Chords for My First Lover by Gillian Welch (the strangers looping song)
Tempo:
143.55 bpm
Chords used:
B
D
E
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
My [D] [Bm] first lover, [B]
[Bm] [B]
my [D] [E] first lover [B]
[D] He [B] [A] [B] was [D] tall [B] and greasy with his [A] long hair
He was always talking, trying to bring me [B] down [E] But he [B]
gets [D] a [B] little hazy when I [D] think of [B] it now
[Bm] [E] [B]
My [D] [E] first [B] lover,
[Bm] my [B]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[D] [Em] first [Bm] lover [B] He [E] [B] was [D] always [B] [Bm] talking, trying [B] to [D] bring me [B] down
But I [D] was [B] not waiting [E] for [B] a [D] white [B] wedding [A] gown [B] From [D] my [E] first [B] lover
[D] [B] I [E] [B]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [D] [B]
[D] [E] [Em] [B] do not [A] [E] [Em] remember [B] anything [E] going wrong [A] Just [B] a record [E] [C#] playing that [B] old [A] Steve Miller [E] [F#m] song
[D]
[B] [E] [B] Quicksilver good, [F#m]
[G#m] [A] [B] [E] Quicksilver [B] good
That [D] surfboard [Bm] party [D] with [B] the [D] whiskey [B] boat And the [D] bar do [B] the [Bm] rollin' I [B] was [Bm] on the floor
[B]
With my [D] [Em] first lover, [B] [F#m]
[B] my [D] [B] first lover I
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[B] [D]
[B] [D] [E]
[B] do [D] not [E] remember [A] any [B] fights [E] or fits
[B] Just a shaky [E]
[G] morning [B] after [A] calling [E] it [D] quits [B] With [D] my [E] first
[B] lover
Quicksilver good,
[F#m] [B] [E] [B]
Quicksilver good
[Bm] [B]
Quicksilver good and she's [F#m] fierce
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [A] [G#m] [B]
[N]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
My [D] [Bm] first lover, [B]
[Bm] [B]
my [D] [E] first lover [B]
[D] He [B] [A] [B] was [D] tall [B] and greasy with his [A] long hair
He was always talking, trying to bring me [B] down [E] But he [B]
gets [D] a [B] little hazy when I [D] think of [B] it now
[Bm] [E] [B]
My [D] [E] first [B] lover,
[Bm] my [B]
[Bm] [E] [B]
[D] [Em] first [Bm] lover [B] He [E] [B] was [D] always [B] [Bm] talking, trying [B] to [D] bring me [B] down
But I [D] was [B] not waiting [E] for [B] a [D] white [B] wedding [A] gown [B] From [D] my [E] first [B] lover
[D] [B] I [E] [B]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [D] [B]
[D] [E] [Em] [B] do not [A] [E] [Em] remember [B] anything [E] going wrong [A] Just [B] a record [E] [C#] playing that [B] old [A] Steve Miller [E] [F#m] song
[D]
[B] [E] [B] Quicksilver good, [F#m]
[G#m] [A] [B] [E] Quicksilver [B] good
That [D] surfboard [Bm] party [D] with [B] the [D] whiskey [B] boat And the [D] bar do [B] the [Bm] rollin' I [B] was [Bm] on the floor
[B]
With my [D] [Em] first lover, [B] [F#m]
[B] my [D] [B] first lover I
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[B] [D]
[B] [D] [E]
[B] do [D] not [E] remember [A] any [B] fights [E] or fits
[B] Just a shaky [E]
[G] morning [B] after [A] calling [E] it [D] quits [B] With [D] my [E] first
[B] lover
Quicksilver good,
[F#m] [B] [E] [B]
Quicksilver good
[Bm] [B]
Quicksilver good and she's [F#m] fierce
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [A] [G#m] [B]
[N]
Key:
B
D
E
Bm
A
B
D
E
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
My [D] _ [Bm] first lover, _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
my [D] _ [E] first lover [B] _ _
_ [D] He [B] _ _ _ [A] [B] was [D] tall [B] and greasy with his [A] long hair
He was always talking, trying to bring me [B] down [E] But he [B]
gets [D] a [B] little hazy when I [D] think of [B] it now
[Bm] _ [E] _ [B]
My [D] _ [E] first _ [B] lover, _
_ [Bm] my [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ [Em] first [Bm] lover _ _ _ _ [B] He _ [E] _ [B] was _ [D] always [B] _ [Bm] talking, trying [B] to [D] bring me [B] down
But I [D] was [B] not waiting [E] for [B] a [D] white [B] wedding [A] gown [B] From [D] my [E] first _ [B] lover _
_ _ [D] [B] I _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [B] do not [A] _ _ [E] _ [Em] remember _ [B] anything _ [E] going wrong [A] Just [B] a record [E] _ _ [C#] playing that [B] old [A] Steve Miller _ [E] _ [F#m] song
[D] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ Quicksilver _ good, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Quicksilver [B] _ _ good _ _ _ _
That _ [D] surfboard [Bm] party [D] with [B] the [D] whiskey [B] boat And the [D] bar do [B] the [Bm] rollin' I [B] was [Bm] on the floor
_ [B]
With my [D] _ [Em] first lover, [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] my [D] _ [B] first lover _ _ _ _ _ I _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] do [D] not _ [E] _ remember [A] any [B] _ fights [E] or fits
[B] Just a shaky _ [E] _
[G] morning [B] after [A] calling [E] it [D] quits _ [B] _ _ With _ _ _ _ _ [D] my [E] first _
_ [B] lover _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Quicksilver good, _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ Quicksilver _ good _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ Quicksilver _ good _ and she's [F#m] fierce _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
My [D] _ [Bm] first lover, _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
my [D] _ [E] first lover [B] _ _
_ [D] He [B] _ _ _ [A] [B] was [D] tall [B] and greasy with his [A] long hair
He was always talking, trying to bring me [B] down [E] But he [B]
gets [D] a [B] little hazy when I [D] think of [B] it now
[Bm] _ [E] _ [B]
My [D] _ [E] first _ [B] lover, _
_ [Bm] my [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ [Em] first [Bm] lover _ _ _ _ [B] He _ [E] _ [B] was _ [D] always [B] _ [Bm] talking, trying [B] to [D] bring me [B] down
But I [D] was [B] not waiting [E] for [B] a [D] white [B] wedding [A] gown [B] From [D] my [E] first _ [B] lover _
_ _ [D] [B] I _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [B] do not [A] _ _ [E] _ [Em] remember _ [B] anything _ [E] going wrong [A] Just [B] a record [E] _ _ [C#] playing that [B] old [A] Steve Miller _ [E] _ [F#m] song
[D] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ Quicksilver _ good, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Quicksilver [B] _ _ good _ _ _ _
That _ [D] surfboard [Bm] party [D] with [B] the [D] whiskey [B] boat And the [D] bar do [B] the [Bm] rollin' I [B] was [Bm] on the floor
_ [B]
With my [D] _ [Em] first lover, [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [B] my [D] _ [B] first lover _ _ _ _ _ I _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] do [D] not _ [E] _ remember [A] any [B] _ fights [E] or fits
[B] Just a shaky _ [E] _
[G] morning [B] after [A] calling [E] it [D] quits _ [B] _ _ With _ _ _ _ _ [D] my [E] first _
_ [B] lover _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Quicksilver good, _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ Quicksilver _ good _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _
_ Quicksilver _ good _ and she's [F#m] fierce _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _