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For The First Time

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[Intro]
C
CIs that music in my ear
AmIt's like I heard nothing for a thousand years
FMy eyes were closed, locking in my tearsAm  
CI was so surrounded but still all alone
AmA great big house but so far from home
FHow'd you breathe life in this heart of soulAm  
It's like I can feCel, it's like I can brGeathe
It's like I can lAmive, it's like I can loFve
For the first tiCme, for the first tiGme
For the first tiAmme, for the first tiFme
COhh
GOhh
AmOhh
FOhh
CIm electric finally exposed
Amyou see me through me strip off all my clothes
FIf this is falling then let me go..  OOHAmH
It's like I can feCel, it's like I can brGeathe
It's like I can lAmive, it's like I can loFve
For the first tiCme, for the first tiGme
For the first tiAmme, for the first tiFme
COhh
GOhh
AmOhh
FOhh
[BRIDGE]
AmI'm finally awake and CI can feel my heart
AmIt's beating like a drum when CI'm right here where you are
DmI can feel it, FI can feel iCt, oh AAmHH
Can you feel it?   Dm  F  C  
It's like I can feCel, it's like I can brGeathe
It's like I can lAmive, it's like I can loFve
For the first tiCme, for the first tiGme
For the first tiAmme, for the first tiFme
BELOW  dueted with the (ohh-Part)
It's like I can fCeel, it's like I can bGreathe
It's like I can lAmive, it's like I can loFve
For the first Ctime, for the first Gtime
For the first tiAmme, for the first tiFme
[Outro]
C

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For The First Time

by John Legend

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[Intro]

Is that music in my ear

It's like I heard nothing for a thousand years

F Am

My eyes were closed, locking in my tears

I was so surrounded but still all alone

A great big house but so far from home

F Am

How'd you breathe life in this heart of soul

C G

It's like I can feel, it's like I can breathe

Am F

It's like I can live, it's like I can love

C G

For the first time, for the first time

Am F

For the first time, for the first time

Ohh

Im electric finally exposed

you see me through me strip off all my clothes

F Am

If this is falling then let me go.. OOHH

C G

It's like I can feel, it's like I can breathe

Am F

It's like I can live, it's like I can love

C G

For the first time, for the first time

Am F

For the first time, for the first time

Ohh

[BRIDGE]

Am C

I'm finally awake and I can feel my heart

Am C

It's beating like a drum when I'm right here where you are

Dm F C Am

I can feel it, I can feel it, oh AHH

Dm F C

Can you feel it?

C G

It's like I can feel, it's like I can breathe

Am F

It's like I can live, it's like I can love

C G

For the first time, for the first time

Am F

For the first time, for the first time

BELOW dueted with the (ohh-Part)

C G

It's like I can feel, it's like I can breathe

Am F

It's like I can live, it's like I can love

C G

For the first time, for the first time

Am F

For the first time, for the first time

[Outro]

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