[INTRO] E G#m C#m C#m 
        A B E E
[Verse 1]
E           G#m             C#m       C#m
This is the first day of my life
A           B                 E         E
Swear I was born right in the doorway
E                 G#m                       C#m       
I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed
        C#m       A        B      E       E 
They're spreading blankets on the beach
E            G#m               C#m       C#m    
Yours is the first face that I saw
A           B              E        E
Think I was blind before I met you
E                  G#m                       C#m
Don't know where I am, don't know where I've been
    C#m    A       B       E        E
But I know where I want to go
[Chorus]
     E           G#m     C#m        C#m
So I thought I'd let you know
     A                    B
That these things take forever
 E      G#m     C#m       C#m
I especially am slow
      A              F#m            A             F#m            E
But I realized how I need you and I wondered if I could come home 
G#m C#m C#m
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[Verse 2]
E              G#m                C#m       C#m
I remember the time you drove all night 
A       B              E        E
Just to meet me in the morning 
E                G#m                          C#m        
I thought it was strange, you said everything changed 
    C#m     A        B         E       E
You felt as if you'd just woke up 
           E               G#m             C#m        C#m
And you said, "This is the first day of my life.
A                 B            E        E
I'm glad I didn't die before I met you.
E           G#m                 C#m        C#m
Now I don't care, I could go anywhere with you,
        A        B     E        E
And I'd probably be happy."
[Chorus]
          E       G#m     C#m       C#m
So if you want to be with me 
     A                       B
With these things there's no telling 
           E       G#m      C#m        C#m
We'll just have to wait and see
                  A             F#m           A                  F#m   E
But I'd rather be working for a paycheck than waiting to win the lottery 
G#m C#m C#m
[Outro]
            A                F#m                 A                F#m   E
Besides, maybe this time its different, I mean I really think you like me
G#m C#m C#m
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