Chords for Judy Collins - First Boy I Loved
Tempo:
144.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Am]
[B] [Bm]
[E]
[A] [D]
I
[C] will sing you [B] this sad goodbye [Em] song.
[Bm] When I was seventeen,
[D] [A] [D] I used to know you.
Well I haven't [C] seen you many this sure dear.
Last time [Am] I seen you said you [B] joined the church of Jesus.
[Bm] [D] Well me, [E] I remember you long [D] ago.
[A]
[E] Falling in [D] our faces as you kissed me.
And I want you to know, I [G] just had to [D] go.
[A] And [D] [A]
[D]
I want you [E] to know, [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
[A]
And [D]
you're [A] probably [G] married [D]
[E] now.
House and [A] car and all.
[D]
And you turned [F#] into a [G] grown up male [E] stranger.
[A] [D] And if I was lying [A] with you [D] now, I'd just have to fall.
[A] [D] We parted so hard.
[C] Me [Am]
rushing round [B] Newton with a guitar.
[Em]
Making [E] love [Bm] to [A] people that I didn't even [D] like to see.
Well I [Am]
love you, yes I miss it.
[B] Some
[Bm] [D]
in [E] the lonely midnight.
[A] Try to hold your [D] face for me.
And I want you to know, [E] [Em] I just had to [D] go.
And [A] [D]
[A] [D]
I want you to know, [E] [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
[A]
[D]
And [A] you're probably [G] married [D]
[E] now.
[A] Kids and all.
[D]
And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown up male [E] stranger.
And [D] if I was lying with you now, [A]
[D] I wouldn't be here at all.
[G]
[D] With [C] you, though we must [B]
sometimes.
[Em]
For [D] we [E] were just young.
[A]
Didn't [D] have no place to go.
Yet in the [C] way he is.
I met [B] him in the garden.
[D] He was [Bm] [E] a flower.
[A] And did not smell [D] for me.
And I want you to [E] know, [Em] we just had to [D] grow.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
And I want you [E] to know, [G] I [D] just had to go.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
So [A] it's goodbye [G] [D]
first [E] love.
And I hope [A] you are fine.
[G] [D]
I am [F#] a sweet man.
[G] Maybe someday to [E] have babies but.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] He's a [D] true friend of mine.
[A] [D]
[Am]
[D] [C]
[B]
[Em] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[D]
[Am]
[B] [Bm]
[E]
[A] [D]
I
[C] will sing you [B] this sad goodbye [Em] song.
[Bm] When I was seventeen,
[D] [A] [D] I used to know you.
Well I haven't [C] seen you many this sure dear.
Last time [Am] I seen you said you [B] joined the church of Jesus.
[Bm] [D] Well me, [E] I remember you long [D] ago.
[A]
[E] Falling in [D] our faces as you kissed me.
And I want you to know, I [G] just had to [D] go.
[A] And [D] [A]
[D]
I want you [E] to know, [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
[A]
And [D]
you're [A] probably [G] married [D]
[E] now.
House and [A] car and all.
[D]
And you turned [F#] into a [G] grown up male [E] stranger.
[A] [D] And if I was lying [A] with you [D] now, I'd just have to fall.
[A] [D] We parted so hard.
[C] Me [Am]
rushing round [B] Newton with a guitar.
[Em]
Making [E] love [Bm] to [A] people that I didn't even [D] like to see.
Well I [Am]
love you, yes I miss it.
[B] Some
[Bm] [D]
in [E] the lonely midnight.
[A] Try to hold your [D] face for me.
And I want you to know, [E] [Em] I just had to [D] go.
And [A] [D]
[A] [D]
I want you to know, [E] [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
[A]
[D]
And [A] you're probably [G] married [D]
[E] now.
[A] Kids and all.
[D]
And you [F#] turned into [G] a grown up male [E] stranger.
And [D] if I was lying with you now, [A]
[D] I wouldn't be here at all.
[G]
[D] With [C] you, though we must [B]
sometimes.
[Em]
For [D] we [E] were just young.
[A]
Didn't [D] have no place to go.
Yet in the [C] way he is.
I met [B] him in the garden.
[D] He was [Bm] [E] a flower.
[A] And did not smell [D] for me.
And I want you to [E] know, [Em] we just had to [D] grow.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
And I want you [E] to know, [G] I [D] just had to go.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
So [A] it's goodbye [G] [D]
first [E] love.
And I hope [A] you are fine.
[G] [D]
I am [F#] a sweet man.
[G] Maybe someday to [E] have babies but.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] He's a [D] true friend of mine.
[A] [D]
[Am]
[D] [C]
[B]
[Em] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [A]
[D]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ will _ sing you [B] this sad goodbye _ _ [Em] song.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] When I was _ seventeen, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] I used to know _ _ you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I haven't [C] seen you many this sure _ dear.
_ _ _ Last time [Am] I seen you said you [B] joined the church of Jesus.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Well me, _ _ [E] _ I remember you long [D] ago.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Falling in [D] our faces as you kissed me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I want you to know, _ I [G] just had to [D] go.
_ _ _ [A] _ And [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ I want you [E] to _ know, _ [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you're [A] probably _ _ [G] _ _ married [D] _
_ _ [E] now. _ _ _ _
House and [A] _ _ car and all.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
And you turned [F#] _ _ _ into _ a [G] grown _ _ up male [E] _ _ _ stranger.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] And if I was lying [A] with you [D] now, _ _ I'd just have to fall. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ parted so _ hard.
_ _ _ [C] _ Me _ [Am]
rushing round [B] Newton _ with a guitar.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Making _ [E] love _ _ [Bm] to _ [A] people _ _ _ that I didn't even [D] like to see.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well I _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
love you, yes I miss _ _ it.
[B] Some _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ in [E] the lonely midnight.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Try to hold your [D] face _ for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I want you to know, [E] _ [Em] I just had to [D] go.
_ And [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I want you to know, [E] _ _ [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ And [A] you're probably _ _ [G] _ married [D] _
_ _ _ [E] now. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Kids and all.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
And you _ [F#] _ _ _ turned into [G] a _ _ _ grown up male [E] _ stranger. _
And _ [D] if I was lying with you _ now, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] I wouldn't be here at all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] With _ [C] you, _ though we must _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
sometimes.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
For [D] _ we [E] were _ just young.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
Didn't [D] have no place to go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yet in the [C] _ _ _ way he _ _ is.
_ I met _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ him in the garden.
[D] _ He _ was [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ a flower.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ And did not _ smell [D] for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I want you to _ [E] know, [Em] we just had to [D] grow.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ And I want you [E] to know, _ _ [G] I [D] just had to go.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So [A] it's _ goodbye [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
first _ _ [E] love. _ _
And I hope [A] you are fine. _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
I am [F#] a sweet man.
_ _ _ [G] _ Maybe _ someday to [E] have _ babies but.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] He's a [D] true friend of mine. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ will _ sing you [B] this sad goodbye _ _ [Em] song.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] When I was _ seventeen, _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] I used to know _ _ you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I haven't [C] seen you many this sure _ dear.
_ _ _ Last time [Am] I seen you said you [B] joined the church of Jesus.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Well me, _ _ [E] _ I remember you long [D] ago.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Falling in [D] our faces as you kissed me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I want you to know, _ I [G] just had to [D] go.
_ _ _ [A] _ And [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ I want you [E] to _ know, _ [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you're [A] probably _ _ [G] _ _ married [D] _
_ _ [E] now. _ _ _ _
House and [A] _ _ car and all.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
And you turned [F#] _ _ _ into _ a [G] grown _ _ up male [E] _ _ _ stranger.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] And if I was lying [A] with you [D] now, _ _ I'd just have to fall. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ parted so _ hard.
_ _ _ [C] _ Me _ [Am]
rushing round [B] Newton _ with a guitar.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Making _ [E] love _ _ [Bm] to _ [A] people _ _ _ that I didn't even [D] like to see.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well I _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
love you, yes I miss _ _ it.
[B] Some _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ in [E] the lonely midnight.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Try to hold your [D] face _ for me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And I want you to know, [E] _ [Em] I just had to [D] go.
_ And [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ I want you to know, [E] _ _ [Em] we just had [D] to grow.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ And [A] you're probably _ _ [G] _ married [D] _
_ _ _ [E] now. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Kids and all.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
And you _ [F#] _ _ _ turned into [G] a _ _ _ grown up male [E] _ stranger. _
And _ [D] if I was lying with you _ now, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] I wouldn't be here at all. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] With _ [C] you, _ though we must _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
sometimes.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
For [D] _ we [E] were _ just young.
[A] _ _ _ _ _
Didn't [D] have no place to go.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yet in the [C] _ _ _ way he _ _ is.
_ I met _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ him in the garden.
[D] _ He _ was [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ a flower.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ And did not _ smell [D] for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And I want you to _ [E] know, [Em] we just had to [D] grow.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ And I want you [E] to know, _ _ [G] I [D] just had to go.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So [A] it's _ goodbye [G] _ _ _ _ [D]
first _ _ [E] love. _ _
And I hope [A] you are fine. _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
I am [F#] a sweet man.
_ _ _ [G] _ Maybe _ someday to [E] have _ babies but.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] He's a [D] true friend of mine. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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