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The First Time by Ella Henderson
Album: Chapter 1
Track 8
2014
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Em:      x22000
Bm:      x24432
Am:      x02210
C:       x32010
D:       xx0232
B:       x24442
A:       x02220
   Intro:        Em      Bm      Am    C    Dx 2
 Verse:
 GSomebody told me Dthey saw you with her
 CThey even called out my name
 DThinking I was that girl
 GShe wears the same kind of make uDp
 And the same colour haCir, well she’s a wannabe me
 And she’s Deven got it down to the clothes I wear
 Pre-Chorus:
 CSo you can try to replace mDe
 And start all over againEm  
 But what you just don’t understaDnd
 Chorus:
 You had it right the fGirst time
 But you weren’t satisfBmied
 I gave you all of mCe
 So you had no reason to think twDice
 You had it right the fGirst time
 But you were Bmso blind
'Cause thCere’ll never be Bmno better me Amto finDd
 You had it right the fEmirst time
 Em    Bm    Am    C  D
 Verse:
 GShe can wear the same perfDume
 And she can hold your handC  
 Yeah she can make you smile Dbut not the way that I can
 GI hope she doesn’t get used to Dbeing so attacheCd
‘Cause she will never be me, nDo, so it just won’t last
 Pre-Chorus:
 CSo you can try to upgrade mDe
 Yeah you can dream like thatEm  
 But you might as well face the fDact
 Chorus:
 You had it right the fGirst time
 But you weren’t satisfBmied
 I gave you all of mCe
 So you had no reason to think twDice
 You had it right the fGirst time
 But you were Bmso blind
'Cause thCere’ll never be Bmno better me Amto finDd
 Bridge:
 EmYou can keep searching around
 BThinking that we’re all the same
 GBut I’ll always be the best you found
 And thAat’s one thing that just won’t change
‘Cause thCere’ll never be Bmno better me, Amoh noD  
 No, thCere’ll never be Bmno better me, Amoh noD  
 Chorus:
 You had it right the fGirst time
 But you weren’t satisfBmied
 I gave you all of mCe
 So you had no reason to think twDice
 You had it right the fGirst time
 But you were Bmso blind
'Cause thCere’ll never be Bmno better me Amto finDd
'Cause thCere’ll never be Bmno better me Amto finDd, I know I gotta tell you
ThCere’ll never be Bmno better me Amto finDd
You had it right the Emfirst time

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The First Time

by Ella Henderson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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The First Time by Ella Henderson

Album: Chapter 1

Track 8

2014

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 1st fret

Chords:

Em: x22000

Bm: x24432

Am: x02210

C: x32010

D: xx0232

B: x24442

A: x02220

Em Bm Am C D

Intro: x 2

Verse:

G D

Somebody told me they saw you with her

They even called out my name

Thinking I was that girl

G D

She wears the same kind of make up

And the same colour hair, well she’s a wannabe me

And she’s even got it down to the clothes I wear

Pre-Chorus:

C D

So you can try to replace me

And start all over again

But what you just don’t understand

Chorus:

You had it right the first time

But you weren’t satisfied

I gave you all of me

So you had no reason to think twice

You had it right the first time

But you were so blind

C Bm Am D

'Cause there’ll never be no better me to find

You had it right the first time

Em Bm Am C D

Verse:

G D

She can wear the same perfume

And she can hold your hand

Yeah she can make you smile but not the way that I can

G D C

I hope she doesn’t get used to being so attached

‘Cause she will never be me, no, so it just won’t last

Pre-Chorus:

C D

So you can try to upgrade me

Yeah you can dream like that

But you might as well face the fact

Chorus:

You had it right the first time

But you weren’t satisfied

I gave you all of me

So you had no reason to think twice

You had it right the first time

But you were so blind

C Bm Am D

'Cause there’ll never be no better me to find

Bridge:

You can keep searching around

Thinking that we’re all the same

But I’ll always be the best you found

And that’s one thing that just won’t change

C Bm Am D

‘Cause there’ll never be no better me, oh no

C Bm Am D

No, there’ll never be no better me, oh no

Chorus:

You had it right the first time

But you weren’t satisfied

I gave you all of me

So you had no reason to think twice

You had it right the first time

But you were so blind

C Bm Am D

'Cause there’ll never be no better me to find

C Bm Am D

'Cause there’ll never be no better me to find, I know I gotta tell you

C Bm Am D

There’ll never be no better me to find

You had it right the first time

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