The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Tempo:
170.2 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

C#

E

A#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gordon Lightfoot - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face chords
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[B] [F#]
The first [A#m] time ever I [F#] saw your face I thought the sun rose in [A#m] your [G#m] eyes
[B] [F#] And the [B] moon and [F#] stars were the gift [C#] you gave
[E] To the dark
[B] and the empty [F#] skies, my [C#] love
[E] To the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies
[E] [G#] [C#]
[F#]
[F#] The first [C#]
time ever I kissed [F#] your mouth
[B] I felt [F#] the earth turn in [A#m] my
[G#m] hand
[B]
[F#] Like the [B] trembling heart [F#] of a captive [C#] bird
That [E] was there [B] at my [F#] command, my [C#] love
[E] That was there
[B] at my [F#] command
[E] [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
The first [C#] time [A#m] ever I lay [F#] with you
[B] And felt [F#] your heart beat close [A#m] to
[G#m] mine
[B] [F#] I thought [B] our joy [F#] would [C#] fill the earth
[E] And last [B] till the end of [F#] time, [C#] my love
[E] And last till [B] the end [F#] of time
[E] The [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
first [C#] time ever I [F#] saw your face
[B] I thought the [F#] sun rose [A#m] in your [G#m] eyes
[B] [F#] And the [B] moon and [F#] stars were the gift [C#] you gave
[E] To the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my love
[E] To the dark
[B] and the [F#] empty skies
[E] [G#m] [C#]
[A#m]
[N]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
E
2311
A#m
13421111
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: C#, E, B, F#, C#, B, C#, F# and E. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. With an eye on the song's key F# Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The first [A#m] _ time _ _ _ ever I [F#] saw your _ face _ _ _ I thought the sun _ _ _ rose in [A#m] your _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ eyes
[B] _ _ [F#] And the [B] moon and _ _ _ [F#] stars _ were the gift [C#] you _ _ gave _
[E] To the _ _ dark _
_ [B] and the _ empty [F#] skies, my [C#] _ love _ _ _
[E] To the _ _ dark _ _ [B] and the empty [F#] _ skies _
_ [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ The first [C#] _
_ time _ _ _ ever I kissed [F#] your _ mouth _
_ _ [B] I felt [F#] the earth turn _ _ _ in [A#m] my _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ hand
[B] _
_ [F#] _ Like the [B] trembling _ _ heart _ [F#] _ _ of a captive [C#] _ bird _ _
That [E] was there _ _ _ [B] at _ my [F#] command, my [C#] _ love _ _ _
[E] That was _ _ there _ _ _
[B] at my [F#] _ command _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The first [C#] _ time _ _ _ [A#m] ever I lay [F#] with you _ _
_ _ [B] And felt [F#] your heart _ beat _ _ close [A#m] to _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ mine _ _
_ [B] _ [F#] I thought [B] our _ joy _ [F#] _ _ would [C#] fill the earth _ _ _
_ [E] And _ _ _ last _ [B] till the end of [F#] time, [C#] my love _ _ _
[E] And _ last _ _ till [B] the end [F#] of time _
[E] The _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ first [C#] _ time _ _ _ ever I [F#] saw your _ _ face
_ _ [B] I thought the [F#] sun _ _ _ rose _ [A#m] in your _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ eyes _
_ [B] _ [F#] _ And the _ [B] moon and _ _ _ [F#] stars _ were the gift [C#] you gave _ _ _
_ [E] To the _ _ _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my _ _ love _
[E] To the _ _ dark _ _
[B] and the _ [F#] empty skies _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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It's Ewan MacColl who authored this song.

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