Hozier - First Time: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "First Time" 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.
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Learn First Time 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 Time" smoothly on your guitar.
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C# G# Remember once I told you about D#m7 How before I heard it from your mouth C# G# D#m7 My name would always hit my ears as such an awful sound C# G# And the soul, if that's what you'd call it D#m7 C# G# Uneasy ally of the body, it felt nameless as a river F# D#m7 Undiscovered underground C# G# And the first time that you kissed me D#m7 I drank dry the River Lithe C# G# D#m7 The Liffey would have been softer on my stomach all the same C# G# But you spoke some quick new music D#m7 That went so far to soothe this soul C# G# D#m7 As it was and ever shall be, unearth without a name Chorus: C# G# D#m7 Some part of me must have died C# G# F# The first time that you called me, "Baby" C# G# D#m7 And some part of me came alive C# G# F# The first time that you called me, "Baby" These days I think I owe my life To flowers that were left here by my mother Ain't that like them, giftin' life to you again This life lived mostly underground Unknowin' either sight nor sound 'Til reachin' up for sunlight just to be ripped out by the stem Sensing only now it's dyin' Drying out, then drowning blindly Bloomin' forth its every colour In the moments it has left To share the space with simple living things Infinitely suffering, but fighting off like all creation The absence of itself, anyway Chorus: Some part of me must have died Each time that you called me, "Baby" But some part of me stayed alive Each time that you called, each time that you called C# Come here G# D#m7 Ooh-la-la, ooh-la-la C# G# F# Whatever keeps you around, it keeps you around C# G# D#m7 Ooh-la-la, come here, ooh-la-la C# G# F# Whatever keeps you around, it keeps you around The last time it was heard out loud The perfect genius of our hands and mouths were shocked To resignation as the arguing declined When I was young I used to guess Are there limits to any emptiness? When was the last time Come here to me, when was the last time? Chorus: Some part of me must have died The final time that you called me, "Baby" But some part of me came alive The final time you called me, "Baby" You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC#  D#m7  F#  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 Time" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "First Time" by Hozier.