Forever Ray chords by Carrie Newcomer

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G  C majorC G+G D MajorD  G+G  C majorC G+G D MajorD

Verse:
  G+G      C majorC  G+G D MajorD
One weekend Ray was a bit at loose ends
    G+G     C majorC G+G   D MajorD
Getting underfoot in Ella's kitchen again
E minorEm       D MajorD       A7A7       C majorC
She shooed him out, said “Its such a nice day
           G+G       A minorAm  D MajorD  G+G   C majorC G+G D MajorD
Perhaps there's some yard work you might do today”

Verse:
   G+G        C majorC  G+G  D MajorD
So he drove where they sold statuettes by the pound
     G+G      C majorC  G+G  D MajorD
Saying, “If you want real art, go to Waynetown"
      E minorEm      D MajorD      A7A7     C majorC
He bought a smart cement rabbit, standing on hind legs
          G+G    A minorAm D MajorD     G+G
In a waiter's waistcoat and flourishing a tray

Chorus:
     A minorAm      G+G             D MajorD
And every morning she'd find, on that small rabbit tray
 A minorAm      G+G              D MajorD
Secured with a stone, so it would not blow away
      A minorAm     G+G             D MajorD
A augmentedA note that said "To my sweetheart" or "happy birthday"
    E minorEm     D MajorD    A7A7      C majorC
"Here's looking at you kid, Forever, Ray
     G+G   C majorC G+G D MajorD
Forever, Ray”

Verse:
G+G        C majorC   G+G  D MajorD
Pleased with his plan, his idea grew wings
   G+G      C majorC  G+G    D MajorD
Every weekend he'd add another marvellous thing
 E minorEm        D MajorD     A7A7    C majorC
A augmentedA sweet life-sized angel, a Madonna and dog
         G+G     A minorAm  D MajorD     G+G
Andy Griffith and Jesus, Bigfoot and groundhog

Chorus:
     A minorAm      G+G             D MajorD
And every morning she'd find, on that small rabbit tray
 A minorAm      G+G             D MajorD
Secured with a stone, it would not blow away
      A minorAm     G+G             D MajorD
A augmentedA note that said "To my sweetheart" or "happy birthday"
    E minorEm     D MajorD    A7A7      C majorC
"Here's looking at you kid, Forever, Ray
     G+G   C majorC G+G D MajorD
Forever, Ray”

Instrumental:
G+G  C majorC G+G D MajorD  G+G  C majorC G+G D MajorD  E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD

Verse:
   G+G     C majorC G+G  D MajorD
Like autumn to winter, age shuffled in
    G+G    C majorC  G+G D MajorD
So they hired a boy to rake and to trim
   E minorEm    D MajorD         A7A7   C majorC
Every statue a touchstone, a mem'ry to recall
         G+G     A minorAm  D MajorD   G+G  C majorC G+G D MajorD
In the centre the rabbit that started it all

Verse:
    G+G         C majorC   G+G  D MajorD
Like a watch that's been turned too often and long
G+G    C majorC  G+G D MajorD
Ella and Ray began to wind down
  E minorEm        D MajorD     A7A7       C majorC
The springs and small gears had not lost their shine
         G+G    A minorAm  D MajorD G+G
But simply could no longer hold on to time

Chorus:
     A minorAm     G+G          D MajorD
And every morning she places a note on the tray
    A minorAm   G+G            D MajorD
But without any stone, letting it blow away
     A minorAm       G+G            D MajorD
Down the street, on the air, to land where they may
     E minorEm      D MajorD     A7A7       C majorC
Saying, “I'll be your sweetheart forever, Ray
    G+G
Forever Ray”

Outro:
D MajorD  G+G  D MajorD  G+G  D MajorD  E minorEm D MajorD C majorC D MajorD G+G