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THE FIRST TIME - U2
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Tabbed by: Eric Gardner
Email: u22utoo@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
My rendition of the song, inspired by a very touching live performance during the last
of the Vetigo tour in Honolulu, HI. Bono sang it from the main stage. Starting on the
verse (I have a brother...), he started singing to The Edge, who was on the B Stage.
slowly worked his way out to The Edge and then hugged him at the end of the song. A
performance of a beautiful song. Also a very easy song to play. You can even replace
E chord I tabbed with an open E chord if you choose to do so (X22100). Enjoy.
Intro:e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-----------------------------------|X5A|-9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------9--11-12-11-9-----------------------9--11-12-11-9---------|A|-9-------------0--0--0--0--0--9--------------------0--0--0--0--0---------|E|-0----------------------------0------------------------------------------| I have a lover A lover like no other
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------|A|---------9---------------------------0--0---0---0---0--------------------|E|---------0---------------------------------------------------------------| She got soul, soul, soul, sweet soul,
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------------|A|---------9---------------------0--0---0---0---0--------------------------|E|---------0---------------------------------------------------------------| and she teaches me how to sing
C#m Ae|-4-----4---4-----4----4--------5----5--5---------------------------------|B|-5-----5---5-----5----5--------5----5--5---------------------------------|G|-6-----6---6-----6----6--------6----6--6---------------------------------|D|-6-----6---6-----6----6--------7----7--7---------------------------------|A|-4-----4---4-----4----4--------7----7--7---------------------------------|E|-x-----x---x-----x----x--------5----5--5---------------------------------| Shows me colors when there's none to see
C#m Ae|-4-----4---4-----4----4--5----5--5---------------------------------------|B|-5-----5---5-----5----5--5----5--5---------------------------------------|G|-6-----6---6-----6----6--6----6--6---------------------------------------|D|-6-----6---6-----6----6--7----7--7---------------------------------------|A|-4-----4---4-----4----4--7----7--7---------------------------------------|E|-x-----x---x-----x----x--5----5--5---------------------------------------| Gives me faith when I can't believe that
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------------|A|-9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| for the first time
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------------------------|A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| I feel love Love
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9------------------------------------|X3A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0------------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0------------------------------------------------------| Love Love
Verse 2:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------9-11-12-11-9-------------------------------9--11-12-11-|A|-9----------------0-0--0--0--0-----9-------------------------0--0--0--0--|E|-0---------------------------------0-------------------------------------| I have a brother, when I'm a brother in need
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--11--12--11--9---------------------------|A|------------9-----------------0--0---0---0---0---------------------------|E|------------0------------------------------------------------------------| I spend my whole life running,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------9--11--12--11--9----------------------------|A|---------------9---------------0--0---0---0---0----------------------------|E|---------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| he spends his running after me
C#m Ae|-4----4---4---4---4----5--5--5-------------------------------------------|B|-5----5---5---5---5----5--5--5-------------------------------------------|G|-6----6---6---6---6----6--6--6-------------------------------------------|D|-6----6---6---6---6----7--7--7-------------------------------------------|A|-4----4---4---4---4----7--7--7-------------------------------------------|E|-x----x---x---x---x----5--5--5-------------------------------------------| When I feel myself going down,
C#m Ae|-4----4---4---4---4-----5-----5----5-------------------------------------|B|-5----5---5---5---5-----5-----5----5-------------------------------------|G|-6----6---6---6---6-----6-----6----6-------------------------------------|D|-6----6---6---6---6-----7-----7----7-------------------------------------|A|-4----4---4---4---4-----7-----7----7-------------------------------------|E|-x----x---x---x---x-----5-----5----5-------------------------------------| I just call and he comes around
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------------|A|-9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| For the first time
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9--------------------------------------|A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------------| I feel love Love
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9--11--12--11--9-----------------------------------|X2A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------| Love Love
Verse 3e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------9--11-12-11-9-------------------------9--11-12-11-9--|A|9---------------------0--0--0--0--0--9----------------------0--0--0--0--0--|E|0------------------------------------0-------------------------------------| My Father is a rich man He wears a rich man's cloak
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------9--11-12-11-9---------------------|A|-------------9-------------------------0--0--0--0--0---------------------|E|-------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| Gave me the keys to His kingdom coming
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------9--11-12-11-9-------------------------------------|A|-----------9-----------0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------|E|-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------| Gave me a cup of gold
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------9--11-12-11-9------------------------------|A|----------9-------------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------|E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------| He said "I have many mansions,
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------9--11-12-11-9--------------------------|A|---------------9------------------0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|E|---------------0---------------------------------------------------------| and there are many rooms to see."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------9--11-12-11-9----------------------------------|A|-------9--------------------0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------|E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------| But I left by the back door
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------9--11-12-11-9-------------------------------------|A|-------9-----------------0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------|E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------| and I threw away the key
E ^ Ae|-4---4---4---4--4---5--5--5----------------------------------------------|B|-5---5---5---5--5---5--5--5----------------------------------------------|G|-4---4---4---4--4---6--6--6----------------------------------------------|D|-6---6---6---6--6---7--7--7----------------------------------------------|A|-7---7---7---7--7---7--7--7----------------------------------------------|E|-x---x---x---x--x---5--5--5----------------------------------------------| Yes I threw away the key
C#m ^ Ae|-4---4-----4-----4---4----5--5--5----------------------------------------|B|-5---5-----5-----5---5----5--5--5----------------------------------------|G|-6---6-----6-----6---6----6--6--6----------------------------------------|D|-6---6-----6-----6---6----7--7--7----------------------------------------|A|-4---4-----4-----4---4----7--7--7----------------------------------------|E|-x---x-----x-----x---x----5--5--5----------------------------------------| God knows HeÂ’ll give it back to me
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------|A|-------9--11--12--11--9---0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------|E|-------0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------------------| Still for the first time
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-------------------------------------|A|--9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------|E|--0--0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------------| I feel love Love
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------9--11--12--11--9-----------------------------------|X4A|--9--11--12--11--9--0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------|E|--0--0---0---0---0-----------------------------------------------------| Love Love
Outro: Ee|-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|B|------------------------------0------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------1-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9--11----2--------------------------------------------|A|-9--11--12--11--9--0--0----2---------------------------------------------|E|-0--0---0---0---0---------x----------------------------------------------|
^ = upstroke
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