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For The First Time

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Capo +1
Intro: 
G  Am7  G  F  G  Am7  G  D/F#
Are those your eGyesAm7,  is that your sD/F#mileC  
I've been loGokin’ at you foreEmver
But I nCever saw you beD/F#fore
Are these your hGandAm7s holdin’ mG/Bine?C  
Now I Emwonder how I cCould have been so bD/F#lind
Chorus I:
For the first Gtime CI am lEmooking in your D/F#eyes
For the first tGime IC'm seein’ who you D/F#areD  
I can't bCelieve how much I Cmsee
When you're lGookin' back at Cmme
Now I uGnderstand why lEmove is 
Am7Love is.D/F#.. for the fiGrst timeAm7  C  D  
Can this be rGealAm7, can this be tD/F#rueC  
Am I the pGerson I was this mEmorning
And are yCou the same yD/F#ou
It's all so sGtrangeAm7, how can it G/BbeC  
All aEmlong this love was rCight in front of mD/F#e
Chorus I:
For the first Gtime CI am lEmooking in your D/F#eyes
For the first tGime IC'm seein’ who you D/F#areD  
I can't bCelieve how much I Cmsee
When you're lGookin' back at Cmme
Now I uGnderstand why lEmove is 
Am7Love is.D/F#.. for the fiGrst timeAm7  C  D  
Bridge:
                  Am7(Em)
Such a long time ago
I had gAm7iven up on fiD/F#ndin’ this emGotion.D/F#..  ever aEmgainD/F#  G  
But you lEm6ive with me now
Yes I've fF#ound you somehow
  BmAnd I've never been so sEsus4ureE  
Chorus II:
A  Bm7  A  G  (play high string on 5th fret)
And for the fAirst time, D/F#I am loF#moking in your eEyes
For the fAirst time D/F#I'm seein' Esus4who you areE  
      D/F#                  Dm/F  (kind of A walk down)       
When you're lAookin' back at meDm  
Now I Aunderstand F#mwhy love isBm  
Love Esus4is...  Efor the first timeA  D/F#  Dm/F  A  
             Bm7x25232
              Cmx35543
            D/F#200232
             D/F100232
            Dm/F100231
             Em6042000
           Esus4033300
             F#m244222
Intro G’s and Am7’s can be emphasized by the following:
   Gadd9320033
Am7+9   002013

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For The First Time

by Kenny Loggins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D/F#

G/B

Em6

Esus4

F#m

Dm/F

Bm7

D/F

Gadd9

Capo +1

Intro:

G Am7 G F G Am7 G D/F#

G Am7 D/F# C

Are those your eyes, is that your smile

G Em

I've been lookin’ at you forever

C D/F#

But I never saw you before

G Am7 G/B C

Are these your hands holdin’ mine?

Em C D/F#

Now I wonder how I could have been so blind

Chorus I:

G C Em D/F#

For the first time I am looking in your eyes

G C D/F# D

For the first time I'm seein’ who you are

C Cm

I can't believe how much I see

G Cm

When you're lookin' back at me

G Em

Now I understand why love is

Am7 D/F# G Am7 C D

Love is... for the first time

G Am7 D/F# C

Can this be real, can this be true

G Em

Am I the person I was this morning

C D/F#

And are you the same you

G Am7 G/B C

It's all so strange, how can it be

Em C D/F#

All along this love was right in front of me

Chorus I:

G C Em D/F#

For the first time I am looking in your eyes

G C D/F# D

For the first time I'm seein’ who you are

C Cm

I can't believe how much I see

G Cm

When you're lookin' back at me

G Em

Now I understand why love is

Am7 D/F# G Am7 C D

Love is... for the first time

Bridge:

Am7 Em

()

Such a long time ago

Am7 D/F# G D/F# Em D/F# G

I had given up on findin’ this emotion... ever again

Em6

But you live with me now

Yes I've found you somehow

Bm Esus4 E

And I've never been so sure

Chorus II:

A Bm7 A G (play high string on 5th fret)

A D/F# F#m E

And for the first time, I am looking in your eyes

A D/F# Esus4 E

For the first time I'm seein' who you are

D/F# Dm/F (kind of A walk down)

A Dm

When you're lookin' back at me

A F#m Bm

Now I understand why love is

Esus4 E A D/F# Dm/F A

Love is... for the first time

Bm7

x25232

x35543

D/F#

200232

D/F

100232

Dm/F

100231

Em6

042000

Esus4

033300

F#m

244222

Intro G’s and Am7’s can be emphasized by the following:

Gadd9

320033

Am7+9 002013

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