First Night — The Hold Steady
Chords and lyrics for First Night by The Hold Steady (key of C).
Intro
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
Verse
[G]Charlemagne [Am]shakes in the [C]streets[G]
[G]Gideon makes [Am]love to the [C]suites[D]
and [Em7]Holly's not [Am]invincible
in [F]fact she's in the [D]hospital
not [Em]far from that [C]bar where we [D]met
on that [Em]first [C]night[D][G]
Instrumental
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
Verse
[G]Charlemagne pulls [Am]street corner [C]scams[G]
and [G]Gideon's got a [Am]pipe made from a [C]Pringles can[D]
[Em]Holly's [Am]insatiable, she [F]still looks [D]incredible
But she [Em]don't look like that [C]same girl we[D] met
on that [Em]first night[C]
when she was [G]golden with [D]floorlight and [Em][C]beer[D][G]
on that [Em]first night[C]
she [G]slept like she'd [D]never been [Em][C]scared[D]
Solo
[G] [Am] [C] [G]
[G] [Am] [C] [D]
[Em] [Am] [F] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
Verse
And then [Em]last night[C]
She said [G]"Words alone [D]never could [Em]save [C]us."[D][G]
And then [Em]last night[C]
She [G]cried and she [D]told us about [Em][C]Jesus[D]
[Em]Holly's [Am]inconsolable
[F]Unhinged and [D]uncontrollable
'Cause we [Em]can't get as [C]high as we [D]got
On that first night
Instrumental
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] (Boys [C]and girls in America)
[D] [Em] (Boys [C]and girls in America)
[D] [Em] (Boys [C]and girls in America)
[D] [Em] (Boys [C]and girls in America)
Verse
[D]Don't bother talking to the [Em]guys with [C]their hot soft [D]eyes
you know they're [Em]already [C]taken
[D]Don't even speak to all those [Em]sequencer and [C]beats boys[D]
Outro
When they [Em]kiss they spit [C]white noise [D](White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they spit [C]white noise [D](White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they [C]spit white [D]noise (White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they spit [C]white noise [D](White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they [C]spit white [D]noise (White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they spit [C]white noise [D](White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they spit [C]white noise [D](White noise)
When they [Em]kiss they spit [C]white noise
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