Hearttland – I Loved Her First chords

I Loved Her First (capo 2nd fret) Key of E

Intro
D (6 counts),
Bm (6 counts)
G(3 counts) F#m(3 counts),
Em (3 counts), A (3 counts)

Note:  The G to the F#m is really just changing the top two strings. Play the F#m like abut with your pointer on the second fret of the top string- let go with your middle
and keep the rest the same. This is a walkdown- do this EVERY time you see a G to a F#m 
hold the rest of that G shape. I will write it as F#m (G) so you remember you are mostly
a G with only a couple of F#m notes.

VERSE I
D                        BmLook at the two of you dancing that way
G          F#m(G)         Em          ALost in the moment and each others face
D                     BmSo much in love your alone in this place
             G      F#m(G)       ALike there's nobody else in the world


VERSE II
D                      BmI was enough for her not long ago
G          F#m(G)     Em          AI was her number one, She told me so
D                                    BmAnd she still means the world to me, Just so you know
        G          F#m          ASo be careful when you hold my girl


BRIDGE
Bm                        GTime changes everything, Life must go on
       D                         AAnd I'm not gonna stand in your way

CHORUS
D                                     BmBut I loved her first and I held her first
                   G          F#m(G)    Em           AAnd a place in my heart will always be hers ….  From the first breath she
D                                  BmBreathed ……When she first smiled at me
            G         F#m(G)     Em    AI knew the love of a father runs deep……..
        Em               F#m(G)      G     F#m(G)And I prayed that she'd find you someday………………..
           Em          F#m(G)      ABut it still hard to give her away………………….
              DI loved her first

******(For transition sake, just play the intro 1 time here before the next verse)


VERSE III
D                         BmHow could that beautiful women with you
G            F#m(G)         Em       ABe the same freckle face kid that I knew
D                               BmThe one that I read all those fairy tales to
       G       F#m(G)          AAnd tucked into bed all those nights

BRIDGE
Bm                           GAnd I knew the first time I saw you with her
      D                  AIt was only a matter of time

CHORUS
D                                     BmBut I loved her first and I held her first
                    G         F#m(G)    Em          AAnd a place in my heart will always be hers ….  From the first breath she
D                                   BmBreathed ……When she first smiled at me
             G         F#m(G)   Em      AI knew the love of a father runs deep……..
        Em              F#m(G)      G            F#m(G)And I prayed that she'd find you someday………………..
           Em        F#m(G)      ABut it still hard to give her away………………….
           D   Bm   G   F#(G) Em
              AI loved her first………..........................From the first breath she
D                                   BmBreathed,  When she first smiled at me
           G         F#m(G)      Em       AI knew the love of a father runs deep……………..
             Em             F#(G)       G        F#(G)Someday you might know what I'm going through…………
        Em       F#(#)      AWhen a miracle smiles up at you
             D     Bm       G        A      DI loved her first………………………………………………………………………