The First Cut Is The Deepest tab by Cat Stevens

Tabs

this song was originally done by Cat Stevens, but I learned the song
from Rod Stewart off of the "night on the town" album. It is a very
easy three chord progression. The beginning is just "C" but adding the
"F" note every second strum.

 "First Cut is The Deepest"
 (Cat Stevens) (Rod Stewart)

Intro:
Finger Picking intro and 1st verse:

e-------7-----------5------------3------------5---
B----8----8-----7----7------5----5-----7------7  REPEAT
G-7----------7-----------5------------7----------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA D-shape without index finger then a moveable=20
Aminor-shape gets the job done.

chords
  C majorC     G+G
E----------------3-3-3-3-
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-
D--2-2-3-2-3-0-0-0-0-
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B--1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-
E--0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-

Play the intro four times over...then start singing on the "G"..

G+G       C majorC    G+G     FF     G+G
I would have given you ...
      C majorC        G+G     FF   G+G
But theres someone who ...
     C majorC     G+G     FF   G+G
and shes taken just all ...
      G+G     C majorC      G+G   FF   G+G
but if you want ...
     C majorC      G+G      FF    G+G
babe I'll try ...

Chorus:
C majorC     G+G     FF          G+G
The first cut ...
C majorC     G+G     FF    G+G
The first cut ....
    C majorC       G+G      FF    G+G
When it comes to ...
    C majorC        G+G    FF   G+G
When it comes to ...

Verse 2:

yes I want you by my ....

Chorus:

(Solo)

repeat verse 2 then fade.

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