First Born chords

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[VERSE 1]
[C]The silver [G]spoon’s in the [F]mouth [G]
Baby clothes are [F]baby-[C]blue
Nothing’s [G]ever handed [F]down
Every[G]thing’s brand [Am]new [A] [G]

[VERSE 2]
[C]Newspaper [G]noti[F]ces [G]
Heralding that [F]great e[C]vent
Daddy’s buddies send the [F]flowers
Mummy’s friends have baby [G]showers
Welcom[C]ing that [Ab]heaven [Am]sent [F]

[VERSE 3]
That [G7]firstborn [C]son is [G7]always the [C]one
The [G7]first to be [C]called and the [G7]last to [C]come
He’s his [E7]mother’s [Am]favourite, his [E7]grandmother’s [Am]too
He’ll [C]break their [F]hearts and he’ll [G7]break yours [C]too

[VERSE 4]
For he’s the [G7]first to [C]creep and the [G7]first to [C]crawl
The [G7]first to [C]walk and the [G7]first to [C]fall
Every [E7]bruise is [Am]kissed, every [E7]cry is [Am]heard
Every [C]doubt’s cast [F]out with a [G7]soothing [C]word

[VERSE 5]
Yes, he’s that [G7]firstborn [C]son, he’s that [G7]special [C]one
No matter [G7]what comes [C]next, no matter [G7]what comes a[C]long
Be it a[E7]nother [Am]boy or a [E7]sweet baby [Am]girl
The [C]family’s the [F]oyster and [G7]he is the [C]pearl

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
[E7] [Am] [E7] [Am] [C] [F] [G7] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [F] [G] [C]

[BRIDGE]
[Em]Some of them make it, [B7]some of them [Em]don’t
[G]Some of them can’t, [D]others [E7]won’t grow [Am]up____[C]___[F]___[G]___[C]__ [F] [C]

[VERSE 6]
In the [G7]bible of [C]old, ac[G7]cording to [C]Exodus
Every [G7]firstborn [C]son of a [G7]Jew got [C]axed
But the [E7]one who sur[Am]vived with the [E7]help of god’s [Am]hand
[C]Led his [F]people to the [G7]promised [C]land

[VERSE 7]
Yes, he’s that [G7]firstborn [C]son, he’s that [G7]son-of-a-[C]gun
He [G7]don't like to [C]walk, he [G7]just likes to [C]run
[E7]He loves to [Am]run just as [E7]fast as he [Am]can
With [C]life held [F]tight in the [G7]palm of his [C]hand

[OUTRO]
[E7] [Am] [E7] [Am] [C] [F] [G7] [C]