Never as Good as the First Time Chords by Sade

Tempo:
107.75 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

D

E

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Never as Good as the First Time chords
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[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[D]
[F#m]
[A]
[Bm] [E] [F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] [D] [F#m]
[C#m]
[Bm] And then you lose it, and then [F#m] it flows right to you.
So we rely on [E] the past, and [A] special moments that [B] last.
[D] Well, as tender as dad, you [F#m] remember such a fun time.
[A] Time to say what could be called bliss.
[E] The smell of [F#m] the first [Bm] kiss, it'll blow right [F#m] to you.
Well, not as good as the [Bm] first time.
[F#m] [G#] [F#m]
Never as good as the [Bm] first time.
Good [C#m] times that come and they go.
Never going to [B] know.
[D] It's like we're the [E] one day [D] chicken and stay [F#m] feathers.
The more we [C#m] remember, [F#m] the more we forget.
[Bm] [D] We love and leave.
We never spend a minute [F#m] on regret.
[C#m] It is a possibility.
The more we know, the less we [E] see.
[D] Second time, it's not [F#m] quite what it seemed.
[A] Not to last the [C#m] way [F#m] we came to be.
[Bm] The second time, won't live up to the [F#m]
dream.
Never as good as the [Bm] first time.
[F#m] Never [C#m] [A] as good as the first [Bm] time.
Never as good as the first time.
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#] [E]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] Never [F#m] [C#m] [F#m]
[E] [Bm] [F#m]
as good as the [Bm] first [D] time.
[F#m] Second time, won't live up to the [D] dream.
[F#m] That will last the way we came to [D] be.
[F#m] Second time, it's not quite what it [D] seemed.
[F#m] This never was [Bm] [D] good as the first time.
As the [F#m] first time.
As good as [Bm] the first [D] time.
[F#m] Not to last the way we came to [A] be.
[Bm] [F#m] Second [Bm] time, [F#m] won't live [E] up to the [F#m] dream.
[E] Not to last the way we [A] came to be.
[Bm] [F#m] Second time, it's not quite what [E] it [F#m] seemed.
This never [Bm] was good as [F#m]
the first time.
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] [C#m] [F#m]
[Bm] [D]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To learn Sade - Never As Good As The First Time chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, F#m, Bm and F#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 53 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 108 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] And then you lose it, and then [F#m] it flows right to you.
So we rely on [E] the past, and [A] special moments that [B] last.
[D] Well, as tender as dad, you [F#m] remember such a fun time.
[A] Time to say what could be called bliss.
[E] The smell of [F#m] the first _ [Bm] kiss, it'll blow right [F#m] to you.
Well, not _ as good as the [Bm] first time.
_ _ [F#m] _ [G#] _ [F#m] _
_ Never _ _ _ as good as the [Bm] first time. _ _ _ _ _
Good [C#m] times that come and they go.
Never going to [B] know.
[D] It's like we're the [E] one day [D] chicken and stay [F#m] feathers.
The more we [C#m] remember, [F#m] the more we forget.
[Bm] [D] We love and leave.
We never spend a minute [F#m] on regret.
[C#m] It is a possibility.
The more we know, the less we [E] see.
[D] _ _ Second time, it's not [F#m] quite what it seemed.
[A] Not to last the [C#m] way [F#m] we came to be.
[Bm] The second time, won't live up to the [F#m]
dream.
Never _ _ _ as good as the [Bm] first _ time. _ _ _
[F#m] _ Never _ [C#m] _ [A] _ as good as the first [Bm] time.
Never as good as the first _ time.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ Never [F#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ as good as the [Bm] first [D] time. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ Second time, won't live up to the [D] dream. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] That will _ last the way we came to [D] be. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Second _ time, it's not quite what it [D] seemed. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ This never was [Bm] [D] good as the first time.
As the [F#m] first _ time.
_ As good as [Bm] the first [D] time. _ _ _
[F#m] _ Not to last the way we came to [A] be. _
_ [Bm] [F#m] Second _ [Bm] time, [F#m] won't live [E] up to the [F#m] dream.
_ [E] Not to last the way we [A] came to be. _
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] Second time, it's not quite what [E] it [F#m] seemed.
This never _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] was good _ as [F#m] _
the first time. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Promise album.

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