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Newtons First by The Altogether - Guitar Chords

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Version 1
            [Verse 1]

     Eb
Just existing ain’t enough
           Cm                Ab
So when it comes to my own birthday
         Eb
I’ll forgo the bags of stuff
      Cm                   Ab
For a chance to prove I’ve earned them
       Eb      Bb/D       Cm
Just a fork, a knife, and cup
          G                 Ab             Eb
So I can eat my words and swallow all my pride

[Verse 2]

    Eb
And Newton’s first mistake
    Cm                       Ab
Was telling me that I could drop your heart
     Eb
And it would never break
        Cm            Ab
Like an apple from a tree
               Eb        Bb/D       Cm
It might get bruised, but it would take
            G                 Ab
Something greater than just gravity
   Eb
To crack its little walls


[Chorus]
            Eb           Eb/Db
And if you give me twenty bars
             Cm7
I’ll write a hit
            Bbm7              Ab
But give me love and I’ll mishandle it

[Verse 3]

Eb
Newton’s second son
         Cm                 Ab
Made his home there in the shadow
       Eb
Of the handsome older one
        Cm            Ab
Made an outline for a life
            Eb       Bb/D      Cm
He could be proud of when it’s done
          G                Ab          Eb
Made his name but kept it strictly to himself

[Verse 4]

    Eb
But soon he grew too tall
        Cm        Ab
For the unmoving shadow
         Eb
To cover much of him at all
        Cm               Ab
But the firstborn didn’t mind
                    Eb      Bb/D      Cm
‘Cause he was still best at basketball
        G                Ab            Eb
And he reminded him most any chance he got

[Chorus]

               Eb              Eb/Db
And you could give me peace on Earth
               Cm7
Complete with proof
            Bbm7             Ab
You gave me love, but all I want’s the truth

[Verse 5]

Eb
Newton’s third date
           Cm                Ab              Eb
Was with a girl he wouldn’t know he didn’t love

Till far too late
     Cm              Ab                Eb  Bb/D   Cm
So I met him where desire merges with I-278
        G               Ab               Eb
And he sat me down and gave me all his thoughts

[Verse 6]

             Eb
He said your birthday’s coming soon
           Cm                  Ab
And I’d be remiss if I didn’t make some attempt
   Eb
At lassoing the moon
     Cm                  Ab
Even though to these festivities
    Eb      Bb/D       Cm
You say you are immune
G                           Ab
I can’t help it, see, what else are fathers for?

[Chorus]

      Eb               Eb/Db
So he laid me down his laws
              Cm7
So plain and clear
           Bbm7                Ab
And I just sat there fighting back the tears

[Chorus]

        Eb             Eb/Db           Cm7
And he gave me all the love that I can take
                  Bbm7          Ab
It seems there’s laws that even I can’t break

[Final Chorus]

        Eb          Eb/Db            Cm7
Yes he gave me everything that I can take
                 Bbm7           Ab
It seems there’s love that even I can’t break.
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