Gillian Welch – My First Lover (Guitar)

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As recorded by Gillian Welch (From the 2001 Album TIME (THE REVELATOR)) [Intro] A [Refrain 1]
A  C     D   A
My first lover

   C     D   A
My first lover
[Verse 1]
A           C   A
He was tall and breezy with his long hair down

              C      A                 C      A
But he gets a little hazy when I think of him now
[Refrain 1]
A  C     D   A
My first lover

   C     D   A
My first lover
[Verse 2]
A
He was always talking tryin' to bring me down

A
But I was not waiting for a white wedding gown
[Refrain 1]
A       C     D   A
From my first lover
[Interlude] A C D C A D A C D [Verse 3]
A                     C     D 
I do not remember any going wrong

A        C    D                A            D    A
Just a record playin' that old Steve Miller song
[Refrain 2]
A7
Quicksilver girl

A7
Quicksilver girl
[Verse 4]
        C   A                  C   A
At a surfer party with the whiskey pourin'

        C      A                C   A
And the bottle rollin' I was on the floor
[Refrain 1]
        C       A
With my first lover

   C       A
My first lover
[Interlude] A C D A C A C D [Verse 5]
     A   C D      A7               D
I do not remember any fights or fits

       A  C  D             A       C  D     A
Just a shaky morning after callin' it quits
[Refrain 1]
        C       A
With my first lover
[Outro]
A7
Quicksilver girl

A7
Quicksilver girl

A7
Quicksilver girl

A7
Quicksilver girl

A7
And she's free