First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Harry Connick, Jr., Roberta Flack, etc

 

The first time, ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars Were the gifts you gave To the dark, and the endless skies My Love And the first time, ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hands Like the trembling heart Of a captive bird That was there, at my command My Love And the first time, ever I lay with you I felt your heart so close to mine And I knew our joy Would fill the earth And last, til the end of time My Love And last, 'til the end of time My love The first time, ever I saw Your face Your face Your fa-ace Your face

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to Joan Littlewood. Seeger sang the song when the duo performed in folk clubs around Britain. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers and became a major international hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the no. 1 Hot 100 single of the year for 1972.

key:C, 

artist:Roberta Flack

 

writer:Ewan MacColl

[Dm] [G]

The [Dm] first time [G7] ever I [C] saw your face, [Am] I thought the sun [Em7] rose in your ey-[F]es. And the [C] moon and sta-[G7]rs were the [C] gifts you gave, To the [Bb] dark and the endless [C] sky, my love.

[Dm] And the first time [G] ever I [Em7] kissed your [G] mouth, [Am] I felt the earth [Em7] move in my [C] ha-[F]nds. [G] Like the trembling [F] hea-[C]rt [G7] of a [C] captive [G] bird [Bb] That was there at [C] my [G7] com-[C]mand [G] my love

[Dm] And the first time [G] ever I [Em7] laid [C] with [G] you, [Am] I felt your heart [Em7] so close to [C] mi-[F]ne. And [G] I know our [F] jo-[C]y [G7] would [C] fill the [G] earth, [Bb] And last [C] till the end of time, [G] my love.

[Dm] The first time ever I [C] sa-[G]aw [C] your face, [Bb] your face, [C] your [F] fa-[Bb]ce,

Your [C] face

[Verse 1]
    Dm         G        C
The first time...ever I saw your face, 
Am7                    Em7       F
I thought the sun rose...in your eyes.
C                       G          C
 And the moon and stars...were the gifts you gave,
        Bb                    C
To the dark...and the endless sky, my love.
 
[Verse 2]
        Dm         G        C
And the first time...ever I kissed your mouth,
Am7                   Em7          F
I felt the earth move...through my hands.
C                         G              C
 Like the trembling heart...of a captive bird
Bb                        C
That was there...at my command, my love
 
[Verse 3]
        Dm         G        C
And the first time...ever I laid with you,
Am7               Em7           F
I felt your heart...so close to mine.
      C            G       C
And I know our joy...would fill the earth,
    Bb                     C
And last...till the end of time, my love.
 
[Outro]
Dm    Dm          C      G   C              
The first time...ever I saw...your...face.      Dm             Em7/Bbyour...face.    Your...face.C
Your...face
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