Chords for Elvis Presley - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Takes 11-12 - Official Audio)

Tempo:
105 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Eb

Am

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Elvis Presley - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Takes 11-12 - Official Audio) chords
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[C] We're [F] rolling with [D] that.
[C] I don't know what he's talking about.
[F] Okay, let's do it again.
[E] [F]
[C]
[Cm]
[F] [C] Sound [F] like him when we [C] become adults.
[Ab] [C] He sounds like a nightclub, Millie's mic.
[F] [C]
[Am] [C] [F]
[C] I thought the [Dm] sun rose in your [Am] [Bb]
eyes
And the [C] moon and stars [F] were the gifts you gave
[Eb] To the dark [Gm] and the empty [F] skies, my love
To [Eb] the dark [Cm] [Bb] and the [F] empty skies
The [C]
first time ever I [F] kissed your [C] [F] mouth
[Dm] I felt the earth move in [Am] my [Bb]
hand
Like the trembling [C] heart [F] of a captive bird
[Eb] That was there [Gm] at [F] my command, my love
That [Eb] was there at [F] my command
[C] [F]
[Am] [Dm] Ah, ah, [Am] ah, [Bb]
ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, [C]
[F] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
That [Eb] was there at [F] my command, my love
That [Eb] was there at [F] my command.
The [C] first time ever I [F] kissed your mouth,
I felt [Dm] the earth move [Am] in my [Bb] hand.
Like a trembling [C]
heart of [F] a captive bird.
That [Eb] was there at my [F] command, my love.
That [Eb] was there at my [F] command.
[C] I [F]
will hold [Dm]
[Am] on.
[Bb]
[C]
[F]
That [Eb] was there at [Cm] my [F] command, my love.
That [Eb] was there at [F] my command.
[N]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Am
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Elvis Presley - (Takes 11-12) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, F, Dm, Am, Bb, C, F, Eb and F in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 52 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 105. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ [C] We're [F] rolling with [D] that.
_ [C] I don't know what he's talking about. _ _ _ _
[F] Okay, let's do it again.
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Sound _ [F] _ _ _ like him when we [C] become adults. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [C] He sounds like a nightclub, Millie's mic.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] I thought the [Dm] sun rose in your [Am] _ _ _ [Bb] _
eyes
_ And the [C] moon and _ stars [F] were the gifts you gave _
[Eb] To the _ _ dark [Gm] and the empty [F] skies, my love
To [Eb] the _ _ dark [Cm] [Bb] and the [F] empty skies
_ _ The [C]
first time _ _ ever I [F] kissed your [C] [F] mouth
[Dm] I felt the earth move in [Am] my _ _ [Bb] _
hand
Like the trembling [C] heart _ [F] of a captive bird _
[Eb] That was _ _ there [Gm] at [F] my command, my _ love
That [Eb] was _ _ there at [F] my command _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] [Dm] Ah, ah, _ [Am] _ _ ah, [Bb] _
_ _ _ ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, [C] _ _
_ [F] ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah _ _ _
That [Eb] was _ there _ at [F] my command, my love _
That [Eb] was _ _ there at [F] my command.
_ _ _ The [C] first _ time _ _ ever I [F] kissed your mouth,
I felt [Dm] the earth move [Am] in my _ _ [Bb] hand.
_ _ _ Like a trembling [C] _
heart of [F] a captive _ bird.
That [Eb] was _ there _ at my [F] command, my love. _
That [Eb] was _ _ there at my [F] _ command. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ I [F]
will hold _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] on.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
That [Eb] was _ _ there at [Cm] my [F] command, my love.
_ That [Eb] was _ _ there at [F] my command. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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