Forever Young
View chords used in this chart
Intro: C G Am F G Dm F Am G C
G Am
Let's start in style, let's dance for awhile
F G
Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
Dm F
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Am G-C
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
G Am
Let us stay young or let us live forever
F G
We don't have the power, but we never say never
Dm F
Sitting in the sandpit, life is a short trip
Am G-C
The music's for the sad man
G Am
Can you imagine when this race is won
F G
As we turn our faces into the sun
Dm F
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
Am G C
The music's played by the, the madman
[Refrão]
G
Forever Young
Am C F G
I want to be Forever Young
Dm F
Do you really want to live forever?
G C
Forever and ever
G
Forever Young
Am C F G
I want to be Forever Young
Dm F
Do you really want to live forever?
G C
Forever, Forever Young
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-C
Why don't they stay young?
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
Years like diamonds in the sun
Am G-C
And diamonds are forever
G Am
So many advances couldn't happen today
F G
So many songs we forgot to play
Dm F
So many dreams swinging out in the blue
Am G C
Oh, let them come true
[Refrão]
G
Forever Young
Am C F G
I want to be Forever Young
Dm F
Do you really want to live forever?
G C
Forever and ever
G
Forever Young
Am C F G
I want to be Forever Young
Dm F
Do you really want to live forever?
G C
Forever, Forever
Instrumental: B F# Abm F# E C#m B E F# D
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A
Forever Young
Bm D G A
I want to be Forever Young
Em G
Do you really want to live forever?
A D
Forever and ever
A
Forever Young
Bm D G A
I want to be Forever Young
Em G
Do you really want to live forever?
A D
Forever and ever
A
Forever Young
Bm D G A
I want to be Forever Young
Em G
Do you really want to live forever?
A D
Forever and ever
A
Forever Young
Bm D G A
I want to be Forever Young
Em G
Do you really want to live forever?
A D
Forever and ever
How to play Forever Young
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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.