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The First Time

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Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 E/G#- 476xxx
[Intro]
E E
  EYeah yeah
  Eyeah yeah yeah
[Verse 1]
  EFirst drink of the night just to get me right
  EThe first light of the day, I know I got it all wrong
  EFirst pill that you drop only sets it off
  EThe next morning you wake up all blurry and numb
[Verse 2]
  EBefore all the damn insecurities
  EBefore all your innocence is all lost
  EThink back to the time you were all alone
  EOne day you'll look back and say where's it all gone?
[Refrain 1]
   C#mSometimes Awe get   C#mlost
inAside our little heads
   C#mDon't sleep Ajust yet   C#mwe all Aknow
that there's Anothing like the
  EFirst love first high Ethere ain't
Enothing like the first time
  EPassed out last night Ethere ain't
Enothing like the first time
[Chorus 1]
E/G#Taking all the meds
SAleeping with your friends
EFind out in the end there ain't
BNothing like the first time
SE/G#tuck inside her head
AJumping in her bed
EFind out in the end there ain't
BNothing like the first time
[Post Chorus]
  EYeah yeah
  Eyeah yeah yeah
[Verse 3]
  EFirst time on a plane so she's paranoid
  ETried to make her feel safe but said it all wrong
  EFirst time in L.A. so she can't avoid
  EFeeling like she's failing all along
[Refrain 2]
   C#mSometimes Awe get   C#mlost
inAside our little heads
   C#mDon't sleep Ajust yet   C#mwe all Aknow
that there's Anothing like the
  EFirst love first high Ethere ain't
Enothing like the first time
  EPassed out last night Ethere ain't
Enothing like the first time
[Chorus 2]
E/G#Taking all the meds
SAleeping with your friends
EFind out in the end there ain't
BNothing like the first time
SE/G#tuck inside her head
AJumping in her bed
EFind out in the end there ain't
BNothing like the first time
[Outro]
  EYeah yeah
  Eyeah yeah yeah
ENothing like the first time
  EYeah yeah
  Eyeah yeah yeah
ENothing like the first timeE  

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The First Time

by Blink-182

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

E/G#

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

E/G#

- 476xxx

[Intro]

E E

Yeah yeah

yeah yeah yeah

[Verse 1]

First drink of the night just to get me right

The first light of the day, I know I got it all wrong

First pill that you drop only sets it off

The next morning you wake up all blurry and numb

[Verse 2]

Before all the damn insecurities

Before all your innocence is all lost

Think back to the time you were all alone

One day you'll look back and say where's it all gone?

[Refrain 1]

C#m A C#m

Sometimes we get lost

inside our little heads

C#m A C#m A

Don't sleep just yet we all know

that there's nothing like the

E E

First love first high there ain't

nothing like the first time

E E

Passed out last night there ain't

nothing like the first time

[Chorus 1]

E/G#

Taking all the meds

Sleeping with your friends

Find out in the end there ain't

Nothing like the first time

E/G#

Stuck inside her head

Jumping in her bed

Find out in the end there ain't

Nothing like the first time

[Post Chorus]

Yeah yeah

yeah yeah yeah

[Verse 3]

First time on a plane so she's paranoid

Tried to make her feel safe but said it all wrong

First time in L.A. so she can't avoid

Feeling like she's failing all along

[Refrain 2]

C#m A C#m

Sometimes we get lost

inside our little heads

C#m A C#m A

Don't sleep just yet we all know

that there's nothing like the

E E

First love first high there ain't

nothing like the first time

E E

Passed out last night there ain't

nothing like the first time

[Chorus 2]

E/G#

Taking all the meds

Sleeping with your friends

Find out in the end there ain't

Nothing like the first time

E/G#

Stuck inside her head

Jumping in her bed

Find out in the end there ain't

Nothing like the first time

[Outro]

Yeah yeah

yeah yeah yeah

Nothing like the first time

Yeah yeah

yeah yeah yeah

E E

Nothing like the first time

About The First Time Chords by Blink-182

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