Hozier - First Light: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "First Light" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn First Light Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Hozier

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "First Light" smoothly on your guitar.

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

 Bm                  D
One bright morning changes all things
 G            Em7
Soft and easy as your breathing
Bm7
You wake
                                    D
Your eyes open at first a thousand miles away
                                   G
But turning shoot a silver bullet point-blank range
                                     D
And I can scarce believe what I'm believing in
       F#                      G
Could this be how every day begins?

Chorus:
                D
The sky set to burst
                  B
The gold and the rust
The colour erupts
G               D
You filling my cup
               B
The sun coming up

                        D A/C#
Like I lived my whole life
                  B  G
Before the first light
                       D
Like I lived my whole life
                  B
Before the first light

One bright morning goes so easy
Darkness always finds you either way
It creeps into the corners as the moment fades
A voice your body jumps to calling out your name
But after this I'm never gonna be the same
And I am never going back again

The sky set to burst
The gold and the rust
The colour erupts
You filling my cup
The sun coming up

Chorus:
Like I lived my whole life
Before the first light
(Some bright morning comes)
Like I lived my whole life
Before the first light
(Some bright morning comes)
Like I lived my whole life
Before the first light
(Some bright morning comes)
Yeah, like I lived my whole life
Before the first light
(Some bright morning comes)

Yeah, yeah, like I lived my whole life
Before the first light
(Some bright morning comes)



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

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 Light" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "First Light" by Hozier.