For The First Time chords by William Prince

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: One step down

Key: Bb


Verse 1:
      G       C        G
I was driving down the 40
C           G
Leaving Indiana
      Em     D          G
On my way to San Francisco
             D     Em
Warm whiskey in my hand
             D     G
A hard truth lay before me
    C                     G
The officer tapped on the window
Em    D       C                        D      G
I was playing tee-ball in a dream with my old man

Chorus:
         C           G
Watching TV with the sound off
Em            D
Waiting for a sign
         C           G                Em
I’d give anything to see you one more time
    D            C
I’d settle for a dream
            G
And there you’d be
    Em             D
And I would get to hold you
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time


Verse 2:
Em                          D
Feels like God don’t give a damn
            G                C
When you’re waking up at 4 a.m.
Em                   D
Wearing a reflective vest
        G                      C
Blowing smoke into the ceiling fan
              Em               D                     G                C
And there’s a thousand miles between the place where you last felt at home
      Em                         D                  G
And a thousand hours ‘til you’ve paid back what you owe


Chorus:
        C            G
Driving home with no seat belt on
  Em           D
Ignoring every sign
      C                 G            Em               D
Maybe I’ll just come to you instead, leave this all behind
            C
And there you’d be
    G      Em           D
And I’d be happier than ever
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time


Bridge:
C          G                Em     D
  It don’t break me like it used to
C          G                Em    D
  It don’t break me like it used to
C         G                Em     D
 It don’t break me like it used to
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time
        C         G     D    Em
For the first time in a long time


Instrumental Break:
C  G  D  Em
C  G  D


Outro:
      G       C        G
I was driving down the 40
C           G
Leaving Indiana