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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

by Roberta Flack

Written by: Ewan MacColl

THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Ewan MacColl Roberta Flack Am D7 G ||: / ~ The=first t time e | ee ee / ev=er^I | saw w ^your face ee | ee ee / / | ||: / ~ The=first t time e | ee ee / ev=er^I | kissed d ^your mouth hh | hh hh / / | Em Bm | / I^thought t^the^su^n | nn nn / ~ ^rose | e^in=your eyes s^s s^s=s | | / I^felt t^the^ea^rth | hh hh / ~ ^move | e^in=my hand d^d d^d=d | C D D7 | ss ss ss ss | / / ~ And=the moon | nn n and=the ^sta rs s | ss ss / were^the | | dd dd dd dd | / / ~ Like=the trem | mm m bling ^he art t | tt tt / of^a | G F | gifts ss you gave | ee ee ee ~ ^to | o=the dark k kk kk | kk kk ~ and=the end^less | | cap pp tive bird | dd dd dd ~ ^that | t=was there e ee ee | ee ee ~ at^my^com | G 1. | skies ss ss ss | / / / / :|| G 2. | mand dd dd dd | ~ ^my love ee / | Am D7 G | / ~ The=first t time e | ee ee / ev=er^I | lay y ^with you uu | uu uu / / | Em Bm | / and^felt t^your^he^art | tt tt / ~ ^so | o^close=to mine e^e e^e=e | C D D7 | ee ee ee ee | / / ~ And=I knew | ww w ^our joy y | yy yy / would | G F | fill ll the earth | hh hh hh hh | ~ ^and last tt tt | / / ~ till^the^end | G Am | d=of^time ee ee ee | ~ my=love ee ee ee | / ~ The^first time e | ee ee / ev=er^I | G D Am7 Bm CM7 Am7 G F | saw w w=w ww ww | ww ww / / | / your^face ee ee | / your^face ee ee | G F G | / your^face ee ee | ee ee ee ~ ^your | face ee ee ee | / / / / ||

About this song:

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is performed by Roberta Flack and written by Ewan MacColl. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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