Chords for First Boy I Loved
Tempo:
72.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[C] [B]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [D]
[D] [C]
[B] [Em]
[E] [A]
[D]
[C]
[C] Did you join [B] the Church of Jesus?
[E] Well, me, I remember [D] you long in the [A] day,
Calling in our [D] faces as you kissed me.
[A] [D] And I want you to know, I just had to go.
[A]
[D] [A] And I want you [E] to know, we just [D] had to grow.
[A]
[D]
And [A] you're probably [G] [D] married [E] now,
House [A] and car and [D] all.
And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
[A]
[D] And if I was lying with you now, [Am] I'd just [D] have to fall.
[A] [D] We parted so hard, [C]
me rushing round [B] Newton with [F#] a guitar,
[Em]
[Bm] Making [E] love [D] to [A] people that I didn't [D] even like to see.
Well, I [Am] think of you, yes, I mean in the [B] six of [Bm] me,
[E] And [E] in the lonely [A] midnight, try to hold your [D] face for me.
And I want you to know, I just had to go.
[A] [D] And I want you to know, [E] we just had to grow.
[A]
[D]
And you're probably [G] [D] married [E] now,
[A] Kids and [A] all.
[D]
And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
[A] And if I was [D] lying with you now, [D] I wouldn't be here at [A] all.
[D]
I never [A] slept with [C] you, though we must admit,
[B] [Em]
For [Bm] we were [E] just [A] young, didn't have [D] no place to go.
Yet in the white [C] east, my [B]
[D] mother's sweet [E]
flowers,
[A] And did they not smell [D] for thee?
[A] [D] And I want you to [Em] know, we just had to [D] grow.
[A]
[D] And I want [E] you to know, I just [D] had to go.
[A]
[D]
[A] So it's goodbye, [G] [D] first [E] love.
And I [A] hope you are fine, [D]
I [F#] am a sweet man.
[G]
Maybe someday [E] to have babies by,
[A]
[D] [A] He's a true [D] friend of mine.
[A] [C]
[B] [E]
[B] [Bm] [A]
[D]
[N]
[C] [B]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [D]
[D] [C]
[B] [Em]
[E] [A]
[D]
[C]
[C] Did you join [B] the Church of Jesus?
[E] Well, me, I remember [D] you long in the [A] day,
Calling in our [D] faces as you kissed me.
[A] [D] And I want you to know, I just had to go.
[A]
[D] [A] And I want you [E] to know, we just [D] had to grow.
[A]
[D]
And [A] you're probably [G] [D] married [E] now,
House [A] and car and [D] all.
And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
[A]
[D] And if I was lying with you now, [Am] I'd just [D] have to fall.
[A] [D] We parted so hard, [C]
me rushing round [B] Newton with [F#] a guitar,
[Em]
[Bm] Making [E] love [D] to [A] people that I didn't [D] even like to see.
Well, I [Am] think of you, yes, I mean in the [B] six of [Bm] me,
[E] And [E] in the lonely [A] midnight, try to hold your [D] face for me.
And I want you to know, I just had to go.
[A] [D] And I want you to know, [E] we just had to grow.
[A]
[D]
And you're probably [G] [D] married [E] now,
[A] Kids and [A] all.
[D]
And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
[A] And if I was [D] lying with you now, [D] I wouldn't be here at [A] all.
[D]
I never [A] slept with [C] you, though we must admit,
[B] [Em]
For [Bm] we were [E] just [A] young, didn't have [D] no place to go.
Yet in the white [C] east, my [B]
[D] mother's sweet [E]
flowers,
[A] And did they not smell [D] for thee?
[A] [D] And I want you to [Em] know, we just had to [D] grow.
[A]
[D] And I want [E] you to know, I just [D] had to go.
[A]
[D]
[A] So it's goodbye, [G] [D] first [E] love.
And I [A] hope you are fine, [D]
I [F#] am a sweet man.
[G]
Maybe someday [E] to have babies by,
[A]
[D] [A] He's a true [D] friend of mine.
[A] [C]
[B] [E]
[B] [Bm] [A]
[D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
E
B
C
D
A
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Did you join [B] the Church of Jesus?
[E] Well, me, _ I remember [D] you long in the [A] day,
_ Calling in our [D] faces as you kissed me.
_ _ [A] _ [D] And I want you to know, I just had to go.
_ [A] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ And I want you [E] to know, we just [D] had to grow.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And [A] you're probably [G] _ [D] married [E] now,
_ House [A] and car and [D] all. _
_ And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
_ [A] _
[D] And if I was lying with you now, [Am] I'd just [D] have to fall.
[A] _ _ [D] _ We _ _ _ _ parted so hard, _ [C]
me rushing round [B] Newton with [F#] a guitar,
[Em] _
_ [Bm] Making [E] love [D] to [A] people that I didn't [D] even like to see. _ _
_ _ _ Well, I _ _ [Am] think of you, yes, I mean in the [B] six of _ [Bm] me,
_ [E] And [E] in the lonely _ [A] midnight, try to hold your [D] face for me.
_ _ _ _ And I want you to know, I just had to go. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ And I want you to know, [E] we just had to grow.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And you're probably [G] _ [D] married [E] now,
_ _ [A] Kids and [A] all.
_ [D] _
And you [F#] turned _ into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
_ [A] And if I was [D] lying with you now, _ _ [D] I wouldn't be here at [A] all.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
I _ never [A] slept with [C] you, though we must admit,
[B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ For [Bm] we were [E] just [A] young, _ didn't have [D] no place to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ Yet in the white [C] east, my _ [B] _
_ _ [D] mother's sweet _ [E] _
_ flowers,
[A] _ And did they not smell [D] for thee?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] And I want you to [Em] know, we just had to [D] grow.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ And I want [E] you to know, I just [D] had to go.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] So it's goodbye, [G] _ [D] first [E] love.
And I [A] hope you are fine, _ [D] _
_ I [F#] am a sweet man.
_ [G]
Maybe someday [E] to have babies by,
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ He's a true [D] friend of mine.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ Did you join [B] the Church of Jesus?
[E] Well, me, _ I remember [D] you long in the [A] day,
_ Calling in our [D] faces as you kissed me.
_ _ [A] _ [D] And I want you to know, I just had to go.
_ [A] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ And I want you [E] to know, we just [D] had to grow.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And [A] you're probably [G] _ [D] married [E] now,
_ House [A] and car and [D] all. _
_ And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
_ [A] _
[D] And if I was lying with you now, [Am] I'd just [D] have to fall.
[A] _ _ [D] _ We _ _ _ _ parted so hard, _ [C]
me rushing round [B] Newton with [F#] a guitar,
[Em] _
_ [Bm] Making [E] love [D] to [A] people that I didn't [D] even like to see. _ _
_ _ _ Well, I _ _ [Am] think of you, yes, I mean in the [B] six of _ [Bm] me,
_ [E] And [E] in the lonely _ [A] midnight, try to hold your [D] face for me.
_ _ _ _ And I want you to know, I just had to go. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ And I want you to know, [E] we just had to grow.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
And you're probably [G] _ [D] married [E] now,
_ _ [A] Kids and [A] all.
_ [D] _
And you [F#] turned _ into [G] a grown-up [E] male stranger.
_ [A] And if I was [D] lying with you now, _ _ [D] I wouldn't be here at [A] all.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
I _ never [A] slept with [C] you, though we must admit,
[B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ For [Bm] we were [E] just [A] young, _ didn't have [D] no place to go. _
_ _ _ _ _ Yet in the white [C] east, my _ [B] _
_ _ [D] mother's sweet _ [E] _
_ flowers,
[A] _ And did they not smell [D] for thee?
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] And I want you to [Em] know, we just had to [D] grow.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ And I want [E] you to know, I just [D] had to go.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] So it's goodbye, [G] _ [D] first [E] love.
And I [A] hope you are fine, _ [D] _
_ I [F#] am a sweet man.
_ [G]
Maybe someday [E] to have babies by,
_ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ He's a true [D] friend of mine.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _