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First Defeat
By Noah Gundersen
Capo 4.
[Intro/Verse/Chorus]
e|Em7--------Cadd9--3----G-3-3-3-D--2-|
B|-3-3-3----3-----3-3-3---3-|
G|------------------------2-|
D|-2-2-2----2---------------|
A|-2-0-2----3-----2-3-2-----|
E|----------------3---3-----|
[Verse 1]
It's the Em7first defeatCadd9  
It Gcuts you to your Dbones
Knocks you oEm7ff your feetCadd9  
And you diGscover that Dhome
Is not a Em7person or a placeCadd9  
But a Gfeeling you Dcan't get backCadd9  
(same chords progression)
Then the second round
Throws you to the floor
Leaves you stuttering
What the hell was that for?
Takes you by surprise
Like the bullet you never saw coming
[Chorus]
This will be the last time
This will be the last time
This will be the last time
You take me
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
It's the little things
That convince me to stay
It's your fingertips
And the music they play
To the beat of my heart
And the rhythm our bodies make
But this will be the last time
Honey, this will be the last time
This will be the last time
You take me
[Bridge]
     Cadd9Oh,    you're kissing me againEm7  D  
     Cadd9Oh,           and I can't see Em7itD  
     Cadd9You've got a lot of nerve, throw me out the way you didEm7  D  
     Cadd9You've got a lot of nerve, half-naked in my   Em7bed You saidD  
[Chorus]
This will be the last time
This will be the last time
This will be the last time
You take me

All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

Noah Gundersen is an American indie folk singer-songwriter who began his career performing in Seattle. He started playing piano at 13 and later picked up the guitar, eventually leaving home at 18 to pursue music. "First Defeat" comes from an artist known for his thoughtful indie folk sound. When you play this song, you're channeling the spirit of an artist who crafted his musical path from a young age.

AI-written from these sources:Noah Gundersen — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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First Defeat

by Noah Gundersen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

First Defeat

By Noah Gundersen

Capo 4.

[Intro/Verse/Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9 G D

e|----------3-----3-3-3---2-|

B|-3-3-3----3-----3-3-3---3-|

G|------------------------2-|

D|-2-2-2----2---------------|

A|-2-0-2----3-----2-3-2-----|

E|----------------3---3-----|

[Verse 1]

Em7 Cadd9

It's the first defeat

G D

It cuts you to your bones

Em7 Cadd9

Knocks you off your feet

G D

And you discover that home

Em7 Cadd9

Is not a person or a place

G D Cadd9

But a feeling you can't get back

(same chords progression)

Then the second round

Throws you to the floor

Leaves you stuttering

What the hell was that for?

Takes you by surprise

Like the bullet you never saw coming

[Chorus]

This will be the last time

You take me

[Verse 2]

(same as verse 1)

It's the little things

That convince me to stay

It's your fingertips

And the music they play

To the beat of my heart

And the rhythm our bodies make

But this will be the last time

Honey, this will be the last time

This will be the last time

You take me

[Bridge]

Cadd9 Em7 D

Oh, you're kissing me again

Cadd9 Em7 D

Oh, and I can't see it

Cadd9 Em7 D

You've got a lot of nerve, throw me out the way you did

Cadd9 Em7 D

You've got a lot of nerve, half-naked in my bed You said

[Chorus]

This will be the last time

You take me

About First Defeat Chords by Noah Gundersen

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