Biography:
A country-pop singer and songwriter out of Knoxville, Tennessee, Kelsea Ballerini started writing songs when she was 13 years old, began learning guitar a year later, and moved to Nashville at 15 to pursue her dream of being a professional singer and songwriter. Four years later in 2013, when she was 19, Ballerini signed a publishing deal with Black River Publishing and a recording deal with Black River Entertainment later that same year. A debut single
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- Dibs
- End Of The World
- Fun And Games
- Get Over Yourself
- Graveyard
- Hate Less Love More
- High School
- I Hate Love Songs
- I Think I Fell In Love Today
- In Between
- Legends
- Looking At Stars
- Lost And Found
- Love Me Like You Mean It
- Machine Heart
- Miss Me More
- Mother
- Music
- Out Of The Blues
- Peter Pan
- Roses
- Secondhand Smoke
- Square Pegs
- Stilettos
- The First Time
- Unapologetically
- Underage
- We Were Like
- Xo
- Yeah Boy
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Kelsea Ballerini - The First Time
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: G major (G A B C D E F# G)
Original key: Ab major (Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1
Tempo: 74 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
[Intro]: G D A Bm G D A
G D
I put on my make up, spray my perfume
A Bm
Sat on the front porch, waitin' on you
G D A
Said we would catch up cause it had been a while
G D
I hate to admit it, but my hands are shaking
A Bm
Barely breathing, heart is racing
G D A
Looks like feelings don't always change their mind
G D
But you never called, never showed up
A Bm
Guess somethings never change
G D A
And just like living in a flashback, you let me down again
G D
And that's why the past should be the past
A Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
G D
Let the memories burn and crash
A D/F#
Cause sittin' here looking at the driveway
G D
Is just tearin' my heart back in half
A Bm
Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
G D A G D A
And that's why goodbye should mean goodbye, the first time
G D
I should know better, I hate that I still cry
A Bm
Looking like a fool here watching for headlights
G D A
And kicking myself for believin' in you again
G D
Oh I bet you're out drinking with a new blonde
A Bm
And telling her whatever's playing is her song
G D A
Yeah and helping her up into your Chevy instead
G D
Even when you don't have me
A Bm
You can still be the one to hurt me
G D
It must feel good to know
A
That I'm still holdin' on to letting go
G D
And that's why the past should be the past
A Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
G D
Let the memories burn and crash
A D/F#
Cause sittin' here looking at the driveway
G D
Is just tearin' my heart back in half
A Bm
Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
G D A
And that's why goodbye should mean goodbye, the first time
[Interlude]: G D A Bm G D A
G D
Yeah that's why the past should be the past
A Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
G D
Let the memories burn and crash
A D/F#
Cause sittin' here looking at this driveway
G D
Is just tearin' my heart back in half
A Bm
Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
G D A
And that's why goodbye should mean goodbye
G D A G D A
So now I'm letting you go, just like I should have tried, the first time
Bm G D A
Oh, the first time, oh yeah
G D A Bm G D A
Yeah that's why the past should be the past, oooh, the first time, yeah
Chords:
G (3 2 0 0 3 3)
D (X X 0 2 3 2)
A (X 0 2 2 2 0)
Bm (X 2 4 4 3 2)
D/F# (2 0 0 2 3 2)
Chords in Ab major (transposed to +1):
G# (4 6 6 5 4 4) (correct name is Ab)
D# (X 6 8 8 8 6) (correct name is Eb)
A# (X 1 3 3 3 1) or (6 8 8 7 6 6) (correct name is Bb)
Cm (X 3 5 5 4 3) or (8 10 10 8 8 8)
D#/G (3 6 5 3 4 3) (correct name is Eb/G)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
If you like this transcription, feel free to check out my YouTube channel where I post tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/astlessons
//Robert
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: G major (G A B C D E F# G)
Original key: Ab major (Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab), either put a capo on the first fret or transpose to +1
Tempo: 74 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
[Intro]: G D A Bm G D A
G D
I put on my make up, spray my perfume
A Bm
Sat on the front porch, waitin' on you
G D A
Said we would catch up cause it had been a while
G D
I hate to admit it, but my hands are shaking
A Bm
Barely breathing, heart is racing
G D A
Looks like feelings don't always change their mind
G D
But you never called, never showed up
A Bm
Guess somethings never change
G D A
And just like living in a flashback, you let me down again
G D
And that's why the past should be the past
A Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
G D
Let the memories burn and crash
A D/F#
Cause sittin' here looking at the driveway
G D
Is just tearin' my heart back in half
A Bm
Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
G D A G D A
And that's why goodbye should mean goodbye, the first time
G D
I should know better, I hate that I still cry
A Bm
Looking like a fool here watching for headlights
G D A
And kicking myself for believin' in you again
G D
Oh I bet you're out drinking with a new blonde
A Bm
And telling her whatever's playing is her song
G D A
Yeah and helping her up into your Chevy instead
G D
Even when you don't have me
A Bm
You can still be the one to hurt me
G D
It must feel good to know
A
That I'm still holdin' on to letting go
G D
And that's why the past should be the past
A Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
G D
Let the memories burn and crash
A D/F#
Cause sittin' here looking at the driveway
G D
Is just tearin' my heart back in half
A Bm
Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
G D A
And that's why goodbye should mean goodbye, the first time
[Interlude]: G D A Bm G D A
G D
Yeah that's why the past should be the past
A Bm
Far behind, back of mind, out of the way
G D
Let the memories burn and crash
A D/F#
Cause sittin' here looking at this driveway
G D
Is just tearin' my heart back in half
A Bm
Like nothing's changed except the time that's passed
G D A
And that's why goodbye should mean goodbye
G D A G D A
So now I'm letting you go, just like I should have tried, the first time
Bm G D A
Oh, the first time, oh yeah
G D A Bm G D A
Yeah that's why the past should be the past, oooh, the first time, yeah
Chords:
G (3 2 0 0 3 3)
D (X X 0 2 3 2)
A (X 0 2 2 2 0)
Bm (X 2 4 4 3 2)
D/F# (2 0 0 2 3 2)
Chords in Ab major (transposed to +1):
G# (4 6 6 5 4 4) (correct name is Ab)
D# (X 6 8 8 8 6) (correct name is Eb)
A# (X 1 3 3 3 1) or (6 8 8 7 6 6) (correct name is Bb)
Cm (X 3 5 5 4 3) or (8 10 10 8 8 8)
D#/G (3 6 5 3 4 3) (correct name is Eb/G)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
If you like this transcription, feel free to check out my YouTube channel where I post tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/astlessons
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