(Keep high E and B strings held down throughout the whole song)
Look at the two of you dancin that way
Lost in the moment in each others face
So much in love , you're alone in this place
Like there's nobody in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one , she told me so
And she still means the world to me just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Pre-Chorus
But time changes everything , life must go on
So I'm not gonna stand in your way
Chorus
I loved her first
I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
Til she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first
Verse #2
How could that beautifulwoman with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
Pre-Chorus
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
That it was only a matter of time
Chorus
I loved her first
I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
Til she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first
Chorus (diffo. ending)
(Play softly)
I loved her first
I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
Til she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
(Play one strum for each chord)
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first