My First Lover — Gillian Welch
Chords and lyrics for My First Lover by Gillian Welch (key of Am).
Verse 1
(From the 2001 Album TIME (THE REVELATOR))
Intro
[A]
Refrain 1
[A]My [C]first [D][A]lover
My [C]first [D][A]lover
Verse 1
[A]He was tall [C]and [A]breezy with his long hair down
But he gets a [C]little [A]hazy when I think [C]of him [A]now
Refrain 1
[A]My [C]first [D][A]lover
My [C]first [D][A]lover
Verse 2
[A]He was always talking tryin' to bring me down
[A]But I was not waiting for a white wedding gown
Refrain 1
[A]From my [C]first [D][A]lover
Interlude
[A] [C] [D] [C] [A] [D] [A]
[C] [D]
Verse 3
[A]I do not remember any [C]going [D]wrong
[A]Just a [C]record [D]playin' that old [A]Steve Miller [D]song[A]
Refrain 2
[A7]Quicksilver girl
[A7]Quicksilver girl
Verse 4
At a [C]surfer [A]party with the [C]whiskey [A]pourin'
And the [C]bottle [A]rollin' I was on [C]the [A]floor
Refrain 1
With my [C]first [A]lover
My [C]first [A]lover
Interlude
[A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [A] [C] [D]
Verse 5
I do [A]not [C][D]remember [A7]any fights or [D]fits
Just a [A][C]shaky [D]morning after [A]callin' [C]it [D]quits[A]
Refrain 1
With my [C]first [A]lover
Outro
[A7]Quicksilver girl
[A7]Quicksilver girl
[A7]Quicksilver girl
[A7]Quicksilver girl
[A7]And she's free
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