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Forever Tab

by Ben Harper
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From: "Pat and Lorrie"
Subject: h/harper_ben/forever.tab
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:38:00 -0500
 
Title : Forever
Author : Ben Harper
Transcriber : Patrick Goegan (thebooge@igs.net)
 
This is an improved version of the tab already existing at OLGA
 
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0h1--1-----0--0----0h1p0--------1----1-----3---------------|
G|--0----2-----0--0---2-----2-------0----2----0----------------|
D|--2----3-----------2-------2------2----3---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------3--------------------------------3-----------------|
 
[Verse 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|
Not ‘talkin ‘bout a year, no not three or four
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|
I don't want that kind of forever in my life anymore
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
Forever always seems to be around when things begin
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
But forever never seems to be around when things end
 
[Chorus 1]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
So give me your forever
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Please, your forever
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Not a day less will do
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|
From you
 
[Verse 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|
People spend so much time every single day
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|
Runnin’ ‘round all over town giving their forever away
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
But no, not me, I won’t let my forever roam
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
Now I hope I can find my forever at home
 
[Chorus 2]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
So give me your forever
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Please, your forever
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Not a day less will do
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|
From you
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|
 
[Verse 3] (instrumental)
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 3] (instrumental)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 4]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|
Like a handless clock with numbers, an infinite of time
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|
No, not the forever found only in the mind
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
Forever always seems to be around when things begin
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
But forever never seems to be around when things end
 
[Chorus 4]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
So give me your forever
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Please, your forever
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Not a day less will do
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|
From you
 
[Outro]
e|----------------------------|
B|--0-1------3-----1--0--1----|
G|--0-0------0-----0--0--0----|
D|--0-2------0-----2--0--2----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
 
************************************

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IanC
My copy of the song differs very slightly. In the intro, where you have: ------------------| ---3--------------| --0---------------| -0----------------| ------------------| 3-----------------| he misses the D string. Other than that, this tab is perfect. (it may be perfect and just my recording is different...)
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fishboneul03
nevermind, this tab is perfect!!
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nofxpunkrocker
i believe in the chorus when he plays the g at the very end he also plays it at a lower position, ie third fret of low e string. other than that, perfect. bravo.
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