The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
127.15 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 [B] thought the [F#] sun rose [A#m] in your [G#m] eyes
[B]
[F#] And the [B] moon and stars [F#] were the gift [C#] you gave To [E] the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my love
[E] To the dark [B] and the [F#] empty skies
[E] [G#m] The [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] first [C#] time ever I [F#] kissed 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, [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 thought [B] 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] 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]
[F#] eyes
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] [C#] [G#m] [C#]
[A#m]
[N]
[F#]
The first [A#m] time ever I [F#] saw your face I [B] thought the [F#] sun rose [A#m] in your [G#m] eyes
[B]
[F#] And the [B] moon and stars [F#] were the gift [C#] you gave To [E] the dark [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my love
[E] To the dark [B] and the [F#] empty skies
[E] [G#m] The [C#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] first [C#] time ever I [F#] kissed 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, [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 thought [B] 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] 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]
[F#] eyes
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] [C#] [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 [B] thought the [F#] sun _ _ rose [A#m] in your _ _ [G#m] _ eyes
[B] _
_ [F#] And the [B] moon and _ stars [F#] _ were the gift [C#] you _ gave To [E] the _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my _ love
[E] To the _ dark [B] and the [F#] empty skies _
[E] _ [G#m] The _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] first [C#] _ time _ _ ever I [F#] kissed 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, [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 thought [B] 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] 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] _ _ _ _
[F#] eyes
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] _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
The first [A#m] time _ _ ever I [F#] saw your face _ _ I [B] thought the [F#] sun _ _ rose [A#m] in your _ _ [G#m] _ eyes
[B] _
_ [F#] And the [B] moon and _ stars [F#] _ were the gift [C#] you _ gave To [E] the _ dark _ [B] and the empty [F#] skies, [C#] my _ love
[E] To the _ dark [B] and the [F#] empty skies _
[E] _ [G#m] The _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] first [C#] _ time _ _ ever I [F#] kissed 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, [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 thought [B] 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] 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] _ _ _ _
[F#] eyes
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] _ _ [C#] _ [G#m] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _