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Ed Sheeran – First Times Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG C Em D

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[Intro]
G

[Verse 1]
G  C                          Em
 I thought it'd feel different, 
 playin' Wembley
G C              Em
  Eighty thousand singin' with me
G     C                 Em   
 It's what I've been chasin' 
                      C  D Em
 'cause this is the dream
G C                Em
  When it was all over, 
  I cleared out the room
G C                Em
  Grabbed a couple beers, 
  just me and you
G C                  Em   
  Then we started talking 
                   C D Em
  the way that we do

[Pre-Chorus]
C                      D
Ain't it funny how the simplest 
things in life can make a man?
C                   G
Little moments that pass us by
        C   D
Oh, but I remember

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[Chorus]
G             D                Em
The first kiss, the first night, 
              C
the first song that made you cry
G              D         Em
The first drink, red wine, 
     C
on a step in Brooklyn, I
G     D                   Em
Still feel the first fight, 
            C            G
and we both made it out alive
            Em             C       
And I can't wait to make a million 
    D
more first times
G C Em D  G C Em D  G
 (Mmm,      mmm)

[Verse 2]
    C                  Em
The greatest thing that I have achieved
G    D           Em     C
 Was four little words, down on one knee
G           C                Em        
 You said, "Darling, are you jokin'?", 
                   C     D Em
 and I just said, "Please"

[Pre-Chorus]
C                      D
Ain't it funny how the simplest 
things in life can make a man?
C                   G
Little moments that pass us by
        C   D
Oh, but I remember

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[Chorus]
G             D                Em
The first kiss, the first night, 
              C
the first song that made you cry
G             D            Em    
The first look in your eyes when 
  C                  G
I said "I love you", I
          D                   Em    
Can still feel the butterflies from 
        C                  G
when we stumbled home that night
        Em             C       
I can't wait to make a million 
    D
more first times
G C Em D  G C Em D  G
 (Mmm,      mmm)

[Pre-Chorus]
C                      D
Ain't it funny how the simplest 
things in life can make a man?
C                   G
Little moments that pass us by
        C   D
Oh, but I remember

[Chorus]
G             D              
The first kiss, first night, 
  Em              C
first song that made you cry
G          D            Em  
First dance in moonlight in 
     C                G
your parents' garden, I
      D          Em    C     
Can't wait to see everything 
              G
that's yet to be
    D                    
Our first child and then 
  N.C.
a million more first times

How to play First Times: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for First Times by Ed Sheeran on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

First Times by Ed Sheeran is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: G, C, Em and D.

Listen for G – D – Em – C (I – V – vi – IV in G major), the “four-chord” progression behind countless pop, rock and worship songs: the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.