This song is done completely in power chords to make it easy. The earlier version was way too spaced out, this goes with the song's timing. Have fun B5 B/Bb5 Ab5 E5 E5(pm build) F5 [----------------------------------------------------] [----------------------------------------------------] [-4-------4---------------9--------------------------] [-4-------4-------6-------9-------2----------11------] [-2-------1-------6-------7-------2----------11------] [-----------------4---------------0----------9-------] B5 This is the first night, of the rest of our lives. B5/Bb Ab5 E5 I can't help wonder, "How is it we're still alive?" B5 B/Bb5 E5 Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives. Oh yeah, and I said B5 B/Bb5 E5(pm build) Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives. B5 E5 Ab5 We stayed up all night long, laughing singing in the streets. Oh yeah, you know. B5 E5 Ab5 The Clash, Ramones, The Pogues. Our voices hoarse are bodies weak, And ready for sleep!!! F5 E5 Lean against me, wipe your blood shot eyes, as I wipe mine. F5 E5(pm build) From these rooftops, we'll watch the sun rise, Ain't this the life? B5 Yeah it's the first night, of the rest of our lives. B/Bb5 Ab5 E5 I can't help wonder, "How is it we're still alive?" B5 B/Bb5 E5 Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives. B5 hold E5 hold Ab5 E5 hold With just half tank of gas, 150 miles to go. No cash, no food. B5 hold E5 hold Ab5 hold We turn the engine off, every time we go down hill. E hold And it's on with the show. F5 E5 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Oh no, I don't. F5 E5(pm build) All i know is that I am alive, I'm really alive. B5 And it's the first night, of the rest of our lives. B/Bb5 Ab5 E5 I can't help wonder, "How is it we are still alive?" B5 B/Bb5 E Welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives. B5 B/Bb E Oh yeah and I said, welcome to the first night of the rest of our lives. Ab5 We heard you there, and jumped from the train. B5 E5 Ran up the track, all the while you're screaming back, F5 Ab5 B5 "Kiss my ass!!!" We're living our lives, I'm livin' yeah. E5 F5 And I'm doin fine, oh yeah, oh yeah I'm doin fine. B And it's the first night, of the rest of our lives. B/Bb5 Ab5 E5 I can't help wonder, "How is it we are still alive?" B5 B/Bb5 Welcome to the first night of the rest. B B/Bb5 Ab5 Let's hope this night of life won't be our last. B5 B/Bb5 E5 Yeah, welcome to the first night of the rest our lives. Oooh, good bye.