One Of These Things First Chords by Nick Drake
Tempo:
120.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
G
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] I [C#m] could have been [E] a sailor, [A] I [E] could have been a cook, [A]
[E] [A] a real [E] live lover, [A] I could have [E] been
a poet,
[A] I could have been a sign post, [G] could have been a clock,
[E] [C#m] as [E] simple as a [A] kettle,
as [E] steady [A] as a rock, [E]
[G] I [F#] could be here [E] and now,
[D] I would [F#] be, I should be, [E] but how?
[A] [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of these [E] things for us,
I [E]
could have been your [A] pillow, I [E] could have been your door, [A]
[E] I could have stayed [A] beside
you, could [E] have stayed for [A] more, [E]
[A] I could have been your statue,
[G] could have been your friend,
[E] a whole long lifetime could have been the end,
[G] I [F#] could be oh [B] so true, [E]
[G] I would [F#] be, I
should be, [E] through and [A] through, [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things for us,
[A] I could have
been
[F#m] one [E] of these things for us,
[A] [E]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[A]
[F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[C#m] I could have been [E] a whistle, [A] could [E] have been a flute, [A]
[E] [C#m] a
real [E] live [A] giver, could [E] have been a boat, [A] [E]
[A] I could have been a sign post, [G] could have been
a clock,
[E] [C#m] as [E] simple as a kettle, [A] as steady [B] as a [A] rock, [E]
[G] I could [F#m] be [E] even here,
[G] [D] I would [F#m] be,
I should be, [E] somewhere, [A] [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E] [A]
I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things [A] for us.
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[E] I [C#m] could have been [E] a sailor, [A] I [E] could have been a cook, [A]
[E] [A] a real [E] live lover, [A] I could have [E] been
a poet,
[A] I could have been a sign post, [G] could have been a clock,
[E] [C#m] as [E] simple as a [A] kettle,
as [E] steady [A] as a rock, [E]
[G] I [F#] could be here [E] and now,
[D] I would [F#] be, I should be, [E] but how?
[A] [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of these [E] things for us,
I [E]
could have been your [A] pillow, I [E] could have been your door, [A]
[E] I could have stayed [A] beside
you, could [E] have stayed for [A] more, [E]
[A] I could have been your statue,
[G] could have been your friend,
[E] a whole long lifetime could have been the end,
[G] I [F#] could be oh [B] so true, [E]
[G] I would [F#] be, I
should be, [E] through and [A] through, [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things for us,
[A] I could have
been
[F#m] one [E] of these things for us,
[A] [E]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[G] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[A]
[F#m]
[E] [A] [E]
[C#m] I could have been [E] a whistle, [A] could [E] have been a flute, [A]
[E] [C#m] a
real [E] live [A] giver, could [E] have been a boat, [A] [E]
[A] I could have been a sign post, [G] could have been
a clock,
[E] [C#m] as [E] simple as a kettle, [A] as steady [B] as a [A] rock, [E]
[G] I could [F#m] be [E] even here,
[G] [D] I would [F#m] be,
I should be, [E] somewhere, [A] [E]
[A] I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E] [A]
I could have been
[F#m] one of [E] these things [A] for us.
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[E] [A]
[A] [E]
Key:
E
A
F#m
G
C#m
E
A
F#m
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] I [C#m] could have been [E] a sailor, [A] I [E] could have been a cook, _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] a real [E] live lover, [A] I could have [E] been
a poet, _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been a sign post, [G] _ _ _ could have been a clock, _
[E] _ _ [C#m] as [E] simple as a [A] kettle,
as [E] steady [A] as a rock, [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I [F#] could be here [E] and now, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I would [F#] be, I should be, [E] but how?
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I could have been _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have _ been _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of these [E] things for us,
I [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ could have been your [A] pillow, I [E] could have been your door, _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ I could have stayed [A] beside
you, could [E] have stayed for [A] more, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been your statue, _
[G] _ _ could have been your friend, _
[E] _ _ a whole long lifetime could have been the end, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I [F#] could be oh [B] so true, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I would [F#] be, I
should be, [E] through and [A] through, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things for us, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have
been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ one _ [E] of these things for us, _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] I could have been [E] a whistle, _ [A] could [E] have been a flute, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] a
real [E] live [A] giver, could [E] have been a boat, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been a sign post, [G] _ _ could have been
a clock, _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] as [E] simple as a kettle, [A] as steady [B] as a [A] rock, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I could [F#m] be _ [E] even here, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] I would [F#m] be,
I should be, [E] somewhere, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I could have _ been _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ I could have _ _ been
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] for us.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] I [C#m] could have been [E] a sailor, [A] I [E] could have been a cook, _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] a real [E] live lover, [A] I could have [E] been
a poet, _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been a sign post, [G] _ _ _ could have been a clock, _
[E] _ _ [C#m] as [E] simple as a [A] kettle,
as [E] steady [A] as a rock, [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I [F#] could be here [E] and now, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ I would [F#] be, I should be, [E] but how?
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I could have been _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have _ been _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of these [E] things for us,
I [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ could have been your [A] pillow, I [E] could have been your door, _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ I could have stayed [A] beside
you, could [E] have stayed for [A] more, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been your statue, _
[G] _ _ could have been your friend, _
[E] _ _ a whole long lifetime could have been the end, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I [F#] could be oh [B] so true, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I would [F#] be, I
should be, [E] through and [A] through, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things for us, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have
been _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ one _ [E] of these things for us, _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] I could have been [E] a whistle, _ [A] could [E] have been a flute, _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] a
real [E] live [A] giver, could [E] have been a boat, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I could have been a sign post, [G] _ _ could have been
a clock, _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] as [E] simple as a kettle, [A] as steady [B] as a [A] rock, _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I could [F#m] be _ [E] even here, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] I would [F#m] be,
I should be, [E] somewhere, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ I could have _ been _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] for us, [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ I could have _ _ been
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ one of [E] these things [A] for us.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _