The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face chords by Harry Belafonte, Lena Horne

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Verse 1
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The First Time
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time ever I saw your face,
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I thought the sun
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rose in your eyes
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And the moon and the stars
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were the gifts you gave
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To the dark and the endless skies,
my love
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To the dark and the end
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less skies
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The first time
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Ever I  kissed your mouth
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I felt the earth move in my head
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Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
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That was there at my command, my love
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That was there at my command
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The first time ever I lay with you
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An d felt your heart beat
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close to mine
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I knew our joys would fill the earth
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And last till the end of time, my love
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It would last till the end of time
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The first time ever I
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saw you there you