Forever Young chords by The Pretenders

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

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

🎸 Intro:

| G+G | G+G |


🎸 Verse 1:
     G+G
May God bless and keep you always
   D/F#D/F#
May your wishes all come true
   E minorEm               C majorC         G+G
May you always do for others and let others do for you
   G+G
May you build a ladder to the stars
   D/F#D/F#
And climb on every rung
   E minorEm   D MajorD  G+G
May you stay forever young

🎸 Chorus:
     D MajorD
Forever young
     E minorEm
Forever young
      G+G  D MajorD
Will you stay
  G+G
Forever young


🎸 Verse 2:
     G+G
May you grow up to be righteous
   D/F#D/F#
May you grow up to be true
   E minorEm
May you always know the truth
       C majorC          G+G
And see the light surrounding you
   G+G
May you always be courageous
     D/F#D/F#
Stand upright and be strong
     E minorEm   D MajorD  G+G
And may you stay forever young

🎸 Chorus:
     D MajorD
Forever young
     E minorEm
Forever young
     G+G  D MajorD
May you stay
  G+G
Forever young


🎸 Instrumental:
| G+G | D/F#D/F# | E minorEm | D MajorD | G+G | D/F#D/F# | E minorEm | D MajorD | G+G |


🎸 Verse 3:
   G+G
May your hands always be busy
   D/F#D/F#
May your feet always be swift
   E minorEm
May you have a strong foundation
     C majorC          G+G
With the winds changing shift
     G+G
May your heart always be joyful
   D/F#D/F#
May your song always be sung
       E minorEm  D MajorD
And may you stay
  G+G
Forever young


🎸 Chorus:
     D MajorD
Forever young
     E minorEm
Forever young
     G+G  D MajorD
May you stay
  E minor 7Em7
Forever young
     D MajorD
Forever young
     E minorEm
Forever young
     G+G  D MajorD
May you stay
  G+G
Forever young


Ending:
| D MajorD | D MajorD | E minorEm | E minorEm | G+G | D MajorD | G+G | G+G |

| G+G | G+G | G+G | G+G |