------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE FIRST TIME - U2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Eric Gardner Email: u22utoo@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard My rendition of the song, inspired by a very touching live performance during the last of the Vetigo tour in Honolulu, HI. Bono sang it from the main stage. Starting on the verse (I have a brother...), he started singing to The Edge, who was on the B Stage. slowly worked his way out to The Edge and then hugged him at the end of the song. A performance of a beautiful song. Also a very easy song to play. You can even replace E chord I tabbed with an open E chord if you choose to do so (X22100). Enjoy. Intro: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-----------------------------------|X5 A|-9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------9--11-12-11-9-----------------------9--11-12-11-9---------| A|-9-------------0--0--0--0--0--9--------------------0--0--0--0--0---------| E|-0----------------------------0------------------------------------------| I have a lover A lover like no other e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------| A|---------9---------------------------0--0---0---0---0--------------------| E|---------0---------------------------------------------------------------| She got soul, soul, soul, sweet soul, e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------------| A|---------9---------------------0--0---0---0---0--------------------------| E|---------0---------------------------------------------------------------| and she teaches me how to sing C#m A e|-4-----4---4-----4----4--------5----5--5---------------------------------| B|-5-----5---5-----5----5--------5----5--5---------------------------------| G|-6-----6---6-----6----6--------6----6--6---------------------------------| D|-6-----6---6-----6----6--------7----7--7---------------------------------| A|-4-----4---4-----4----4--------7----7--7---------------------------------| E|-x-----x---x-----x----x--------5----5--5---------------------------------| Shows me colors when there's none to see C#m A e|-4-----4---4-----4----4--5----5--5---------------------------------------| B|-5-----5---5-----5----5--5----5--5---------------------------------------| G|-6-----6---6-----6----6--6----6--6---------------------------------------| D|-6-----6---6-----6----6--7----7--7---------------------------------------| A|-4-----4---4-----4----4--7----7--7---------------------------------------| E|-x-----x---x-----x----x--5----5--5---------------------------------------| Gives me faith when I can't believe that e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| A|-9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| for the first time e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------------------------| A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| I feel love Love e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9------------------------------------|X3 A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0------------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------| Love Love Verse 2: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------9-11-12-11-9-------------------------------9--11-12-11-| A|-9----------------0-0--0--0--0-----9-------------------------0--0--0--0--| E|-0---------------------------------0-------------------------------------| I have a brother, when I'm a brother in need |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--11--12--11--9---------------------------| A|------------9-----------------0--0---0---0---0---------------------------| E|------------0------------------------------------------------------------| I spend my whole life running, e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------9--11--12--11--9----------------------------| A|---------------9---------------0--0---0---0---0----------------------------| E|---------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| he spends his running after me C#m A e|-4----4---4---4---4----5--5--5-------------------------------------------| B|-5----5---5---5---5----5--5--5-------------------------------------------| G|-6----6---6---6---6----6--6--6-------------------------------------------| D|-6----6---6---6---6----7--7--7-------------------------------------------| A|-4----4---4---4---4----7--7--7-------------------------------------------| E|-x----x---x---x---x----5--5--5-------------------------------------------| When I feel myself going down, C#m A e|-4----4---4---4---4-----5-----5----5-------------------------------------| B|-5----5---5---5---5-----5-----5----5-------------------------------------| G|-6----6---6---6---6-----6-----6----6-------------------------------------| D|-6----6---6---6---6-----7-----7----7-------------------------------------| A|-4----4---4---4---4-----7-----7----7-------------------------------------| E|-x----x---x---x---x-----5-----5----5-------------------------------------| I just call and he comes around e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| A|-9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| For the first time e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------------------------| A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| I feel love Love e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9-----------------------------------|X2 A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------| Love Love Verse 3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------9--11-12-11-9-------------------------9--11-12-11-9--| A|9---------------------0--0--0--0--0--9----------------------0--0--0--0--0--| E|0------------------------------------0-------------------------------------| My Father is a rich man He wears a rich man's cloak e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------9--11-12-11-9---------------------| A|-------------9-------------------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------| E|-------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| Gave me the keys to His kingdom coming e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------9--11-12-11-9-------------------------------------| A|-----------9-----------0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------| E|-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------| Gave me a cup of gold e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------9--11-12-11-9------------------------------| A|----------9-------------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------| E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------| He said "I have many mansions, e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------9--11-12-11-9--------------------------| A|---------------9------------------0--0--0--0--0--------------------------| E|---------------0---------------------------------------------------------| and there are many rooms to see." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------9--11-12-11-9----------------------------------| A|-------9--------------------0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------| E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------| But I left by the back door e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------9--11-12-11-9-------------------------------------| A|-------9-----------------0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------| E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------| and I threw away the key E ^ A e|-4---4---4---4--4---5--5--5----------------------------------------------| B|-5---5---5---5--5---5--5--5----------------------------------------------| G|-4---4---4---4--4---6--6--6----------------------------------------------| D|-6---6---6---6--6---7--7--7----------------------------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7--7---7--7--7----------------------------------------------| E|-x---x---x---x--x---5--5--5----------------------------------------------| Yes I threw away the key C#m ^ A e|-4---4-----4-----4---4----5--5--5----------------------------------------| B|-5---5-----5-----5---5----5--5--5----------------------------------------| G|-6---6-----6-----6---6----6--6--6----------------------------------------| D|-6---6-----6-----6---6----7--7--7----------------------------------------| A|-4---4-----4-----4---4----7--7--7----------------------------------------| E|-x---x-----x-----x---x----5--5--5----------------------------------------| God knows He’ll give it back to me e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------| A|-------9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------| E|-------0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------| Still for the first time e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------------| A|--9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------| E|--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| I feel love Love e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-----------------------------------|X4 A|--9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------| E|--0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------| Love Love Outro: E e|-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------0------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------1-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9--11----2--------------------------------------------| A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0----2---------------------------------------------| E|-0--0---0---0---0---------x----------------------------------------------| ^ = upstroke 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