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Never As Good As The First Time

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 F#m   Bmrepeat throughout the song.
Alternatively you can put the capo on the second fret and play  Em  Am.
[Verse 1]
F#mGood times they come and they go
F#mNever going to know
BmWhat fate is going to blow
BmYour way just hope that it feels right
F#mSometimes it comes and it goes
F#mYou take it ever so slow
BmAnd then you lose it,
Bmand then it flows right to you
F#mSo we rely on the past
F#mAnd special moments that last
BmWere they as tender
BmAs we dare to remember
F#mSuch a fine time as this
F#mWhat could equal the bliss
BmThe thrill of the first kiss
BmIt'll blow right to you
[Chorus]
F#mIt's never... as good as the Bmfirst time...
F#mIt's never... as good as the Bmfirst time...
   (Never as good as the first time)
[Verse 2]
F#mGood times they come and they go
F#mNever going to know
BmIt's like the weather, one day
Bmchicken next day feathers
F#mThe rose we remember
F#mThe thorns we forget
BmWe'd love and leave
BmWe never spend a minute on regret
F#mIt is a possibility
F#mThe more we know the less we see
BmSecond time
Bmis not quite what it seemed
F#mNatural as the way
F#mWe came to be
BmThe second time
Bmwon't live up to the dream
[Chorus]
F#mIt's never as good as the Bmfirst time
   (never as good)
F#mNever as good as the Bmfirst time
   (never as good as the first time)
[Bridge]
Mmm Pa ra ra F#mra pum pum pum
Pa pa ra ra ra, Bmpum pum
Pa ra ra F#mra pum pum pum
Pa pa ra ra ra, Bmpum pum
[Conclusion]
F#mNatural as the way we came to Bmbe
F#mSecond time won't live up to the Bmdream
F#mAs natural as the way we came to Bmbe
F#mThe second time is not quite what it Bmseemed
F#mIt's never
As goBmod as the first time
As the F#mfirst time
(Never as good as the first time)
BmFirst time
Mmm Pa ra ra F#mra pum pum pum
Pa pa ra ra ra, Bmpum pum
Pa ra ra F#mra pum pum pum
Pa pa ra ra ra, Bmpum pum

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Never As Good As The First Time

by Sade

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#m Bm

repeat throughout the song.

Em Am

Alternatively you can put the capo on the second fret and play .

[Verse 1]

F#m

Good times they come and they go

F#m

Never going to know

What fate is going to blow

Your way just hope that it feels right

F#m

Sometimes it comes and it goes

F#m

You take it ever so slow

And then you lose it,

and then it flows right to you

F#m

So we rely on the past

F#m

And special moments that last

Were they as tender

As we dare to remember

F#m

Such a fine time as this

F#m

What could equal the bliss

The thrill of the first kiss

It'll blow right to you

[Chorus]

F#m Bm

It's never... as good as the first time...

F#m Bm

It's never... as good as the first time...

(Never as good as the first time)

[Verse 2]

F#m

Good times they come and they go

F#m

Never going to know

It's like the weather, one day

chicken next day feathers

F#m

The rose we remember

F#m

The thorns we forget

We'd love and leave

We never spend a minute on regret

F#m

It is a possibility

F#m

The more we know the less we see

Second time

is not quite what it seemed

F#m

Natural as the way

F#m

We came to be

The second time

won't live up to the dream

[Chorus]

F#m Bm

It's never as good as the first time

(never as good)

F#m Bm

Never as good as the first time

(never as good as the first time)

[Bridge]

F#m

Mmm Pa ra ra ra pum pum pum

Pa pa ra ra ra, pum pum

F#m

Pa ra ra ra pum pum pum

Pa pa ra ra ra, pum pum

[Conclusion]

F#m Bm

Natural as the way we came to be

F#m Bm

Second time won't live up to the dream

F#m Bm

As natural as the way we came to be

F#m Bm

The second time is not quite what it seemed

F#m

It's never

As good as the first time

F#m

As the first time

(Never as good as the first time)

First time

F#m

Mmm Pa ra ra ra pum pum pum

Pa pa ra ra ra, pum pum

F#m

Pa ra ra ra pum pum pum

Pa pa ra ra ra, pum pum

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