The song was released on August 18, 2023, and was produced by Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman & Hozier. The guitar in this track was played by Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman. This tune is in the key of C# major; a Capo placed on the first fret will help you play the chords more easily.
Track Info
- Song: First Time
- Artist: Hozier
- Produced by Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman & Hozier
- Release Date: August 18, 2023
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- BPM: 80
- Key: C#
- Capo: 1st fret
- Chords: C, Dm7, F, G
- Suggested Strumming: D D D D D
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| C – x32010 Dm7 – xx0211 F – 133211 G – 320003 | C – 0003 Dm7 – 2213 F – 2010 G – 0232 |
[Intro] C [Verse 1] C G Remember once I told you about Dm7 How before I heard it
from your mouth C G My name would always hit my ears
Dm7
as such an awful sound C And the soul, if that's
G
what you'd call it Dm7 Uneasy ally of the body,
C G
it felt nameless as a river F Dm7 Undiscovered underground
[Pre-Chorus] C G And the first time that you kissed me Dm7 I drank dry the River Lithe C G The Liffey would have been softer
Dm7
on my stomach all the same C G But you spoke some quick new music Dm7 That went so far to soothe this soul C G As it was and ever shall be,
Dm7
unearth without a name
[Chorus] C G Dm7 Some part of me must have died C G F The first time that you called me, "Baby" C G Dm7 And some part of me came alive C G F The first time that you called me, "Baby"
[Verse 2] C G These days I think I owe my
Dm7
life to flowers To flowers that were left here
C
by my mother G Ain't that like them, giftin'
F
life to you again C G This life lived mostly underground Dm7 Unknowin' either sight nor sound C G 'Til reachin' up for sunlight
F
just to be ripped out by the stem
[Pre-Chorus] C G Sensing only now it's dyin' Dm7 Drying out, then drowning blindly C G Bloomin' forth its every colour F In the moments it has left C G To share the space with simple living things Dm7 Infinitely suffering,
C G
but fighting off like all creation F The absence of itself, anyway
[Chorus] C G Dm7 Some part of me must have died C G F Each time that you called me, "Baby" C G Dm7 But some part of me stayed alive C G Each time that you called,
F
each time that you called
[Bridge] C Come here G Dm7 Ooh-la-la, ooh-la-la C G Whatever keeps you around,
F
it keeps you around C G Dm7 Ooh-la-la, come here, ooh-la-la C G Whatever keeps you around,
F
it keeps you around
[Verse 3] C G The last time it was heard out loud Dm7 The perfect genius of our hands
c
and mouths were shocked G F To resignation as the arguing declined C G When I was young I used to guess Dm7 Are there limits to any emptiness? C G When was the last time F Come here to me, when was the last time?
[Chorus] C G Dm7 Some part of me must have died C G F The final time that you called me, "Baby" C G Dm7 But some part of me came alive C G F The final time you called me, "Baby"
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