{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1854053,"song":"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1854053-the-first-time-ever-i-saw-your-face-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1854053?type=chord","rating":4.64712,"votes":40,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 6th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe first time ever I saw your face [/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI thought the sun rose in your eyes___[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the moon and stars were the gift you gave [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the dark and the empty skies, my love [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the dark and the empty skies[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe first time ever I kissed your mouth [/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI felt the earth turn in my hand____[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike the trembling heart of a captive bird [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat was there, at my command, my love [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat was there, at my command[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe first time ever I lay with you [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd felt your heart beat close to mine____[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI thought our joy would fill the earth [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd would last 'til the end of time, my love [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd last 'til the end of time[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe first time ever I saw your face [/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI thought the sun rose in your eyes____[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the moon and stars were the gift you gave [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the dark and the empty skies, my love [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the dark and the empty skies[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\n\n\nCAPO: 6th Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] C\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]","chords":["C","G","Em","Dm","F","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}