Gordon Lightfoot – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Guitar Intro)

Capo 4
Key
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Chords

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The first [Verse 1]
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time ever I saw your face

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I thought the sun rose in your eye -eye-eye-eyes-eyes

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  And the moon and stars   were the gift you gave

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To the dark and the empty skies my love

       C            G
To the dark and the empty

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skies The first [Verse 2]
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time ever I kissed your mouth

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I felt the earth turn in my ha -a-a-a-and

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  Like the tremb ling heart   of a captive bird

         C        G      D       A
That was there at my com mand my love

         C        G
That was there at my

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com mand The first [Verse 3]
A               D
time ever I lay with you

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And felt you heart beat close to mi -i-i-i-i-ine

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  I thought our joy   would fill the earth

    C            G      D       A
And last til the end of time my love

    C            G
And last til the end of

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time The first [Verse 4]
A               D
time ever I saw your face

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I thought the sun rose in your eye -eye-eye-eyes-eyes

D                  G     D               A
  And the moon and stars   were the gift you gave

       C            G     D        A
To the dark and the empty skies my love

       C            G
To the dark and the empty

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