E7
  A