The First Stone chords by David Gray

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

E A E A E

Verse 1:
E         A            E
You saw it in my face, I couldn't hide it
E         A
Time made an open space, we stepped inside it
C#m            A
You saw the better part of me, I let it show through
C#m7            A
I saw the sweeter part of you, don't ever want to
C#m7    B   E        A   E
 Be the one to throw the first stone?

Verse 2:
E         A
We made a silent pact never to state it
E         A
Wisdom after the fact was overrated
C#m7            A
You took the better part of me, folded it into
C#m7            A           C#m7
Into the sweeter part of you, who'd ever want to
C#m7  B   E        A   E
Be the one to throw the first stone?

Verse 3:
E           A             E
I thought I knew the rush, nothing prepared me
E           A
Boy, when it hit me flush, force of it scared me
C#m7            A
I saw the sweeter part of you, what else could I do?
C#m7              A
Gave you the beating heart in me, why did you have to
C#m7  B   E        A   E
Be the one to throw the first stone?

Break:
 C#m    F#m     C#m7    B
Unfolding in ways we can scarcely imagine
 C#m    F#m     C#m7    B
Unfolding in ways we can scarcely imagine

Verse 4:
E         A
Every dumb thing exists gets our attention
E         A
The angel in our midst goes without mention
C#m7            A
You took the better part of me, folded it into
C#m7            A
Into the sweeter part of you, why did you have to
C#m7  B   E        A   E
Be the one to throw the first stone?