First Time chords by Lucy Dacus (Official Version)

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Ab
Fm
Ebsus4
Dbmaj7
Abmaj9
Fm9
Eb
Gb
Bbm
Ab/C
Db
Fm7
Ab/G
Dbsus2

Intro 1

[Fade in]

Verse 1
Ab 
 (A flat major) Broke into the screened-in porch
Now I'm crawling through the dog door
Fm 
I may  (F minor) let you see me on my knees
But you'll never see me on all fours
Ab 
 (A flat major) Drooling on the tile
I'm a starfish on the kitchen floor
Fm 
 (F minor) Catch my breath to breathe your name

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Interlude 1

I'm just the fool you took me for

Chorus 1
Ab 
You can  (A flat major) feel it for the first time,
the second time
Fm 
Eb 
You can  (F minor) feel it for the first  (E flat major) time,
Gb 
the se (G flat major) cond time
Ab 
 (A flat major) You gave me your hands 'cause you
Didn't know what to do with them
Fm 
And  (F minor) I   showed you the way

Verse 2
Even though I'd never been
Ab 
 (A flat major) Where did we go right?
I think about it all the time
Fm 
If I had paid  (F minor) closer attention
Maybe I could take us back to there and

Interlude 2

(then)

Chorus 2
Ab 
But you can  (A flat major) feel it for the first time,
the second time
Fm 
Eb 
You can  (F minor) feel it for the first  (E flat major) time,
Gb 
the se (G flat major) cond time
Ab 
I can't go  (A flat major) back to who I was before I met you
Fm 
Eb 
And I can't  (F minor) undo what I've done,  (E flat major) 
Gb 
I wouldn't want  (G flat major) to
Bbm 
Ab/C 
Db 
I wouldn't want  (B flat minor) to, I wouldn't want  (A flat/C) to  (D flat major) 

Interlude 3

Verse 3
Ab 
Sneaking  (A flat major) out of the house
I must be out of my mind
Fm 
I'm running  (F minor) out of excuses
We're running out of time
Ab 
You say the love  (A flat major) will come and go
We'll learn to ride the ebb and flow
Fm 
You always  (F minor) leave before the light
Come back, same time and place,
the next night

Outro 1
Db 
And how will I know  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Fm7 
if  (A flat major) history re (F minor7) peats itself
Db 
How will I know  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Fm7 
when it's gonna  (A flat major) come back a (F minor7) round?
Db 
How will I know?  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm7 
Eb 
Has my  (A flat major) face  (A flat/G) changed,  (F minor7) ba     (E flat major) by?
Db 
How will I know?  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm7 
Eb 
I'll stay  (A flat major) ready for  (A flat/G) you    to  (F minor7) take   (E flat major) me
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
 (D flat major) Take  (A flat/C) me,     (B flat minor) take  me
Ab/C 
Dbsus2 
 (A flat/C) Take    (D flatsus2) me

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Fm
Ebsus4
Dbmaj7
Abmaj9
Fm9
Eb
Gb
Bbm
Ab/C
Db
Fm7
Ab/G
Dbsus2

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 144

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Abmaj9: x-x-5-5-4-6
Fm9: 1-3-1-1-1-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Ab/G: 3-x-1-1-1-x
Dbsus2: x-4-6-6-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of First Time by Lucy Dacus, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Lucy Dacus.