Elliott Smith - First Timer Lyrics






You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
For the hard time you give yourself

In the cold riddle where you find yourself not blocked
By a door you locked

But don't get backed into a corner
Talking to yourself
Come on back to me
My pride tomorrow

You feel hollow
And you know it's because you are
Well at least so far

I think of you with hesitation
I think of you too hard
Come on back to me
But don't make me sorry

You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
For the hard time you give yourself
For the hard time you give yourself





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  1. K.... N....

    You say you feel hollow and you know it's cause you are

  2. R.... M....

    One of my favourite songs ever. I did a cover here. Really bad laptop I recorded it on and I am not good at signing but I still loved playing it :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSFNhXQgwEU

  3. v.... ....

    this song has other lyrics in his first version from 1997:

    You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
    For the hard time you give yourself
    In the cold riddle where you find yourself not blocked
    By a door you locked

    But don't get backed into a corner
    Talking to yourself
    Come on back to me
    My pride tomorrow

    You feel hollow
    And you know it's because you are
    Well at least so far

    I think of you with hesitation
    I think of you too hard
    Come on back to me
    But don't make me sorry

    You're a first timer, blaming everybody else
    For the hard time you give yourself
    For the hard time you give yourself


    link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bg9DHGQQTs

    is there a studio version with the old lyrics?

  4. G.... F....

    stunning

  5. L.... M....

    is this where all the old souls go?

  6. C.... D....

    I'm a [G#]first [Bbm]timer, [Fm]wishing I was someone [C#]else
    when I [G#]see you by [C#]your[D#]self

    In a [G#]corri[Bbm]dor [Fm]where you find yourself now [C#]blocked
    by the [G#]door you[C#] [D#]locked[G#]

    [D#]You won't do what the doctor [Bbm]ordered
    [F#]you won't see [Fm]someone [D#]else
    come on [Bbm]back to [C#]me, [Bbm]my [C]bright to[C#]morrow

    You say you [G#]feel [Bbm]hollow [Fm]and you know it's cause you [C#]are
    well at [G#]least so[C#] [D#]far[G#]

    [G# - Bbm - F - C#] [G# - C# - D# - G#]

    [D#]I think of you with hesi[Bbm]tation
    [F#]I think of [Fm]you too [D#]hard
    come on [Bbm]back to [C#]me [Bbm]but don't [C]make me [C#]sorry

    I'm a [G#]first [Bbm]timer, [Fm]wishing I'd been someone [C#]else
    seeing [G#]you by you[C#]r[D#]self[G#] [Fm]
    seeing [G#]you by you[C#]r[D#]sel[G#]f

    C.... D....

    That Fm should actually be F (major). This was a common thing Elliott did, substitute an expected minor chord for a major chord. The melody in this song depends on it.

    C.... D....

    Koala Nectar Yeah, he made his Beatles influence very evident.

  7. A.... P....

    except saying "im a ghost writer" he says "im a first timer"

  8. A.... P....

    why does this sound like "from a poison well" ?

    A.... P....

    Elliott always worked on his songs and lyrics, over and over again. This is just another version of "From a poison well".

    A.... P....

    Because from a poison well is the earlier version of the same song...

  9. P.... D....

    wishing i was someone else....

    P.... D....

    Me too dude.

    P.... D....

    but that someone else may never have gotten to hear Elliot Smith...

    P.... D....

    thank you for saying that

    P.... D....

    someone strong :'(