Lirik dan Chord Lagu One of These Things First - Nick Drake

Lagu ini dimuat dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Bryter Layter.

Album tersebut dirilis di bawah naungan label Island Records.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "One of These Things First" dari Nick Drake.

[Intro]
E F#m G#m E F#m (x4)

[Verse 1]

E
F#m                        G#m
I could have been a sailor
F#m                       E     F#m G#m F#m
Could have been a cook

E

F#m                 G#m
A real live lover
F#m                        E     F#m G#m F#m
Could have been a book
A
I could have been a signpost
G
Could have been a clock
E     F#m       G#m      F#m
As simple as a kettle
E      F#m    G#m F#m
Steady as a rock
G             F#m
I could be
E    F#m          G#m F#m
Here and now
G                F#m
I would be, I should be
E     F#m  G#m
But how?

[Chorus]
A                       F#m
I could have been
E      F#m       G#m
One of these things first
A                        F#m
I could have been
E    F#m        G#m     E    F#m
One of these things first

E F#m G#m E F#m

[Verse 2]
E

F#m                       G#m
I could have been your pillar
F#m                             E    F#m G#m F#m
Could have been your door

E
F#m                         G#m
I could have stayed beside you
F#m                             E     F#m G#m F#m
Could have stayed for more
A
I could have been your statue
G
Could have been your friend
E      F#m       G#m    F#m
A whole long lifetime
E     F#m         G#m   F#m
Could have been the end

G             F#m
I could be
               E  F#m G#m F#m
Yours so true
G
I would be
F#m
I should be
E      F#m           G#m
Through and through

[Chorus]
A                      F#m
I could have been
                                E   F#m G#m F#m
One of these things first
A                       F#m
I could have been
                                E  F#m G#m E F#m
One of these things first

[Instrumental]
E F#m G#m E F#m
G
F#m
E F#m G#m F#m
G
F#m
E F#m G#m
A
F#m
E F#m G#m E F#m
E F#m G#m E F#m

[Verse 3]
E
F#m                        G#m
I could have been a whistle
F#m                            E F#m G#m F#m
Could have been a flute

E
F#m                 G#m
A real live giver
F#m                             E F#m G#m F#m
Could have been a boot
A
I could have been a signpost
G
Could have been a clock
E     F#m      G#m     F#m
As simple as a kettle
E     F#m     G#m F#m
Steady as a rock

[Chorus 2]
G           F#m
I could be
E     F#m G#m F#m
Even here
G                F#m
I would be, I should be
E    F#m G#m
So near
A                       F#m
I could have been
E     F#m        G#m
One of these things first
A                       F#m
I could have been
E     F#m        G#m
One of these things first

[Outro]
A
F#m
E F#m G#m E F#m
E