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this is the first song i've tabbed but was looking everywhere for the chords and 
I Amremember C/Bhow we Cmet
but your Fname I forGget
like the Amdoor that C/BI have Ckept unGopenedE  
I reAmmember C/Bit was Cwet
and the sFwelt and the sGweat
and the Amshelter C/Bof the Cbed we we're Gclothed Ein
You were Fstroking me like a Cpet
but you Amdidn’t own me Gyet
and the Ftape in the Ccassette deck was Gchoking
Spat Eout a broken hallelujah
Am C/B C F G
Am C/B C E
But I’ve Amseen the C/Bway the Cearth
throws its Faces with a cGurve
You were Amwaiting C/Bfor the Cwords
to come Gto yer.E  
Just to Amsay that C/Byou prefCer to be Flonely
to be Gcursed
and to Amdo the C/Bvery woCrst you can Gdo.E  
Yeah I Fremember you like a Cverse
that I Amdidn’t want to Glearn
I just lFooked into your Ceyes
and I Eknew yer.
Now the Fthought of you is Cburnt
      Am            G              F               C
on my bEody from the first time you did rewind that line from Hallelujah.
Am E Am E Am C F C
FWell I wish that I never Cmet you that day
You said AmI have a room and Cmusic to play
FI have a room let me Cshow you the way
AmI wish that I’d never Ccome
FBut now that I have, I would Cdo it again
I Amwould forget like I’d Cpiss on a grave
I Fwould forget that I’d Cpiss on a grave
and the Amwords as they came to my Ctongue were halleFlujah. CHallelujah!
And the Amsky was so much Cbluer
HalFlelujah! CHallelujah!
And the Amworld was so much Cnewer.
You said FI have a room
at the Ctop of the stairs
AmI have a room with a Gview
FI know we all have a Ccross that we bear
and AmI’d like to show it to Gyou.E  
Am C/B C F G
Am C/B E
And you Fleft me in the Clight
and you Ammet me in the Glight
and we Fonly had a Cnight between the Etwo.
You were Fwaiting for the Cworst
You were Amlistening for a Gcurse
but the Fonly thing I Cheard was Ehallelujah.
FHallelujah! CHallelujah!
And the Amsky was so much Cbluer
FHallelujah! CHallelujah!
And the Amworld was so much Cnewer.
you said FI have a room
at the Ctop of the stairs.
AmI have a room with a Gview.
FI know we all have a cCross that we bear
Amand I’d like to give it to Gyou.
FAnd I won’t forget how the Csky was set
I said AmI have a place to go Gback to.
FLa La La I will Chave you yet
I will Amcarry you there if I Ghave to.
F C Am G
F C Am G
No I Fwon’t forgCet no AmI won’tG.
No I Fwon’t forgCet no AmI won’tG  
No I Fwon’t forgCet no AmI won’tG  
No I Fwon’t forgCet noE.
EWoah Woah First LoveAm  

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First Love

by Emmy the Great

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C/B

this is the first song i've tabbed but was looking everywhere for the chords and

Am C/B C

I remember how we met

F G

but your name I forget

Am C/B C G E

like the door that I have kept unopened

Am C/B C

I remember it was wet

F G

and the swelt and the sweat

Am C/B C G E

and the shelter of the bed we we're clothed in

F C

You were stroking me like a pet

Am G

but you didn’t own me yet

F C G

and the tape in the cassette deck was choking

Spat out a broken hallelujah

Am C/B C F G

Am C/B C E

Am C/B C

But I’ve seen the way the earth

F G

throws its aces with a curve

Am C/B C

You were waiting for the words

G E

to come to yer.

Am C/B C F

Just to say that you prefer to be lonely

to be cursed

Am C/B C G E

and to do the very worst you can do.

F C

Yeah I remember you like a verse

Am G

that I didn’t want to learn

F C

I just looked into your eyes

and I knew yer.

F C

Now the thought of you is burnt

Am G F C

on my body from the first time you did rewind that line from Hallelujah.

Am E Am E Am C F C

F C

Well I wish that I never met you that day

Am C

You said I have a room and music to play

F C

I have a room let me show you the way

Am C

I wish that I’d never come

F C

But now that I have, I would do it again

Am C

I would forget like I’d piss on a grave

F C

I would forget that I’d piss on a grave

Am C F C

and the words as they came to my tongue were hallelujah. Hallelujah!

Am C

And the sky was so much bluer

F C

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Am C

And the world was so much newer.

You said I have a room

at the top of the stairs

Am G

I have a room with a view

F C

I know we all have a cross that we bear

Am G E

and I’d like to show it to you.

Am C/B C F G

Am C/B E

F C

And you left me in the light

Am G

and you met me in the light

F C E

and we only had a night between the two.

F C

You were waiting for the worst

Am G

You were listening for a curse

F C E

but the only thing I heard was hallelujah.

F C

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Am C

And the sky was so much bluer

F C

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Am C

And the world was so much newer.

you said I have a room

at the top of the stairs.

Am G

I have a room with a view.

F C

I know we all have a cross that we bear

Am G

and I’d like to give it to you.

F C

And I won’t forget how the sky was set

Am G

I said I have a place to go back to.

F C

La La La I will have you yet

Am G

I will carry you there if I have to.

F C Am G

No I won’t forget no I won’t.

F C Am G

No I won’t forget no I won’t

F C Am G

No I won’t forget no I won’t

F C E

No I won’t forget no.

E Am

Woah Woah First Love

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