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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face chords
Roberta Flack  1972 (Ewan MacColl)

Capo III

e|----------------|
B|-2-----2-3-3-2-0|
G|---2------------|
D|-----2----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|2x

Or

A Bm E 2x

Bm (x24432@1)       E (022100@1)     AThe (x02220@1)first time, ever I saw your face
  F#m (244222@1)           C#m (x13321@4)        A (x02220@1)DI (xx0232@1)thought the sun rose in your eyes
        E (022100@1)          AAnd (x02220@1)the moon and the stars
                   EWere (022100@1)the gifts you gave
       G (320003@1)                   ATo (x02220@1)the dark, and the endless sky

My love
       G (320003@1)                   ATo (x02220@1)the dark, and the endless skys

Bm (x24432@1)       E (022100@1)     AAnd (x02220@1)the first time, ever I kissed your mouth
  F#m (244222@1)          C#m (x13321@4)      A (x02220@1)DI (xx0232@1)felt the earth move in my hands
         E (022100@1)       ALike (x02220@1)the trembling heart
             EOf (022100@1)a captive bird
         G (320003@1)       AThat (x02220@1)was there, at my command

My love
         G (320003@1)       AThat (x02220@1)was there, at my command

My love

Bm (x24432@1)       E (022100@1)     AAnd (x02220@1)the first time, ever I lay with you
  F#m (244222@1)           C#m (x13321@4)       A (x02220@1)DI (xx0232@1)felt your heart so close to mine
      E (022100@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)I knew our joy
               EWould (022100@1)fill the earth
    G (320003@1)                   AAnd (x02220@1)last, till the end of time

My love

G (320003@1)                   AAnd (x02220@1)it would last, till the end of time

My love

Bm (x24432@1)               A (x02220@1)name="chord_022100@1">E      AThe (x02220@1)first time, ever I saw your face

EYour (022100@1)face
     A (x02220@1)DYour (xx0232@1)face
E (022100@1)  DYour (xx0232@1)face

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