Forever Young Chords

by Rod Stewart
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 6, 2018
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Chords

D
D2
G
Em7
Em
Bm
C
Dsus4

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Capo 1st fret.
 
 
[Intro]
 
(Repeat once)
  D D2  D G
  G Em7 G
  G Em7 D
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
May the good life be with you down every road you roam,
D                             G                                        D D D D2 D G
 
And may sunshine and happiness surround you when you're far from home.
D                              G                                  D D D D2 D G
May you grow to be proud, dignified, and true,
D                         G                   D D D D2 D G
 
And do unto others as you'd have done to you.
D                     G                               D D D D2 D G
 
Be courageous and be brave,
Em                   G
 
And in my heart you'll always stay
Bm                             G
 
Forever young  (Forever young)
        D               G
 
Forever young  (Forever young)
        D               G
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
May good fortune be with you and may your guiding light be strong,
D                                         G                       D D D D2 D G
 
Build a stairway to heaven with a prince or a vagabond
D                                 G                     D D D D2 D G
 
And may you never love in vain,
Em                        G
 
And in my heart you will remain
Bm                        G
 
Forever young  (Forever young)
        D               G
 
Forever young  (Forever young)
        D               G
 
Forev--er young                                            Forev--er young
G  Em7 C  D      D D D D D D2 D2 G G  D D D D D D2 D2 G G  G  Em7 G  D
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
When you finally fly away I'll be hoping that I served you well,
D                                 G                              D D D D2 D G
 
For all the wisdom of a lifetime no one can ever tell,
D                                G                               D D D D2 D G
 
But whatever road you choose,
Em                    G
 
I'm right behind you win or lose.
Bm                   G
 
Forever young  (Forever young)
        D               G
 
Forever young  (Forever young)
        D               G
 
Forev--er young  For, for--ever  young  Forever  young
G  Em7 C  D      G    G      Em7 D      G    Em7 D
 
 
D D  Dsus4 D D2 D D
 
 
Chord Formations:       (CAPO ON 1ST FRET!!!!!)
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D     x x 0 2 3 2
D2    x x 0 2 3 0
G     3 2 0 0 3 3
C     x 3 2 0 1 x
Em7   x 2 2 0 3 3
Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3
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6 comments
Tanith
Capo or no capo it doesn't sound right at all. (With no capo,)The first chords are A and E, not D# and G#.
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lunazsoul1
I put an em and Bm in there at it works perfectly! Sound it out and you'll get it!
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minnaow
This is not in the right key. There is no C (substitute Em) and D major has D G A as the major chords.
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