Heartland – I Loved Her First chords

Intro chords:
E - C#m - A - A/G# - F#m7 - B


Verse
 E                      C#mLook at the two of you dancin' that way
A           A/G#       F#m           BLost in the moment and each other's face
E                       C#m So much in love, you're alone in this place
             A       A/G#      F#m    B       Like there's nobody else in the world

E                    C#mI was enough for her not long ago
A           A/G#       F#m        BI was her number one, she told me so
        E                           C#mAnd she still means the world to me just so you know
      A            A/G#      F#m       BSo be careful when you hold my girl


Pre-Chorus
C#m                       A  Time changes everything, life must go on
        E                       BAnd I'm not gonna stand in your way


Chorus
            E                 C#mI loved her first, I held her first
                  A          A/G#      F#mAnd a place in my heart will always be hers
         B                E                                 C#mFrom the first breath she breathed when she first smiled at me
           A         A/G#        F#m    B I knew the love of a father runs deep
      F#m                E         A     A/Ab             And I prayed that she'd find you someday
         F#m             E     BBut it's still hard to give her away
            EI loved her first

Verse 2
E                         C#mHow could that beautiful woman with you
A              A/G#      F#m           BBe the same freckled-face kid that I knew
E                         C#mThe one that I read all those fairytales to
A             A/G#     F#m       BAnd tucked into bed all those nights

Pre-Chorus
C#m                       AAnd I knew the first time I saw you with her
        E                        BIt was only a matter of time

Chorus
             E                C#mI loved her first, I held her first
                  A          A/G#      F#m7And a place in my heart will always be hers
         B                E                                 C#mFrom the first breath she breathed when she first smiled at me
           A         A/G#        F#m7    B I knew the love of a father runs deep
      F#m7                E         A    A/Ab              And I prayed that she'd find you someday
         F#m7            E      BBut it's still hard to give her away
            EI loved her first

Solo  E - C#m - A - A/G# - F#m7

         B                EFrom the first breath she breathed
                          C#mWhen she first smiled at me
           A         A/G#        F#m7    BI knew the love of a father runs deep
       F#m7               E         A    A/G#Someday you might know what I'm goin' through
          F#m7           E      BWhen a miracle smiles up at you
            EI loved her first