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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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[Intro}
E
[Verse]
The first F#mtime Bever I saw your Eface
I thought the Asun G#mrose Bin your F#meyesB7  
And the moon and the Estars F#m7were the gifts you Egave
To the Gdark Aand the empty Eskies, my love
To the Gdark Aand the empty Eskies
[Verse]
The first F#mtime Bever I kissed your Elips
I felt the Aearth G#mmove Bin my F#marmsB7  
Like the trembling Eheart F#m7of a captive Ebird
That was Gthere Aat my comEmand, my love
That was Gthere Aat my comEmandF#m  B7  E  
[Verse]
The first F#mtime Bever I lay with Eyou
I felt your Aheart G#mbeat Bclose to F#mmineB7  
I felt a Ejoy F#m7to fill the Eearth
And would Glast A'til the end of Etime, my love
And would Glast A'til the end of Etime

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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

by We Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

G#m

F#m7

[Intro}

[Verse]

F#m B E

The first time ever I saw your face

A G#m B F#m B7

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

E F#m7 E

And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave

G A E

To the dark and the empty skies, my love

G A E

To the dark and the empty skies

[Verse]

F#m B E

The first time ever I kissed your lips

A G#m B F#m B7

I felt the earth move in my arms

E F#m7 E

Like the trembling heart of a captive bird

G A E

That was there at my command, my love

G A E F#m B7 E

That was there at my command

[Verse]

F#m B E

The first time ever I lay with you

A G#m B F#m B7

I felt your heart beat close to mine

E F#m7 E

I felt a joy to fill the earth

G A E

And would last 'til the end of time, my love

G A E

And would last 'til the end of time

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