Chords for David Gray - First Chance (Official Audio)
Tempo:
117.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
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C
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[G]
[Em] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [G]
Like [A] a [G] bird upon release [A] through the [G] atmosphere,
[Am] like a [G] honking flock of geese [C] when the drought ends.
[C] As the fabric [G] comes unstitched, [A] hearts and [G] minds and eyes bewitched, [A] standing watching
smoke [Am] to clear.
[Em] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [G]
Like [A] a [G] bird upon release [A] through the [G] atmosphere,
[Am] like a [G] honking flock of geese [C] when the drought ends.
[C] As the fabric [G] comes unstitched, [A] hearts and [G] minds and eyes bewitched, [A] standing watching
smoke [Am] to clear.
100% ➙ 118BPM
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Like _ [A] a [G] bird upon release _ [A] through the [G] atmosphere, _ _
_ [Am] _ like a [G] honking flock of geese [C] _ when the drought _ ends.
_ [C] _ As the fabric [G] comes unstitched, [A] _ hearts and [G] minds and eyes bewitched, [A] _ standing watching
[G] for the smoke [Am] to clear.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ First chance I get, _ [F] I've got _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Moses' head [G] as tablets, yeah, [A] Noah had [G] his eye, _ _ but all I
got's a haystack needle [A] _ stabbing in [G] the dark. _
_ _ Anguish, cries and old footfalls [A] coming through [G] these paper _ walls, [A] need some action [G] now you
get [A] a start.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, [G] [F] I'm out [D] of here.
_ [C] _ _ _ First chance I get, _ I'm gone, [F] I'm out [Dm] of here.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Here's one for [C] the boys back home, [Am] here's one for [G] your spouse, _
_ [Am] a little taste [G] of victory
_ [Am] _ Send back to your [G] folks, _
_ [Am] here's one for [C] the _ fireside, [Am] _ grinning gloom, [G] the blushing bride,
[Am] come and feast [G] your eyes upon [Am] the oats.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, [F] I'm out [Dm] of here. _
_ [C] _ _ First _ chance [G] I get, _ _ I'm gone, [F] I'm _ out of here.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Over Lake [Am] _ Superior _ and the [G] Arctic Sea, _ [Am] _ through the [Bm] dark interior, _ [Am] the stolen [G] territory, _ _
_ [C] _ [A] I
want it with [G] cream on top, _ [Am] I want my lifetime [G] swallowed up, [A] and he'll be begging [G] just you
wait [Am] and see.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, [F] I'm out [Dm] of here.
_ _ [C] _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, I'm [F] _ out [Dm] of here.
_ _ [C] _ _ First chance, _ _ [G] _ _ first chance I'm [F] out _ [D] of here.
_ _ [C] _ _ First chance, _ _ [G] _ _ first chance I'm [F] out of _ _ [Dm] _
here.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ It's _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a long way _ back from where _ you were.
_ _ It's a long [Am]
way [A] back _ from where you were.
_ [Am] It's a long [E] way back [A] from where _ you [G] were.
_ [A] It's a long, _ _ _ _ it's a _ long, _ _ _ it's [A] a long _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Like _ [A] a [G] bird upon release _ [A] through the [G] atmosphere, _ _
_ [Am] _ like a [G] honking flock of geese [C] _ when the drought _ ends.
_ [C] _ As the fabric [G] comes unstitched, [A] _ hearts and [G] minds and eyes bewitched, [A] _ standing watching
[G] for the smoke [Am] to clear.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ First chance I get, _ [F] I've got _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ Moses' head [G] as tablets, yeah, [A] Noah had [G] his eye, _ _ but all I
got's a haystack needle [A] _ stabbing in [G] the dark. _
_ _ Anguish, cries and old footfalls [A] coming through [G] these paper _ walls, [A] need some action [G] now you
get [A] a start.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, [G] [F] I'm out [D] of here.
_ [C] _ _ _ First chance I get, _ I'm gone, [F] I'm out [Dm] of here.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Here's one for [C] the boys back home, [Am] here's one for [G] your spouse, _
_ [Am] a little taste [G] of victory
_ [Am] _ Send back to your [G] folks, _
_ [Am] here's one for [C] the _ fireside, [Am] _ grinning gloom, [G] the blushing bride,
[Am] come and feast [G] your eyes upon [Am] the oats.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, [F] I'm out [Dm] of here. _
_ [C] _ _ First _ chance [G] I get, _ _ I'm gone, [F] I'm _ out of here.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Over Lake [Am] _ Superior _ and the [G] Arctic Sea, _ [Am] _ through the [Bm] dark interior, _ [Am] the stolen [G] territory, _ _
_ [C] _ [A] I
want it with [G] cream on top, _ [Am] I want my lifetime [G] swallowed up, [A] and he'll be begging [G] just you
wait [Am] and see.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, [F] I'm out [Dm] of here.
_ _ [C] _ _ First chance [G] I get, _ I'm gone, I'm [F] _ out [Dm] of here.
_ _ [C] _ _ First chance, _ _ [G] _ _ first chance I'm [F] out _ [D] of here.
_ _ [C] _ _ First chance, _ _ [G] _ _ first chance I'm [F] out of _ _ [Dm] _
here.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ It's _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ a long way _ back from where _ you were.
_ _ It's a long [Am]
way [A] back _ from where you were.
_ [Am] It's a long [E] way back [A] from where _ you [G] were.
_ [A] It's a long, _ _ _ _ it's a _ long, _ _ _ it's [A] a long _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _