John Denver - Today is the first day of the rest of my life

^GToday is the first day of the ^Crest of my life I ^Amwake as a child to see the ^Emworld again

and ^Ambirthday wonde^Emrings want to ^Dput on faces w^Amalk in the ^A7wet and ^Dcold and look f^Gorward to ^Bmmy growing^Em old to ^Dgrow is to change to ^Emchange is to be new to be^Am new is to be young again I ^Cbarely remember ^Dwhen my ^Emmemories are s^Amtolen by the ^Emmorning b^Emlot^Amted^Em out by the sun's hypnotic eye

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