Intro:

        (drum/percussion fill)

         A         C#m        F#m         B7      Dmaj7
        I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
                     Bm    E7
        You were my first love

Verse 1:

        A       C#m      F#m
        So very warm and tender
            Bm       E7
        The way you loved me
         A              C#m
        Hey girl, can't you remember
             Bm       E7
        And want more of me

Chorus 1:

         D      /C#  Bm      E7
        Ronnie,     Ronnie, Ronnie
         A             [N.C.]
        Why did you go
         D      /C#  Bm      E7
        Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
         A      C#m          F#m           B7       Dmaj7
        I am regretting but can't stop forgetting because
                     Bm    E7
        You were my first love

Verse 2:

        You said now you don't need me
        Because I cheated
        Why didn't you believe me
        When I repeated

Chorus 2:

        Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie
        You'll never know
        Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
        I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
                     Bm    C#
        You were my first love

Bridge:

        F#  A#m          F#7
             I walk all alone
        B         Bm     F#
        I cry at home
                     A#m                 B
        Night after night (night after night)
                  C#            [E D C# B A G#   <- single notes]
        Day after day

Verse 3 [mostly wordless, w/falsetto]

        I never cheated
        I still repeat it

Chorus 3:

        Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie, you'll never know
        Ronnie, oh, Ronnie, Ronnie
        I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
        You were my first love

[key change to Bb]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

         Bb         D7         Gm         C7      Ebmaj7
        I'll go on living and keep on forgiving because
                     Cm    F7
        You were my first love