I Loved Her First
Hearttland
(Keep high E and B strings held down throughout the whole song)
[G]Look at the two of you [Em]dancin that way
[C]Lost in the [Em]moment in [Dsus/F#]each others face
[G]So much in love , you're [Em]alone in this place
Like there's [C]nobody [Em]in the [Dsus/F#]world
[G]I was enough for her [Em]not long ago
[C]I was her [Em]number one , [Dsus/F#] she told me so
And she [G] still means the world to me [Em]just so you know
So be [C]careful when [Em]you hold my [Dsus/F#]girl
Pre-Chorus
But [Em]time changes everything , [C]life must go on
So I'm [Em]not gonna stand in your [Dsus/F#]way
Chorus
I loved her [G]first
I held her [Em]first
And a place in my [C]heart will [Em]always be [Dsus/F#]hers
From the first breath she [G]breathed
Til she first smiled at [Em]me
I knew the [C]love of a [Em]father runs [Dsus/F#]deep
And I [C]prayed that she'd [Em]find you [Dsus/F#]someday
But it's [C]still hard to [Em]give her [Dsus/F#]away
I loved her [G]first
Verse #2
[G]How could that beautiful[Em]woman with you
[C]Be the same [Em]freckle face [Dsus/F#]kid that I knew
The [G]one that I read all those [Em]fairy tales to
And [C]tucked into [Em]bed all those [Dsus/F#]nights
Pre-Chorus
And [Em]I knew the first time I [C]saw you with her
That it was [Em]only a matter of [Dsus/F#]time
Chorus
I loved her [G]first
I held her [Em]first
And a place in my [C]heart will [Em]always be [Dsus/F#]hers
From the first breath she [G]breathed
Til she first smiled at [Em]me
I knew the [C]love of a [Em]father runs [Dsus/F#]deep
And I [C]prayed that she'd [Em]find you [Dsus/F#]someday
But it's [C]still hard to [Em]give her [Dsus/F#]away
I loved her [G]first
Chorus (diffo. ending)
(Play softly)
I loved her [G]first
I held her [Em]first
And a place in my [C]heart will [Em]always be [Dsus/F#]hers
From the first breath she [G]breathed
Til she first smiled at [Em]me
I knew the [C]love of a [Em]father runs [Dsus/F#]deep
(Play one strum for each chord)
Someday you [C]might know what [Em]I'm going [Dsus/F#]through
When a [C]miracle [Em]smiles up at [Dsus/F#]you
I loved her [G]first
