Carly Rae Jepsen - First Time: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "First Time" 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.

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C#                  D#m            B
Watching tears like raindrops here in the glass
C#                D#m             B
Keep them safe in case you should ever ask
C#               D#m                B
Or if you'd like, we don't need to talk about it
F#       B
I don't care

I will wait right here by my windowsill
For the sun to come, if it ever will
Everyone says I can never get my fill,
but I don't care

C#        D#m    F#           C#          D#m F#
We won't get too sentimental, not tonight
C#        D#m    F#             C#            D#m F#
I could meet you in the middle, we won't fight

Chorus:
               B       C#
Cause when my heart breaks
                                   D#m B
It always feels like the first time, first time
            B     C#
But if you stay here
                            D#m  B
We could kiss away the goodbye, goodbye
                 C#       F#
Through all the heartbreak
               B          C#   F#  C#  B
We'll make it feel like the first time
C#     F#  B C#
First time
F#  C#  B   C#   F#
And if you stay here
          B           C# F# C# B C#  F# B C# F# C# B
We could kiss away the goodbye, goodbye

Looking back, I followed you everywhere
We were kids just playing with truth and dare
Let's be honest
No one else can take me there, but I don't care

We won't get too sentimental, not tonight
I could meet you in the middle, we won't fight

Chorus

B     C#                   D#m  B
Don't you? I hope that you want to

Make it up and start it over
B     C#                   D#m  B
Don't you? I hope that you want to
                            C# F# B C# F# C# B
Make it up and start it over
C#          F#         B C#
Feels like the first time

Chorus:
'Cause when my heart breaks,
it always feels like the first time
First time
But if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye (Yeah, yeah)
We'll make it feel like the first time
(Oh-oh-oh, feels like the first time)
And if you stay here, we could kiss away the goodbye
Goodbye


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "First Time" by Carly Rae Jepsen.