Heartland - I Loved Her First

Capo 2


Intro chords:
D (xx0232@1)Bm (x24432@1)G (320003@1)G/F# (320002@1)Em (022000@1)A (x02220@1)
D (xx0232@1)                    BmLook (x24432@1)at the two of you dancin' that way
G (320003@1)         G/F# (320002@1)     Em (022000@1)         ALost (x02220@1)in the moment and each other's face
D (xx0232@1)                      BmSo (x24432@1)much in love, you're alone in this place
             G (320003@1)    G/F# (320002@1)      Em (022000@1)   A (x02220@1)  
Like there's nobody else in the world

D (xx0232@1)                  BmI (x24432@1)was enough for her not long ago
G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1)      Em (022000@1)        AI (x02220@1)was her number one, she told me so
        D (xx0232@1)                         BmAnd (x24432@1)she still means the world to me just so you know
      G (320003@1)          G/F# (320002@1)      Em (022000@1)   ASo (x02220@1)be careful when you hold my girl


Pre-Chorus:
Bm (x24432@1)                     G (320003@1)
Time changes everything, life must go on
        D (xx0232@1)                     AAnd (x02220@1)I'm not gonna stand in your way


Chorus
            D (xx0232@1)               BmI (x24432@1)loved her first, I held her first
                  G (320003@1)        G/F# (320002@1)    EmAnd (022000@1)a place in my heart will always be hers
         A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)                               BmFrom (x24432@1)the first breath she breathed when she first smiled at me
           G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1)      Em (022000@1)  A (x02220@1)I knew the love of a father runs deep
      Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1)       G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)            
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
         Em (022000@1)          D/F# (200232@1)    ABut (x02220@1)it's still hard to give her away
            DI (xx0232@1)loved her first

D (xx0232@1)	  BmHow (x24432@1)could that beautiful woman with you
G (320003@1)            G/F# (320002@1)    Em (022000@1)         ABe (x02220@1)the same freckled-face kid that I knew

D (xx0232@1)                       BmThe (x24432@1)one that I read all those fairytales to
G (320003@1)           G/F# (320002@1)   Em (022000@1)     AAnd (x02220@1)tucked into bed all those nights

Bm (x24432@1)	  DAnd (xx0232@1)I knew the first time I saw you with her
	D (xx0232@1)	 AIt (x02220@1)was only a matter of time

            D (xx0232@1)               BmI (x24432@1)loved her first, I held her first
                  G (320003@1)        G/F# (320002@1)    EmAnd (022000@1)a place in my heart will always be hers
         A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)                               BmFrom (x24432@1)the first breath she breathed when she first smiled at me
           G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1)      Em (022000@1)  A (x02220@1)I knew the love of a father runs deep
      Em (022000@1)              D/F# (200232@1)       G (320003@1)  G/F# (320002@1)            
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
         Em (022000@1)          D/F# (200232@1)    ABut (x02220@1)it's still hard to give her away
            DI (xx0232@1)loved her first

	 A (x02220@1)              DFrom (xx0232@1)the first breath she breathed
			  BmWhen (x24432@1)she first smiled at me
           G (320003@1)       G/F# (320002@1)      Em (022000@1)  AI (x02220@1)knew the love of a father runs deep
       Em (022000@1)             D/F# (200232@1)       G (320003@1)  G/F#Someday (320002@1)you might know what I'm goin' through
          Em (022000@1)         D/F# (200232@1)    AWhen (x02220@1)a miracle smiles up at you
            DI (xx0232@1)loved her first

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