I Loved Her First chords by Hearttland

Chords with lyrics

I Loved Her First (capo 2nd fret) Key of E MajorE

Intro
D MajorD (6 counts),
B minorBm (6 counts)
F#m(3 counts),
A augmentedA (3 counts)

Note: The F# minorF#m like a
but with your pointer on the second fret of the top string- let go with your middle
and keep the rest the same. This is a walkdown- do this EVERY time you see a F# minorF#m
hold the rest of that G+G shape. I will write it as G+G) so you remember you are mostly
a F# minorF#m notes.

VERSE I
B minorBm
Look at the two of you dancing that way
A augmentedA
Lost in the moment and each others face
B minorBm
So much in love your alone in this place
       A augmentedA
Like there's nobody else in the world

VERSE II
B minorBm
I was enough for her not long ago
A augmentedA
I was her number one, She told me so
B minorBm
And she still means the world to me, Just so you know
    A augmentedA
So be careful when you hold my girl


BRIDGE
G+G
Time changes everything, Life must go on
    A augmentedA
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

CHORUS
B minorBm
But I loved her first and I held her first
          A augmentedA
And a place in my heart will always be hers …. From the first breath she
B minorBm
Breathed ……When she first smiled at me
      A augmentedA
I knew the love of a father runs deep……..
    F#m(G+G)
And I prayed that she'd find you someday………………..
      A augmentedA
But it still hard to give her away………………….
       D MajorD
I loved her first

******(For transition sake, just play the intro 1 time here before the next verse)

VERSE III
B minorBm
How could that beautiful women with you
A augmentedA
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
B minorBm
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
    A augmentedA
And tucked into bed all those nights

BRIDGE
G+G
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
   A augmentedA
It was only a matter of time

CHORUS
B minorBm
But I loved her first and I held her first
          A augmentedA
And a place in my heart will always be hers …. From the first breath she
B minorBm
Breathed ……When she first smiled at me
       A augmentedA
I knew the love of a father runs deep……..
    F#m(G+G)
And I prayed that she'd find you someday………………..
      A augmentedA
But it still hard to give her away………………….
      E minorEm
       A augmentedA
I loved her first………..........................From the first breath she
B minorBm
Breathed, When she first smiled at me
      A augmentedA
I knew the love of a father runs deep……………..
       F#(G+G)
Someday you might know what I'm going through…………
    A augmentedA
When a miracle smiles up at you
       D MajorD