Forever
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C Am
Let's drive for no reason, let's see where these wheels land
C Em
Let's grind down the curve of this earth
C C F
You look fine in the evening, honey, it's starting to storm
C Am
When we kissed in the car in the school parking lot
C Em
Where I'd go with my friends to get drunk
C Am F
Used to wish I meant anything to anywhere, to anyone
C Am F
When forever was a sentence, sentence to death
Am11 Em
Oh, when you were a running tear, I was a drop of sweat
C Am F
And, the edges of your soul, I haven't seen yet
Am Em
Now I'm glad I get forever to see where you end
F C
I won't be alone for the rest of my life
Am Am11
I'll build a boat for when the river gets high
F C
And I'll meet a girl in the heat of July
Am Am11
And I'll tell her so she knows
F C
That I'm broke, but I'm real rich in my head
Am Am11
That I broke a bone that never healed in my hand
F
So, when I hold her close
C Am Am11
I might loosen my grip, but I won't ever let her go
Am Am11
I won't ever let her go
Woo
Ooh-ooh, ooh
( C Am G6 )
( C Am G6 )
C Am G6
Remember when we called the cops
C Am
'Cause I got too high, and you got scared
C Am G6
And the cops just laughed?
C Am G6
We can't make rent, so we window-shop
C Am G6 Am
In the Upper West Side, oh, my God
C
Could you imagine that?
F C
I won't be alone for the rest of my life
Am Am11
I'll build a boat for when the river gets high
F C
And I'll meet a girl in the heat of July
Am Am11
And I'll tell her so she knows
F C
That I'm broke, but I'm real rich in my head
Am Am11
That I broke a bone that never healed in my hand
F
So, when I hold her close
C Am Am11
I might loosen my grip, but I won't ever let her go
Am Am11
I won't ever let her go
C Am F
When forever was a sentence, sentence to death
Am11 Em
Oh, when you were a running tear, I was a drop of sweat
C Am F
And, the edges of your soul, I haven't seen yet
Am11 Em
Now I'm glad I get forever to see where you end
Em
To see where you end
How to play Forever
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.