I Loved Her First chords by Hearttland

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

Intro
D (6 counts),
Bm (6 counts)
F#m(3 counts),
A (3 counts)

Note:  The F#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#m
hold the rest of that G shape. I will write it as G) so you remember you are mostly
a F#m notes.

VERSE I
Bm
Look at the two of you dancing that way
A

Lost in the moment and each others face
Bm
So much in love your alone in this place
             A
Like there's nobody else in the world


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


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

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

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


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

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

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