From: Michael Kennedy 
From: "The Whalleys at 22" 
Subject: s/stevens_cat/the_first_cut_is_the_deepest.tab
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:07:07 -0000

Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 01:12:55 -0400

this song was originally done by Cat Stevens, but I learned the song
from Rod Stewart off of the "night on the town" album.  It is a very
easy three chord progression.  The beginning is just "C" but adding the
"F" note every second strum.

  "First Cut is The Deepest"
  (Cat Stevens) (Rod Stewart)

Intro:
Finger Picking intro and 1st verse:

e-------7-----------5------------3------------5---
B----8----8-----7----7------5----5-----7------7   REPEAT
G-7----------7-----------5------------7----------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
A D-shape without index finger then a moveable=20
Aminor-shape gets the job done.

chords
   C         G
E----------------3-3-3-3-
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-
D--2-2-3-2-3-0-0-0-0-
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B--1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-
E--0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-

Play the intro four times over...then start singing on the "G"..

G             C        G         F         G
I would have given you ...
           C               G          F     G
But theres someone who ...
         C          G          F      G
and shes taken just all ...
           G         C            G      F     G
but if you want ...
          C           G           F       G
babe I'll try ...

Chorus:
C         G          F                   G
The first cut ...
C         G          F        G
The first cut ....
        C              G           F        G
When it comes to ...
        C               G       F      G
When it comes to ...

Verse 2:

yes I want you by my ....

Chorus:

(Solo)

repeat verse 2  then fade.