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First Dance

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[Intro]
C   G   C   G
[Verse]
CI'm not your lady of the Gflowers
CI'm not your lady of the Gsun
CI'm not the one you've Gbeen looking Emfor
I Amcould never Cbe that DoneC  
[Verse]
The snowflakes and the GrosesC  
They were the sweetGest thingC  
The power of our GattracEmtion
Made Ammy meadows Chard to DseeBb  
[Verse]
It started with a C/Bbdance
On a Fstarry night like Bbthis
Our mystical roC/Bbmance
Promised Feverlasting Bbbliss
[Verse]
But Dmhow could Cwe have Fknown
It would Bbend like Cthis?
With a Floving, but Cfrozen Dmkiss
With a Floving, but Cfrozen Fkiss
[Instrumental]
C   G   C   G
C   G  Em  Am  C  D   C
[Verse]
But now I see right Gthrough youC  
I was blinded at the GstartC  
The love that you deGclared for Emme
Was love eAmnough to Cbreak my DheartBb  
[Verse]
It started with a C/Bbdance
On a Fstarry night like Bbthis
Our mystical roC/Bbmance
Promised Feverlasting Bbbliss
[Verse]
But Dmhow were Cwe to Fknow
It would Bbend like Cthis?
With a Floving, but Cfrozen Dmkiss
With a Floving, but Cfrozen Fkiss
[Intro]
C   G   C   G
C   G   C   G
C   G   C   G

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First Dance

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

[Intro]

C G C G

[Verse]

C G

I'm not your lady of the flowers

C G

I'm not your lady of the sun

C G Em

I'm not the one you've been looking for

Am C D C

I could never be that one

[Verse]

G C

The snowflakes and the roses

G C

They were the sweetest thing

G Em

The power of our attraction

Am C D Bb

Made my meadows hard to see

[Verse]

C/Bb

It started with a dance

F Bb

On a starry night like this

C/Bb

Our mystical romance

F Bb

Promised everlasting bliss

[Verse]

Dm C F

But how could we have known

Bb C

It would end like this?

F C Dm

With a loving, but frozen kiss

F C F

With a loving, but frozen kiss

[Instrumental]

C G C G

C G Em Am C D C

[Verse]

G C

But now I see right through you

G C

I was blinded at the start

G Em

The love that you declared for me

Am C D Bb

Was love enough to break my heart

[Verse]

C/Bb

It started with a dance

F Bb

On a starry night like this

C/Bb

Our mystical romance

F Bb

Promised everlasting bliss

[Verse]

Dm C F

But how were we to know

Bb C

It would end like this?

F C Dm

With a loving, but frozen kiss

F C F

With a loving, but frozen kiss

[Intro]

C G C G

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