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Song Name: One of These Things First (cross harp) By: Nick Drake
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Key: Bb Genre: General
Harp Type: Diatonic
Created: 2012-03-08 18:22:52 Modified: 2012-03-08 18:24:07


Song:

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I could have been a sailor, could have been a cook
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 A real live lover, could have been a book.
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I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock
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As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.
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I could be here and now
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 I would be, I should be, bu-t   how?
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I could have been one of these things first
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I could have been one of these things first.

 


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I could have been your pillar, could have been your door
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 I could have stayed beside you, could have stayed for more.
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I could have been your statue, could have been your friend,
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A whole long lifetime could have been the end.
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I could be yours so true
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 I would be, I should be through and through
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I could have been one of these things first
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I could have been one of these things first.

 

 

 

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I could have been a whistle, could have been a flute
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 A real live giver, could have been a boot.
3   5   -4    5  -4   5  5      5    -5   -4  4  -4
I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock
3  -4 4   -4 4 -4 -4   -4 -3  4 -4  3
As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.
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I could be even here
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I would be, I should be so near
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I could have been one of these things first
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I could have been one of these things first.