INTRO: Capo at 3rd      D----

D                Bm         G
Can this be love  I'm feeling right now 
A                               D
I know for certain I'm feeling right now 
   Bm            G             A
I don't recall ever feeling this way 
           F#m           Bm7
Tell me what  does one say 
     G                           A
To one who makes me feel this way 
D               Bm        G
Can this be love I'm feeling right now 
A                             D
I am not sure of this feeling somehow 
Bm            G                      A
Why do I tremble whenever you're near 
F#m            Bm7
I can't seem to say 
     G                     A
my words so you'll hear 

[CHORUS:] 
            D                      G                D
This is the first time I'm gonna say 'I love you' 
         Bm            G                  A
t's the first time I ever felt so helpless deep inside 
     Am                   D                   G                    Gm
If I had to say a thousand times I'd tell you once again 
                D                 G                     D
This is the first time I'm gonna say 'I love you' 

D               Bm           G
Can this be love I'm feeling right now 
A                             D
I love the feeling it's giving me now 
Bm                         G               A
A voice inside me is guiding me now 
F#m             Bm
It's telling me now 
      G                          A
To take your hand and say 

[CHORUS:] 
   TRANB TION:  Ab         

Ab               Eb                     Ab            Eb
This is the first time I'm gonna say 'I love you' 
           Cm             Ab           Bb
It's the first time I ever felt so helpless deep inside 
          Bbm                     Eb             Ab            Abm
If I had to say a thousand times I'd tell you once again 
               Eb      Ab
This is the first time 
               Bb         C
This is the first time 
                Fm                Bb              Ab
It's the first time I'm gonna say 'I love you'