I Loved Her First chords by Heartland (Official Version)

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E
C#m7
Aadd9
E/G#
F#m7
B7
B7sus4
E/B
Eadd9

Intro 1

C#m7

Aadd9

E/G#

F#m7

Verse 1
E 
C#m7 
Look at the two of you dancing that way
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
B7 
Lost     in the moment and each   other's face
E 
C#m7 
So much in love, you're alone in this place
Aadd9 
E/G# 
Like there's nobody   else
B7sus4 
B7 
in the world

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Verse 2

C#m7

I was enough for her not long ago

Aadd9

E/G#

F#m7

I was her number one, she told me so

And she still means the world to me

C#m7

Just so you know

Aadd9

E/G#

B7sus4

So be careful when you hold my girl

Pre-chorus 1

C#m7

Time changes everything,

Aadd9

life must go on

E/B

And I'm not gonna stand in your way

Chorus 1
E 
I loved her first
C#m7 
I held her first
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
And a place in my heart    will always be hers
B7 
E 
From the first breath she breathed
C#m7 
When she first smiled at me
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
B7 
I knew the love of a father runs deep
F#m7 
E/G# 
Aadd9 
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
E/G# 
F#m7 
E/G# 
B7 
But it's still  hard to give   her away
E 
C#m7 
Aadd9 
I loved her first

Verse 3

C#m7

How could that beautiful woman with you

Aadd9

E/G#

F#m7

Be that same freckled face kid that I knew?

C#m7

The one that I read all those fairy tales to

Aadd9

E/G#

B7sus4

And tucked into bed all those nights

Pre-chorus 2

C#m7

Aadd9

And I knew the first time I saw you with her

E/B

It was only a matter of time

Chorus 2
E 
I loved her first
C#m7 
I held her first
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
And a place in my heart    will always be hers
B7 
E 
From the first breath she breathed
C#m7 
When she first smiled at me
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
B7 
I knew the love of a father runs deep
F#m7 
E/G# 
And I prayed that she'd find you
Aadd9 
E/G# 
someday
F#m7 
E/G# 
B7 
But it's still  hard to give   her away

Chorus 3
E 
C#m7 
I loved her first
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
B7 
E 
From the first breath she breathed
C#m7 
When she first smiled at me
Aadd9 
E/G# 
F#m7 
B7 
I knew the love of a father runs deep
F#m7 
Someday you might  know
E/G# 
Aadd9 
E/G# 
what I'm going through
F#m7 
E/G# 
B7 
When a miracle smiles up at you

Outro 1

I loved her first

C#m7

Aadd9

Eadd9

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
C#m7
Aadd9
E/G#
F#m7
B7
B7sus4
E/B
Eadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 69

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
B7sus4: x-2-2-2-0-2
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of I Loved Her First by Heartland, 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 E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Heartland's performance.