My Guitar Songbook - The First Cut Is the Deepest (Fingerstyle)

The First Cut Is the Deepest...
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The First Cut Is the... - lonelypicker mp3
Artist: Cat Stevens
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Standard Tuning - 4/4 Time
Intro:
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   C       F         G                 C       F
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-0-------1-0-1-3-|-----------------|-0-------1-0-1-3-|
B|-1---1---1---1---|---------1-0-----|-1---1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---2---2---|-----0---0-----0-|-0---0---2---2---|
D|---2---2---------|---0---0-----0---|---2---2---------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|---------1-------|-3-------3-------|---------1-------|

   G
    _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|
B|-------------1-3-|
G|-----0-----0-----|
D|---0---0---------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-------|
         I would have

Verse:
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   C       G         F       G         C       G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-0-1-0-----0-----|-------------0-3-|-5-3-3-0-1-0-1---|
B|-1-----3-----3-1-|-----------1-----|-----1-1-0-----3-|
G|-0-----0-----0---|-----2-----0-----|---------0-------|
D|-----------------|---3---3---------|-----------------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|
E|---------3-------|-1-------3-------|---------3-------|
given you all of my heart. But there's someone who's
                                              torn it a-
   F       G
    _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|
B|-------------1-3-|
G|-----2-0---0-----|
D|---3-------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-1-------3-------|
 part      And she's 

   C       G         F       G             C           G
    _   _   _   _     _   _  .. _   _ ..   .. _   _ ..  _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |
e|-0-1-0-----0-----|-----------0---------|-0-------------------|
B|-1-----3-----3-1-|-----1-----0-3-1-3---|-1---3-1-3-1---------|
G|-0-----0-----0---|-----2-------0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-----0---|
D|-----------------|---3---3-------------|---2-----------0---0-|
A|-3---------------|---------------------|-3-------------------|
E|---------3-------|-1-------3-----------|-------------3-------|
taken just all that I had. But if you want, I'll
                                        try to love again

   F       G         C       G         F       G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|---------0-3-3-5-|---3-3-0-1-0-0---|-----------------|
B|---------0---0---|-----1---0-----3-|-----1---0-----0-|
G|-----2-----------|-----------------|-------2-0---0---|
D|---3---3---------|-----------------|---3-------0-----|
A|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------|
E|-1-------3---3---|---------3-------|-1-------3-------|
           Baby I'll try to love again but I know

Chorus:
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   C       G         F       G         C       G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _ 
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----0-----------|---------0-3-3-5-|-----0-----------|
B|-----1---3-1-3-3-|---1-----0-0-0---|-----1---3-1-3-3-|
G|-------0-0-0-0-2-|---2---2-----0---|---0-----0-0-0-2-|
D|---2-------------|-----3-----------|-------2---------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|---------3---3---|-1-------3---3---|---------3---3---|
The first cut is the deepest. Baby, I know 
                                   the 1st cut is the deep-
   F       G
    _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|
B|---1---------1-3-|
G|---2---2---0-----|
D|-----3-----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-1-------3-------|
  est       But when it

   C       G         F       G           C       F
    _   _   _   _     _   _  .. _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-0-1-0-------0---|---------------0-3-|-5-3-3-0-1-0-0---|
B|-1-----3---1---1-|-------------0-----|-----1---------3-|
G|-------0---0---2-|-----2-----0-------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---3---3-----------|---------3-------|
A|-3---------------|-------------------|-3---3-----------|
E|---------3-------|-1-------3---------|-----------------|
 comes to being lucky he's cursed. And when it comes to
                                           loving me she's

To Verse:               To Chorus/Outro:
--------                ---------------

   F       G             F       G
    _   _   _   _         _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |       | | | | | | | |
e------------------|  e|-----------------|
B|-------------1-3-|  B|-----1---0-----0-|
G|-----2-----0-----|  G|-------2-0---0---|
D|---3---3---------|  D|---3-------0-----|
A|-----------------|  A|-----------------|
E|-1-------3-------|  E|-1-------3-------|
  worst                 worst

Outro:
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   C       G         F       G         C       G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _ 
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----0-----------|---------0-3-3-5-|-----0-----------|
B|-----1---3-1-3-3-|---1-----0-0-0---|-----1---3-1-3-3-|
G|-------0-0-0-0-2-|---2---2-----0---|---0-----0-0-0-2-|
D|---2-------------|-----3-----------|-------2---------|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|---------3---3---|-1-------3---3---|---------3---3---|

   F       G
    _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|
B|---1---------1-3-|
G|---2---2---0-----|
D|-----3-----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-1-------3-------|

   C       G         F       G           C       F
    _   _   _   _     _   _  .. _   _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-0-1-0-------0---|---------------0-3-|-5-3-3-0-1-0-0---|
B|-1-----3---1---1-|-------------0-----|-----1---------3-|
G|-------0---0---2-|-----2-----0-------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---3---3-----------|---------3-------|
A|-3---------------|-------------------|-3---3-----------|
E|---------3-------|-1-------3---------|-----------------|

   C                         G                     C
   .. _   _ .. .. _   _ ..   .. _   _ ..  _   _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   |
e|-------------------------|---------------------|-------|
B|---3-----3-----1-----1---|---0-----0-------1-3-|-1-----|
G|-----4-----4-----2-----2-|-----0-----0---0-----|-0-----|
D|-------5-----------3-----|-------0-------------|-2-----|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|-3-----|
E|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3-------|-------|


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The First Cut Is the Deepest
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Intro:
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[C   F]   G   [C   F]   G


Verse 1:
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            [C         G ]      [F       G]
I would have given you all of my heart
            [C          G ]        [F    G]
but there's someone who's torn it apart
            [C           G]         [F   G]
and she's taking almost all that I've got
              [C           G]       [F   G]
but if you want, I'll try to love again
         [C           G]            [F   G]
baby I'll try to love again but I know


Chorus:
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   [C      G]        [F    G]
The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
   [C      G]        [F    G]
The first cut is the deepest
               [C             G]             [F   G]
Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
       [C         F]             G    '
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst


Verse 2:
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I still want you by my side
just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
cause I'm sure gonna give you a try
and if you want, I'll try to love again
but baby, I'll try to love again, but I know


Chorus:
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The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst


Solo


Verse 3: (Same as Verse 2)
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I still want you by my side
just to help me dry the tears that I've cried
cause I'm sure gonna give you a try
and if you want, I'll try to love again
but baby, I'll try to love again, but I know


Chorus:
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The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst


Outro:
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The first cut is the deepest, baby I know
The first cut is the deepest
Cause when it comes to being lucky she's cursed
when it comes to lovin' me she's worst
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