The First Day (you Wake Up Alone) chords by Beverly Mahood

Intro:

 B (Let Ring)




Verse 1:
B
He said this and she said that
  E
She called her momma and he blew his stack
  F#          E             B
He gave her hell and she gave it right back to him too

Well anger clouded his mind last night
  E
But things look clearer as the first daylight
   F#
Slips through the curtain
    E              F#
And he opens his eyes to that motel room

Chorus:
    B       E*     F#
On the first day when you wake up alone
        B     E B    F#
Ain't that the first day it all hits home
    G#
You can slam the door

You can scream and shout
     B
Till the lights come on

In the neighbours House
G#
You can get in your car
Bb
Make some tracks
B
Swear you're never comin' back
    E
But you learn there's a difference
         F#
Between going and gone
      C#    E       B    F#
Yeah on the first day you wake up alone


Verse 2:
   B
Well she's sitting there in that sunny little kitchen
   E
In emotional wreakage and some broken dishes
 F#         E            B
Surround her and she wishes she could see his face

Now did he do something crazy-she knows how he gets
   E
She's wondering where he went when he left
        F#    E           F#
And how'd they ever get into this mess in the first place


Chorus:
    B       E*     F#
On the first day when you wake up alone
        B     E B    F#
Ain't that the first day it all hits home
    G#
You can slam the door

You can scream and shout
     B
Till the lights come on

In the neighbours House
G#
You can get in your car
Bb
Make some tracks
B
Swear you're never comin' back
    E
But you learn there's a difference
         F#
Between going and gone
      C#    E       B    F# B  F#
Yeah on the first day you wake up alone


Bridge:
G#m           C#m
He pulls in the driveway
        C#m C#sus2
She runs to the door
G#m     F#
He says I'm sorry baby
G#m E     F#
She says what for?


Outro Chorus:
    B             F#
On the first day when you wake up alone
        B     E B    F#
Ain't that the first day it all hits home
    B       E*     F#
On the first day when you wake up alone
        B     E B    F#
Ain't that the first day it all hits home
    G#
You can slam the door

You can scream and shout
     Bb
Till the lights come on

In the neighbours House
B
You can get in your car

Make some tracks
E
Swear you're never comin' back

Never coming back
     C#    F#      B
Until the first day you wake up alone

Well he said this or she said that, yeah

Yeah on the first day