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Key: F major•
Intro 1
D
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Dm
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C
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B
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2

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Bm
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Verse 1
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Dsus4
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First girl I loved
D
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C
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Time has come I will sing the
B
B
2

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sad goodbye song
Bm
Bm
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When I was seventeen,
D
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A
A

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D
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I used to know you

And I haven't seen you now

in so many years
C
C

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And the last time I saw you
B
B
2

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You said you joined the Church of Jesus
Bm
Bm
2

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But me I remember your long red hair
D
D

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Falling in our faces as I kissed you
Verse 2
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Em
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A
A

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I just want you to know I just had to go

I just want you to know I just
A
A

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D
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had to grow

And you're probably married now
E
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A
A

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With a house and car and all
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C#
C#
4

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C#m
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And you turned into a
Bm
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2

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grown- up female stranger
D
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If I was lyin' by you now,
A
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I wouldn't be here at all
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Verse 3

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Well we parted so hard
C
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Me rushing 'round New York
B
B
2

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with a guitar
Bm
Bm
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Making love to people I didn't
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A
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D
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even like to see

And I still sometimes think of you
C
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B
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2

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As I lay here in the six at morning
Bm
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And in the lonely midnight
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A
A

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I've got to hold your face before me
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I just
Verse 4

want you to know I just had to go
A
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I just want you to know
Em
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A
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D
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I just had to grow

And you're probably married now
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A
A

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With kids and all
D
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C#m
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And you turned into
Bm
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2

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a grown- up female stranger
D
D

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If I was lyin' by you now,
A
A

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I'd just have to fall
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Verse 5

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And I never slept with you
C
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Though we must have made love
B
B
2

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a thousand times
Bm
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'Cause we were just young
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Didn't have no place to go
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Verse 6

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B
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Bm
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A
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I just want you

to
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know I just had to go

I just want you to know I
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A

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A

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just had to grow
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So its goodbye, first love
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A
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And I hope you're fine
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C#m
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I have a sweet woman
Bm
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2

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Maybe someday she'll have

babies by me

(She pretty)
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She's a true friend of mine
Outro 1
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B
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Bm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Dm

  • C

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • Dsus4

  • Em

  • E

  • C#

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • Am

  • G

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of First Girl I Loved by The Incredible String Band is F major.

The primary chords used in First Girl I Loved are F, Fm, Eb, D, Dm, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Fm, Eb, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of First Girl I Loved is approximately 118 beats per minute.

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