Willie Got There First Chords - Seth Avett

Intro

Verse 1

D Well it struck me how cold the rain was D7 G but I didn't look for cover at all A I just stood there face to face with my love G A watching her tear drops fall D D7 And sad as it was, her blue eyes inspired me D7 G switched on a light in my mind A and when she was gone, I wrote down a song G A to claim the moment as mine

Chorus

G A D But Willie got there first G A D G put heartache and heartbreak into reverse A A

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like an alchemist turning his sorrow to gold G A

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lyrics like maps for a soul A G E/G# A Eloquent truth and a common man's words G A D G I have such a good idea for a song Bm A D But Willie got there first

Verse 2

D D7 The phases and stages of life they've been changing D7 G and I was sure changing too A the rivers of whiskey and Bloody Mary mornings G A were causing my plans to fall through D D7 But when I was down I met me an angel D7 G flying too close to the ground A and we rose up together and the victory moved me G A to make a musical sound

Chorus

G A D But Willie got there first G A D G but falling in love to a beautiful verse A A

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like the brush strokes of a renaissance master so bold G A

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still lifes of cold black and gold A G E/G# A breath taking country side, landscapes of words G A D G I have such a good idea for a song Bm A D But Willie got there first

Bridge

A D The rhymes are already written A D the rhythm laid down by the band B the melodys already been brought to life E E7 by the piano players right hand E7 D Bobby play it pretty D A leave that harp solo in B and Mickey take us, home one more time then lets E A get on the road again

Verse 3

D D7 I'm crazy for feeling so lonely with my family D7 G and so many friends A I know how it is with life as with love G A when one ends another begins D D7 to live well you must be tougher than leather D7 G and tender as a babe in a manger A lets lift up a glass of yesterdays wine G A and cheers to the red headed stranger

Chorus

G A D Cause Willie got there first G A D G put God and the devil into the same verse A A

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like a preacher man letting his Sermon unfold G A

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a tune like a cure for a soul A G E/G# A the truth in a cowboys words G A D G I have such a good idea for a song Bm A D G But Willie got there first Bm A D Yeah Willie got there first