Forever young
View chords used in this chart
Intro C G Am F
G Dm F Am (G)
C G Am
Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
F G
Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
Dm F
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Am G
Are you going to drop the bomb or not?
C G Am
Let us die young or let us live forever
F G
We don't have the power but we never say never
Dm F
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
Am G
The music's for the sad men
C G Am
Can you imagine when this race is won?
F G
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Dm F
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
Am G
The music's played by the madmen
[Refrão]
C G Am F
Forever young, I want to be forever young
G Am
Do you really want to live forever
F G
Forever - and ever
[Refrão]
C G Am F
Forever young, I want to be forever young
G Am F
Do you really want to live forever
G C (G F-G)
Forever young
C G Am
Some are like water, some are like the heat
F G
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Dm F
Sooner or later, they all will be gone
Am G
Why don't they stay young?
C G Am
It's so hard to get old without a cause
F G
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Dm F
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
Am G
And diamonds are forever
C G Am
So many adventures couldn't happen today
F G
So many songs we forgot to play
Dm F
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
Am G
We'll let them come true
[Refrão]
C G Am F
Forever young, I want to be forever young
G Am
Do you really want to live forever
F G
Forever - and ever (repeat)
Solo C G Am F G
Dm F Am (G)...
Solo (arranged for guitar):
C G Am F
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E |--------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-8------8-----------------|---5-----5-----5---------|
G |---9------9----7----4---7-|-----5-----5-------5-----|
D |----(10)----10----5---5---|-7-----7-----7-------7---|
A |--------------------------|-----------------8-----8-|
E |--------------------------|-------------------------|
G Dm F Am
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E |---7--10----7--10----7-10-7--------------|---------------------||
B |-8-------8--------8---------8------------|-------------5---5---||
G |-----------------------------------------|---5-------5---5---5-||
D |--------------------------------7------7-|-----7---7-----------||
A |------------------------------5---8--5---|-8-----8-------------||
E |-----------------------------------------|---------------------||
How to play Forever young
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
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.