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I Loved Her First

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Heartland - I Loved Her First
Capo 2
[Intro]
D  Bm  G  G/F#  Em  A
[Verse]
DLook at the two of you Bmdancin' that way
GLost in the G/F#moment and Emeach other's Aface
DSo much in love, you're aBmlone in this place
Like there's Gnobody G/F#else in the EmworldA  
DI was enough for her Bmnot long ago
GI was her G/F#number one, Emshe told me Aso
And she Dstill means the world to me Bmjust so you know
So be Gcareful when G/F#you hold my EmgirlA  
[Pre-Chorus]
BmTime changes everything, Glife must go on
And I'm Dnot gonna stand in your Away
[Chorus]
I loved her Dfirst, I held her Bmfirst
And a place in my Gheart will G/F#always be Emhers
From the Afirst breath she Dbreathed when she first smiled at Bmme
I knew the Glove of a G/F#father runs EmdeepA  
And I Emprayed that she'd D/F#find you someGdayG/F#  
But it's Emstill hard to D/F#give her aAway
I loved her Dfirst
[Verse 2]
DHow could that beautiful wBmoman with you
GBe the same freG/F#ckled-face Emkid that I kAnew
DThe one that I read all thBmose fairytales to
GAnd tucked intG/F#o bed all Emthose niAghts
[Pre-Chorus]
BmAnd I knew the first time GI saw you with her
It was oDnly a matter of timeA  
[Chorus]
I loved her Dfirst, I held her Bmfirst
And a place in my Gheart will G/F#always be Emhers
From the Afirst breath she Dbreathed when she first smiled at Bmme
I knew the Glove of a G/F#father runs EmdeepA  
And I Emprayed that she'd D/F#find you someGdayG/F#  
But it's Emstill hard to D/F#give her aAway
I loved her Dfirst
From the Afirst breath she Dbreathed
When she first smiled at mBme
I knew the Glove of a G/F#father runs EmdeepA  
Someday Emyou might know wD/F#hat I'm goin' GthroG/F#ugh
When a mirEmacle smiles uD/F#p at youA  
I loved her Dfirst
Ooh, ooh

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I Loved Her First

by Heartland

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

D/F#

Heartland - I Loved Her First

Capo 2

[Intro]

D Bm G G/F# Em A

[Verse]

D Bm

Look at the two of you dancin' that way

G G/F# Em A

Lost in the moment and each other's face

D Bm

So much in love, you're alone in this place

G G/F# Em A

Like there's nobody else in the world

D Bm

I was enough for her not long ago

G G/F# Em A

I was her number one, she told me so

D Bm

And she still means the world to me just so you know

G G/F# Em A

So be careful when you hold my girl

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G

Time changes everything, life must go on

D A

And I'm not gonna stand in your way

[Chorus]

D Bm

I loved her first, I held her first

G G/F# Em

And a place in my heart will always be hers

A D Bm

From the first breath she breathed when she first smiled at me

G G/F# Em A

I knew the love of a father runs deep

Em D/F# G G/F#

And I prayed that she'd find you someday

Em D/F# A

But it's still hard to give her away

I loved her first

[Verse 2]

D Bm

How could that beautiful woman with you

G G/F# Em A

Be the same freckled-face kid that I knew

D Bm

The one that I read all those fairytales to

G G/F# Em A

And tucked into bed all those nights

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm G

And I knew the first time I saw you with her

D A

It was only a matter of time

[Chorus]

D Bm

I loved her first, I held her first

G G/F# Em

And a place in my heart will always be hers

A D Bm

From the first breath she breathed when she first smiled at me

G G/F# Em A

I knew the love of a father runs deep

Em D/F# G G/F#

And I prayed that she'd find you someday

Em D/F# A

But it's still hard to give her away

I loved her first

A D

From the first breath she breathed

When she first smiled at me

G G/F# Em A

I knew the love of a father runs deep

Em D/F# G G/F#

Someday you might know what I'm goin' through

Em D/F# A

When a miracle smiles up at you

I loved her first

Ooh, ooh

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