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First Timer
Elliott Smith
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I've transcribed this song in its original key for those that don't have access to a
If you have one, it sounds best with a capo on the second fret, making the necessary
to preserve the original key (A is played as G, Bm is played as Am, etc.)
A Bm F#m D
I'm a first timer wishing I was someone else
A D E A
When I see you by yourself
A Bm F#m D
In a coridor where you find yourself not blocked
A D E A
By the doors you locked
Bm D
You won't do what the doctor ordered
Bm D E
You won't see someone else
Bm D
Come on back to me
Bm D F#m
My pride tomorrow
A Bm F#m D
You say you feel hollow and you know it's cause you are
A D E A
Well at least so far
Solo
A Bm F#m D (you can throw some 7th in to liven it up)
A D E A
Bm D
I think of you with hesitation
Bm D E
I think of you too hard
Bm D
Come on back to me
Bm D F#m
But don't make me sorry
A Bm F#m D
I'm a first timer wishing I'd been someone else
A D E A F#m
Seeing you by yourself
A D E A
Seeing you by yourself