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When I First Kissed You

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This is not in the original song key, because these would all be up a half step and I'm transcribing from
piano. You could capo 11 but that'd be stupid.
[Intro]
Cmaj7
Em7  Ebdim
Dm7  Dm9 Dm Dm9
F/G  G7b9
[Verse 1]
New York Cmaj7City can be so pEm7rettyEbdim, from a Dm7bird's DmeyDm9e      DmvF/GiewG7b9  
Because Cmaj7up theCmaj9re,        Cmaj7yeah tEm7hat's wherEbdime I fiDm7rst     Dm9     Dm  Dm9kissed F/GyouG7#5#9  
[Chorus]
A moC7dern day romance, a peF7rfect performance
AcEm7ting Ebdimlike two foolF/Gs,            G7#5#9  C7saying silly things
WhF7isper sweet nothings, like young lEm7overs     Ebdimonly doDm9/G  G7#5  
[Verse 2]
I was sCmaj7haking, you were breatEm7htakinEbdimg      like tDm7he     Dm9EmDmpirDm9e   SF/GtateG7b9  
My voice was Cmaj7so faCmaj9r,         Cmaj7nCmaj9ot quite SEm7inatraEbdim  
Singing sDm7ongs    Dm9     Dm     Dm9so F/Gglad,G7#5#9  
[Chorus]
The cC7lock struck one
The nF7ight still very young, in the Em7city tEbdimhat never sDm9/GleepsG7b9  
Then a whC7irlwind blew when I fF7irst kissed you
Nearly sEm7wept me, Ebdimswept me off my Dm9/Gfeet
[Piano Solo]
G7#5   Fmaj7
G7     Cmaj7
F#dim
[Bridge]
When I Fmaj7first kissed you thG7at's when I knCmaj7ew, I was in      Ebdim      Dm7lGaugove
[Piano Solo 2]
  E    Ab/Ex3
Cmaj7  Am7
Cmaj7  Em7 Ebdim
Dm7    F/G
G7b9
[Outro]
Because uCmaj7p thereCmaj9, yeahCmaj7,           Cmaj9tEm7hat's wherEbdime,     I Dm7firDm9st   kissed    F/GyouG7b9  Cmaj7  

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When I First Kissed You

by Extreme

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 11 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Em7

Ebdim

Dm7

Dm9

F/G

G7b9

Cmaj9

G7#5#9

Dm9/G

G7#5

Fmaj7

F#dim

Gaug

Ab/E

Am7

This is not in the original song key, because these would all be up a half step and I'm transcribing from

piano. You could capo 11 but that'd be stupid.

[Intro]

Cmaj7

Em7 Ebdim

Dm7 Dm9 Dm Dm9

F/G G7b9

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Em7 Ebdim Dm7 Dm Dm9 Dm F/G G7b9

New York City can be so pretty, from a bird's eye view

Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Cmaj7 Em7 Ebdim Dm7 Dm9 Dm Dm9 F/G G7#5#9

Because up there, yeah that's where I first kissed you

[Chorus]

C7 F7

A modern day romance, a perfect performance

Em7 Ebdim F/G G7#5#9 C7

Acting like two fools, saying silly things

F7 Em7 Ebdim Dm9/G G7#5

Whisper sweet nothings, like young lovers only do

[Verse 2]

Cmaj7 Em7 Ebdim Dm7 Dm9 Dm Dm9 F/G G7b9

I was shaking, you were breathtaking like the Empire State

Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Em7 Ebdim

My voice was so far, not quite Sinatra

Dm7 Dm9 Dm Dm9 F/G G7#5#9

Singing songs so glad,

[Chorus]

The clock struck one

F7 Em7 Ebdim Dm9/G G7b9

The night still very young, in the city that never sleeps

C7 F7

Then a whirlwind blew when I first kissed you

Em7 Ebdim Dm9/G

Nearly swept me, swept me off my feet

[Piano Solo]

G7#5 Fmaj7

G7 Cmaj7

F#dim

[Bridge]

Fmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 Ebdim Dm7 Gaug

When I first kissed you that's when I knew, I was in love

[Piano Solo 2]

E Ab/E

Cmaj7 Am7

Cmaj7 Em7 Ebdim

Dm7 F/G

G7b9

[Outro]

Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Em7 Ebdim Dm7 Dm9 F/G G7b9 Cmaj7

Because up there, yeah, that's where, I first kissed you

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