My First Lover Chords by Gillian Welch

Tempo:
143.85 bpm
Chords used:

B

D

E

Bm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My First Lover chords
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[B]
[D] [B]
[D] [B]
[Bm] [B]
My [D] [Bm] first lover, [B] [Bm] my [B]
[A] [B] [D] [E] first [B] lover [D] He [B]
[F#m] [B] was [D] tall [B] and breezy [D] with [B] his [Bm] long hair
[B] down [E] But [B] he gets [D] a [B] little hazy when I [D] think of
[B] him now [Bm] [E] [B] My [D] [E] first lover, [B] [Bm] [B]
[Bm] [B]
[E] [B] my [D] [E] first
[Bm] lover
[B]
Was [D] always [B]
[Bm] talking, trying to bring me down But [B] I [D] was [B] not [E] waiting for [B] a white [D] [B] wedding
[A] gown [B] From [D] my [E] first lover
[B] [D] [B] I
[E] [B] [D] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] [B] [D] [E]
[Em] [B] do [A] not [E]
remember [Em] [B] anything going [E]
wrong [A] Just [B] a record [E]
playing that [B] old [A] Steve Miller
[E] [F#m] song
[D] [B]
Quicksilver,
[F#m] [B] Quicksilver That [Bm]
surfboard party with [B] the [D] whiskey
[B] bowl
In the [D] bar, I was [B] rolling, I was [Bm] on the floor [F#m] [B] With my [D]
[Em] first [B] lover, [F#m] my [B] [D]
[B] first lover
[D] I [B] [E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [D] [B] [D]
[E] [F#m] [B] do not [D]
[E] [A] remember [B] any fights or [E] fits [B] Just a shaky [E] morning [G] [B] after [A] calling [E] it [D] quits
[B] With my [D] [Em] first [B] lover
[D] [B]
Quicksilver girl, [F#m] [B]
Quicksilver girl
[Bm] [B] Quicksilver girl and she's me
[F#m] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E] [A] [G#m]
[B]
Key:  
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning Gillian Welch - (The Revelator) My First Lover chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, B, D, B, Bm and B. Ease into the song by practicing at 71 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 144 BPM. With an eye on the song's key B Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ My [D] _ [Bm] first lover, _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] my [B] _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ [E] first [B] lover _ _ _ [D] He [B] _ _
[F#m] _ [B] was [D] tall [B] and breezy [D] with [B] his [Bm] long hair
[B] down [E] But [B] he gets [D] a [B] little hazy when I [D] think of
[B] him now [Bm] _ [E] _ [B] My [D] _ [E] first lover, [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] my [D] _ [E] first _
[Bm] lover
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Was _ _ [D] always [B] _
[Bm] talking, trying to bring me down But [B] I [D] was [B] not [E] waiting for [B] a white [D] _ [B] wedding
[A] gown [B] From [D] my [E] first lover
[B] _ _ _ _ [D] [B] I _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] [B] do [A] not _ [E] _
remember [Em] _ [B] anything _ going [E]
wrong [A] Just [B] a record [E] _ _
playing that [B] old [A] Steve Miller _
[E] [F#m] song
[D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Quicksilver, _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ Quicksilver _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That _ _ _ [Bm] _
surfboard party with [B] the [D] whiskey _
[B] bowl
In the [D] bar, I was [B] rolling, I was [Bm] on the floor [F#m] _ [B] With my [D] _
[Em] first _ [B] lover, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] my _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[B] first _ lover
_ _ [D] I [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [B] do not [D] _
_ [E] _ [A] remember [B] any fights or [E] fits [B] Just a _ shaky [E] _ morning [G] [B] after _ [A] calling [E] it [D] quits
[B] With _ _ _ _ _ _ _ my [D] _ [Em] first _ [B] lover _ _
_ [D] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Quicksilver _ girl, _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ Quicksilver _ _ _ girl _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Quicksilver _ girl _ and she's me
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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