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[Verse 1]
DThe river looked much wider than it ever seemed before
CEven though we’d crossed a hundred Dtimes or more.
We were sGcared, so we dEmared each otherA  
[Chorus]
You firsDt
And IG’ll be right behiAnd you
You firDst
I’ll meet you Gon the other sAide
The natuGre of a Ahero requireGs a leap of faiAth
GFind out what you’re mAade of
When iGt’s your time to sAay
You firDstA  
[Verse 2]
DThe chopper drops the ladder in the middle of the war
CSergeant says. “There’s only room for Djust one more”
GTwo wounded brothers, Emone says to the Aother
[Chorus]
You firsDt
And IG’ll be right behiAnd you
You firDst
I’ll meet you Gon the other sAide
The natuGre of a Ahero requireGs a leap of faiAth
GFind out what you’re mAade of
When iGt’s your time to sAay
You firDstA  
[Bridge]
And now GI’m standing oBmver you
GAll these years that Bmwe’ve been through
I wGish it could be me
I Emnever thought that it might Abe
[Chorus]
You firsDt
But GI’ll be right behiAnd you
You firDst
I’ll meet you Gon the other sAide
You Galways were my Ahero, Ghere's my leap of Afaith
You Gfind out what you’re Amade of
When iGt’s your time to sAay
You firDst

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You First

by Mac McAnally

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

The river looked much wider than it ever seemed before

C D

Even though we’d crossed a hundred times or more.

G Em A

We were scared, so we dared each other

[Chorus]

You first

G A

And I’ll be right behind you

You first

G A

I’ll meet you on the other side

G A G A

The nature of a hero requires a leap of faith

G A

Find out what you’re made of

G A

When it’s your time to say

D A

You first

[Verse 2]

The chopper drops the ladder in the middle of the war

C D

Sergeant says. “There’s only room for just one more”

G Em A

Two wounded brothers, one says to the other

[Chorus]

You first

G A

And I’ll be right behind you

You first

G A

I’ll meet you on the other side

G A G A

The nature of a hero requires a leap of faith

G A

Find out what you’re made of

G A

When it’s your time to say

D A

You first

[Bridge]

G Bm

And now I’m standing over you

G Bm

All these years that we’ve been through

I wish it could be me

Em A

I never thought that it might be

[Chorus]

You first

G A

But I’ll be right behind you

You first

G A

I’ll meet you on the other side

G A G A

You always were my hero, here's my leap of faith

G A

You find out what you’re made of

G A

When it’s your time to say

You first

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