Ashley McBryde - First Thing I Reach For: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "First Thing I Reach For" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  C
Brown liquor in black coffee
F                         C
Puts my headache off for now
     C
The hurt last night put on me
F                   G
Still spinning me around

F
When I light up a smoke even though
                  Am   G F
I can't hardly breathe

Chorus:
C                          G
The first thing I reach for
G       F            C
Is the last thing I need

Another night of bad decisions
There's one still laying in my bed
The bastard in me wishes
That he'd've woke up first and left
And you'd think a girl on fire
Would stay away from gasoline
The first thing I reach for
Is the last thing I need

Chorus

         F                A# F
Oh, the last thing I need
F                      C
Is to need you like I do
          F                 A#  F
And the first thing I reach for
F                G
Is anything but you
          F                   A#     F
If I can keep away the lonely for a moment
       F                    Am G F
Well that's good enough for me

Chorus

          F                   A#     F
If I can keep away the lonely for a moment
 F                     Am G F
That's good enough for me

 C                         G
The first thing I reach for
        F            Am  G F
Is the last thing I need

 C                         G
The first thing I reach for
                       C
Is the last thing I need


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "First Thing I Reach For" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "First Thing I Reach For" by Ashley McBryde.