First chords by Drew Baldridge

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Intro:

     G+G       FF
E MajorE -------0----------------------|
BB -------1----------------------|
G+G -------0----------------------|
D MajorD -------2----------------3-2---|
A augmentedA -----3-3-5h7-5--53-0-------3-|
D MajorD -3h5---x--------------1-------|



Verse :
       G+G                   C majorC
You were the first girl I ever let try to drive my truck
                     FF
First fall I didn't care at all about a buck

'Cause I was spending all my time trying

Just to get you to be mine

       G+G
You were the first girl to make this boy wanna settle down
 C majorC
First time in my life I ever thought about
 FF
Getting outta the fast lane

And putting someone's first with my last name

And I


Pre-Chorus:
 C majorC
Made a promise to your daddy
   FF
I'd always put you first
       C majorC
But there's just one time I really hope that I
    FF
Don't have to keep my word


Chorus:
      G+G
When that hourglass runs outta sand
     C majorC
And the good Lord calls us home
      FF
When this needle runs outta record

And these tires run outta road

        G+G
There's gonna come a day, not soon I pray
   C majorC
That one of us has gotta go
      Fmaj7Fmaj7
And girl without you here with me
         FF
It'd be hell on earth (be hell on earth)

   FF          G+G
So I hope heaven takes me first

  G+G      FF
E MajorE ----------------------|
BB ----------------------|
G+G ----------------------|
D MajorD ----------------3-2---|
A augmentedA -5h7-5--53-0-------3-|
D MajorD --------------1-------|

Verse :
      G+G                      C majorC
I'd be the first smile to greet you right there at the Gate
                   FF
First one to show you all around the place

Hope it don't sound selfish

    Fmaj7Fmaj7
That I wanna beat you there

'Cause if you went first
            FF
I couldn't handle the hurt

I swear


Chorus:
      G+G
When that hourglass runs outta sand
     C majorC
And the good Lord calls us home
     Fmaj7Fmaj7
When this needle runs outta record

And these tires run outta road

 FF       G+G
There's gonna come a day, not soon I pray
   C majorC
That one of us has gotta go
      Fmaj7Fmaj7
And girl without you here with me
         FF
It'd be hell on earth (be hell on earth)

   FF  G+G FF N.C.     G+G
So I hope heaven takes me first


Break:
        C majorC
'Cause girl
I promise for as long as I can
FF
I'll always put you first
       C majorC
But there's just one time I really hope that I
   Cm7Cm7
Don't have to keep my word


Chorus:
      G+G
When that hourglass runs outta sand
     C majorC
And the good Lord calls us home
      FF
When this needle runs outta record

And these tires run outta road

        G+G
There's gonna come a day, not soon I pray
   C majorC
That one of us has gotta go
       FF
And girl without you here with me

It'd be hell on earth (be hell on earth)


Outro:
   FF          G+G  G+G FF
So I hope heaven takes me first
            G+G  G+G FF
Yeah, heaven takes me first

FF
 And take me first