The First Hit

intro/verse picking 
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Christ on the cross, no more room, just slide off 
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 

Verse 2 
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You sublet the space, cut your costs, flipped off fate 
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 

Chorus 
G                 D       G                Bm     A 
Convinced it was worth it, you swore it was worth it 
G                 D                  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               Bm      A 
The empty coffee cups, the green glass 
Em            D            Bm     A 
The basement brokering and side bets 
Em            D          Bm     A 
The puzzle pieces in the tool shed 

G                       D 
I think you can build it, 
G               Bm     A 
I think you can build it 
G               D              A 
I know you can build it cause I built it 

G                 D       G                Bm     A 
Convinced it was worth it, you swore it was worth it 
G                 D                  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 

solo
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ending
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