For The First Time - ‪The Script (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple Chords

Tempo:
85.975 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For The First Time - ‪The Script (Boyce Avenue acoustic cover) on Spotify & Apple chords
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[G] All these times are hard, yeah [A] they're making us [G] crazy, don't give up on [Bm] me baby
[Dm] [Em]
All these times are [Bm] hard, yeah they're making [C] us crazy, [Bm] don't give up on [Gm] me baby
She's [G] all laid up in bed with a broken heart
[F#] Well I'm drinking Jack all alone in my local [Bm] bar
And we don't [E] know how, how we got into this mad situation
[Em] Only doing things out of [Bm] [C] frustration
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
[G] She needs me now but I can't seem to find the time
I [F#] got a new job now on the unemployment line
And we [D] don't [E] know how, how we got into this mess
Is it God's test?
Someone help us cause we're doing our [C] best
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna [Em] stop by drinking on cheap [C] bottles of wine
Sit talking [G] up all night, saying things we haven't [D] for a while, a while [Em] yeah
Smiling but [C] we're close to tears, even after all [G] these years
We just now got the feeling [D] that we're meeting for [G] the first time
[D]
[Em] Who are we?
[C] She's
[G] in line at the door with her head held high
[Bm] Well I just lost [D] my job but didn't lose my [Bm] pride
And we [Em] both know how, how we're gonna make it work
When it hurts when you pick [E] yourself up you get kicked [C] to the dirt
Tryna make it work, but man, these times are hard
But we're gonna stop [Em] by
Drinkin' on cheap [C] bottles of wine
Since talkin' up [G] all night
Doin' things we haven't for [D] a while, a while, yeah
[Em] Smilin' but we're close to [C] tears
Even after all [G] these years
We just now got the feelin'
That [D] we're meetin'
For [G] the first time
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [D] ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [Em]
[C]
[Em] ooh, ooh
Drinkin' on cheap [C] bottles of wine
Since talkin' up [G] all night
Sayin' things we haven't for [D] a [F#] while
[Em] Smilin' but we're close [C] to tears
Even after all [G] these years
We just now got the feelin'
That [D] we're meetin'
[A#] For [G] the first time
For the first [D] time
For [Em] the first time
Yeah, for the first [C] time
Oh, [G] these times are hard
Yeah, they're [D] makin' us crazy
Don't give up on me, baby
[Em] Oh, these times are hard
Yeah, they're makin' [C] us crazy
Don't give up on me, baby
[G] All these times are hard
Yeah, they're [Bm] making us crazy
[D] Don't give up on [F#m] me, baby
[Bm] [Em] All these times are hard
Yeah, they're making [C] us crazy
Don't give up on me, baby
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn Boyce Avenue - For The First Time chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, D, Em, C and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 42 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 86. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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[G] All these times are hard, yeah [A] they're making us [G] crazy, don't give up on [Bm] me baby
[Dm] _ [Em] _
_ All these times are [Bm] hard, yeah they're making [C] us crazy, [Bm] don't give up on [Gm] me baby _
She's _ [G] _ all laid up in bed with a broken heart
[F#] Well I'm drinking Jack all alone in my local [Bm] bar
And we don't [E] know how, how we got into this mad situation
[Em] Only doing things out of [Bm] [C] frustration
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
_ [G] She needs me now but I can't seem to find the time
I [F#] got a new job now on the unemployment line
And we [D] don't [E] know how, how we got into this mess
Is it God's test?
Someone help us cause we're doing our [C] best
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna [Em] stop by drinking on cheap [C] bottles of wine
Sit talking [G] up all night, saying things we haven't [D] for a while, a while [Em] yeah
Smiling but [C] we're close to tears, even after all [G] these years
We just now got the feeling [D] that we're meeting for [G] the first time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ Who are we? _
_ _ _ [C] She's _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ in line at the door with her head held high
[Bm] Well I just lost [D] my job but didn't lose my [Bm] pride
And we [Em] both know how, how we're gonna make it work
When it hurts when you pick [E] yourself up you get kicked [C] to the dirt
Tryna make it work, but man, these times are hard
But we're gonna stop [Em] by
Drinkin' on cheap [C] bottles of wine
Since talkin' up [G] all night
Doin' things we haven't for [D] a while, a while, yeah
[Em] Smilin' but we're close to [C] tears
Even after all [G] these years
We just now got the feelin'
That [D] we're meetin'
For [G] the first time
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [D] _ _ ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] ooh, ooh
Drinkin' on cheap [C] bottles of wine
Since talkin' up [G] all night
Sayin' things we haven't for [D] a [F#] while
_ _ [Em] Smilin' but we're close [C] to tears
Even after all [G] these years
We just now got the feelin'
That [D] we're meetin'
[A#] For [G] the first time _ _ _
_ For the first [D] time
For _ _ [Em] the first time _ _
Yeah, for the first [C] _ time _
Oh, _ [G] _ _ these times are hard
Yeah, they're [D] makin' us crazy
Don't give up on me, baby
_ _ [Em] Oh, these times are hard
Yeah, they're makin' [C] us crazy
Don't give up on me, baby
_ _ [G] All these times are hard
Yeah, they're [Bm] making us crazy
[D] Don't give up on [F#m] me, baby
[Bm] _ _ [Em] All these times are hard
Yeah, they're making [C] us crazy
Don't give up on me, baby
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album New Acoustic Sessions Vol. 2, written by Mark Sheehan and Danny O’Donoghue, this one stands out.

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