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Intro:
C G D
C G D
C G D
C G D
Verse 1:
C G D
He says he doesn't believe anything much he hears these days
C G D
He says, "Why fall in love, just so you can watch it go away "
C G D
He spends most of his nights wishing it was how it used to be
C G D
He spends most of his flights getting pulled down by gravity
C G D
I call, just checking up on him
C G D
He's up, 3 A.M., pacing
C G D
He says, "It's not just a phase I'm in"
C D
My voice comes out begging
Chorus:
Em C D
All this time I didn't know
C
You were breaking down
Em D
I'd fall to pieces on the floor
C
If you weren't around
D
Too young to know it gets better
G D/F# Em
I'll be summer sun for you forever
C Em D
Forever winter if you go
Interlude:
C G D
C G D
Verse 2:
C
He seems fine most of the time
G D
Forcing smiles and never minds
C
His laugh is a symphony
G D
When the lights go out, it's hard to breathe
C G D
I pull at every thread trying to solve the puzzles in his head
C G D
Live my life scared to death he'll decide to leave instead
C G D
I call, just checking up on him
C G D
He's up, 5 A.M., wasted
C G D
Long gone, not even listening
C D
My voice comes out screaming
Chorus:
Em C D
All this time I didn't know
C
You were breaking down
Em D
I'd fall to pieces on the floor
C
If you weren't around
D
Too young to know it gets better
G D/F# Em
I'll be summer sun for you forever
C Em D
Forever winter if you go
Interlude:
C Em D
C Em D
Verse 3:
C Em D
If I was standing there in your apartment
C Em D
I'd take that bomb in your head and disarm it
C Em D
I'd say I love you even at your darkest and
C D
Please don't go
Chorus:
Em C D
I didn't know
C
You were breaking down
Em D
I'd fall to pieces on the floor
C
If you weren't around
D
Too young to know it gets better
G D/F# Em
I'll be summer sun for you forever
C Em D
Forever winter if you go
Interlude:
C Em D
Bridge:
C
I'll be your summer sun forever
Em D
At 3 A.M., pacing
C
All this time I didn't know
Em D
At 5 A.M., wasted
C
I'd be in pieces on the floor
Em D
Forever winter if you go
Outro:
C G D
He says he doesn't believe anything much he hears these days
C G D
I say, "Believe in one thing
I won't go away"
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Forever Winter (Chords)
- Forever Winter (Intro)
- Forever Winter (from The Vault) (Chords)
Song History
Published: November 12, 2021
Last Updated: February 8, 2026