Kevin Devine – The First Hit (Guitar)

[Intro]
   D/F#    A/E       F#m     Bm/F#     F#m     G/D       A/E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----3-------2---|-----2-------3---|-----2-------0---|-----2--------|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---4---4-|---2---2---0---0-|---2---2------|
D|-4-------2-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------0-------|-2-------2----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|

D/F#  A/E           F#m    Bm/F#   F#m   G/D        A/E
      Christ on the cross, no more room, just slide off

D/F#  A/E         F#m   Bm/F#   F#m    G/D         A/E
      Meet on the wire, no more lines, can't climb higher

   G                                    A
So from your new plateau you writhe and wait

                                 G
For something real to shake your bones

                        A
To turn you back into a person

D    A           F#m   Bm       F#m    G           A   A4  A
 You sublet the space, cut your costs, flipped off fate

D    A                 F#m     Bm        F#m       G       A   A4  A
 And watched while she packed, cried and cried but no come back

    G                                A
You figured you could sit around and wait

                               G
For love this real to just pop up

                               A
To fall from trees, to ride on rainstorms

G                 D
 Convinced it was worth it

G                 Bm        A        G
 You swore it was worth it, yeah, he-hey

                D                    A        A4  A
You said it was worth it through the first hit

Em         D                    Bm   A
 But back amongst the dirt and spent grass

Em         D                A
 The empty coffee cups, the green glass

Em            D             Bm   A
 The basement brokering and side bets

Em          D             A
 The puzzle pieces in the tool shed

G                D
 I think you can build it

G                Bm        A        G
 I think you can build it, yeah, he-hey

               D                A                  A7
I know you can build it cause I built it, yeah, he-hey

G                 D
 Convinced it was worth it

G                 Bm        A        G
 You swore it was worth it, yeah, he-hey

                D                    A        A4  A
You said it was worth it through the first hit

G               D
Back before you moved so fast

    G                       Bm        A
And traced your veins with splintered glass

     G          D                A
Your lazy eyes aligned to find a purpose, a purpose

[Outro]
   D       A         F#m     Bm        F#m     G         A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5--|
B|-----3-------2---|-----2-------3---|-----2-------0---|-----2-----2--|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---4---4-|---2---2---0---0-|---2---2------|
D|-4-------2-------|-4-------4-------|-4-------0-------|-2-------2----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|