The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
127.05 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [B]
[F#]
The first [A#m] time ever I [F#] saw your face I thought the sun rose [A#m] in your [G#m] eyes
[B] [F#] And the [B] moon and stars [F#] were the gift [C#] you gave
[E] To the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my love
To [E] the dark [B] and the [F#] empty skies
[E] [C#] The [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] first [C#] time ever I [F#] kissed your mouth
[B]
I [F#] felt the earth turn in [A#m] my [G#m] hand
[B]
[F#] Like the [B] trembling heart [F#] of a captive [C#] bird
[E] That was there [B] at my [F#] command, [C#] my love
[E] That was there [B] at my [F#] command
[E] The [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
first [C#] time [A#m] ever I [F#] lay with you
[B] And [F#] felt your heart beat close [A#m] to [G#m] mine
[B] [F#] I [B] thought our joy [F#] would fill [C#] the earth
[E] And last [B] till the end [F#] of time, [C#] my love
[E] And last [B] till the end of [F#] time
[E] [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
The 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 [F#] empty skies, [C#] my love
[E] To the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies
[B] [E] [G#m] [C#]
[A#m]
[N]
[F#]
The first [A#m] time ever I [F#] saw your face I thought the sun rose [A#m] in your [G#m] eyes
[B] [F#] And the [B] moon and stars [F#] were the gift [C#] you gave
[E] To the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my love
To [E] the dark [B] and the [F#] empty skies
[E] [C#] The [G#m] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] first [C#] time ever I [F#] kissed your mouth
[B]
I [F#] felt the earth turn in [A#m] my [G#m] hand
[B]
[F#] Like the [B] trembling heart [F#] of a captive [C#] bird
[E] That was there [B] at my [F#] command, [C#] my love
[E] That was there [B] at my [F#] command
[E] The [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
first [C#] time [A#m] ever I [F#] lay with you
[B] And [F#] felt your heart beat close [A#m] to [G#m] mine
[B] [F#] I [B] thought our joy [F#] would fill [C#] the earth
[E] And last [B] till the end [F#] of time, [C#] my love
[E] And last [B] till the end of [F#] time
[E] [G#m] [C#]
[F#]
The 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 [F#] empty skies, [C#] my love
[E] To the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies
[B] [E] [G#m] [C#]
[A#m]
[N]
Key:
F#
B
C#
E
G#m
F#
B
C#
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
The first [A#m] time _ _ ever I [F#] saw your face _ _ I thought the sun _ _ rose [A#m] in your _ _ [G#m] _ eyes _
[B] _ [F#] And the [B] moon and _ stars [F#] _ were the gift [C#] you _ gave
_ [E] To the _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my _ love
To [E] the _ dark _ [B] and the [F#] empty skies _
[E] _ [C#] The [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] first [C#] _ time _ _ ever I [F#] kissed your mouth
_ _ [B]
I [F#] felt the earth turn _ in [A#m] my _ _ [G#m] _ _ hand
[B] _
[F#] Like the [B] trembling _ heart [F#] _ _ of a captive [C#] _ bird
_ [E] That was there _ _ [B] at my [F#] command, [C#] my love
_ [E] That was _ there _ [B] at my [F#] command _
[E] The _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
first [C#] _ time _ _ [A#m] ever I [F#] lay with you
_ [B] And [F#] felt your heart beat _ close [A#m] to _ _ _ [G#m] _ mine _
[B] _ [F#] I [B] thought our joy _ [F#] _ would fill [C#] the _ _ earth
[E] And _ _ last [B] till the end [F#] of time, [C#] my _ love
_ _ [E] _ And last [B] till the end of [F#] time _
[E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
The 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 [F#] empty skies, [C#] my _ love
_ [E] To the _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
The first [A#m] time _ _ ever I [F#] saw your face _ _ I thought the sun _ _ rose [A#m] in your _ _ [G#m] _ eyes _
[B] _ [F#] And the [B] moon and _ stars [F#] _ were the gift [C#] you _ gave
_ [E] To the _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my _ love
To [E] the _ dark _ [B] and the [F#] empty skies _
[E] _ [C#] The [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] first [C#] _ time _ _ ever I [F#] kissed your mouth
_ _ [B]
I [F#] felt the earth turn _ in [A#m] my _ _ [G#m] _ _ hand
[B] _
[F#] Like the [B] trembling _ heart [F#] _ _ of a captive [C#] _ bird
_ [E] That was there _ _ [B] at my [F#] command, [C#] my love
_ [E] That was _ there _ [B] at my [F#] command _
[E] The _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
first [C#] _ time _ _ [A#m] ever I [F#] lay with you
_ [B] And [F#] felt your heart beat _ close [A#m] to _ _ _ [G#m] _ mine _
[B] _ [F#] I [B] thought our joy _ [F#] _ would fill [C#] the _ _ earth
[E] And _ _ last [B] till the end [F#] of time, [C#] my _ love
_ _ [E] _ And last [B] till the end of [F#] time _
[E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
The 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 [F#] empty skies, [C#] my _ love
_ [E] To the _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies _
[B] _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _