Chords
For The First Time In Forever

Key: F

Introduction:

         F                        Bb/F 
The window is open so's that door.
     F7M                                      Bb/F 
I didn't know they did that any - more.
         F                                  F/A                    CC4 
Who knew we owned eight thousand salad plates.
         F                                             Bb/F 
For years I've roamed these empty halls.
 F7M                             Bb/F 
Why have a ballroom with no balls?
 Dm7(11)                       Dm11/C                 G9/B       G7 
Finally they're op'ning up the gates.
                         Em7                        F7M 
There'll be actual real live people.
 G                               Am 
It'll be totally strange.
         Eb                                         C2 
But wow, am I         so ready for     this change.
                               F/A                             Bb                               C/E                               F9M 
'Cause for the first time in for-ever, there'll be music, there'll be light.
 Em           Dm                               Am                       Eb                                         A7 
For the first time in for-ever, I'll be dancing through the night.
             Dm                                               Dm7/C             Bb                               Gm9 
Don't know if I'm elated or gas-sy, but I'm somewhere in that zone.
 Dm                               Fm                         Bb 
        Cause for the first time in for-ever
C7sus

       F#                             B/F# 
To-night imagine me gown and all,
 F#7M                           B/F# 
fetchingly draped a-gainst the wall.
         F#                                     Db 
The picture of so-phisticated grace.
     F#                             B/F# 
I suddenly see him standing there,
     F#7M                           B/F# 
a beautiful stranger, tall and fair.
     Ebm                           Ebm7                   Ab/C         Ab9 
I wanna stuff some choco'late in my face.
                         Fm                                       F# 
But then we laugh and talk all ev'ning,
                   Ab6               Bbm6 
which is totally bi-zarre.
E             Esus E                         Esus E   Dbsus
                 F#                         B                                 Db/F                               F#9M 
For the first time in for-ever, there'll be magic, there'll be fun.
 Fm           Ebm                             Bbm                           E                   Bb7 
For the first time in for-ever, I could be noticed by someone.
             Ebm                               Ebm7   B                                 Abm9 
And I know it is totally crazy to dream I'd find ro-mance.
 Ebm                       F#m/A                         B 
        Bu for the first time in for-ever
Db7sus

 Eb5                                       Bbm                                         Ab/C 
        Don't let them in             Don't let them see
 Db                                                           Ab5               Abm/B 
        Be the good girl you always have to be
 Eb                           Bbm 
                Con-ceal.             Don't feel
 Ab/C  Db                           Ab5                               Abm/B 
put   on a show. Make one wrong move and ev'ryone will
 Eb5 
know.
                   Fm7                 F#                                         F#7/E 
But it's only for to-day. (It's only for to-day.)
                             Ab                               Ab7/F# 
It's agony to wait. (It's agony to wait.)
 Aº7                                                 F9 
Tell the guard to open up the gate.
                 G/B                             C2 
For the first time in for-ever,                             I'm     get   -     ting
                                                    (Don't let them in. Don't let them
 D/F#                                           G9M                                           G9M/F# 
        what I'm dreaming of.                                                                                     A
see.                                                       Be the good girl you always have to
 Em                                               Bm 
chance to change my lone   -   ly world,                                   A
be                                                                         Conceal.
 F                                                 B7 
chance to find true love.                                                                   I
                                                        Conceal, don't feel. Don't let them
 Em                                   Em7/D                 Em/C                 A7/C#         A7 
know it all ends to-morrow, so it has to be to-day.                 'Cause for the
know.
 G/B                             C9M         C 
first time in for-ever.
                 G/D               A7         Eb6 
For the first time in for-ever,
                                        G6(9)                            G 
              nothing's in my               way!