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Eighteen Forever

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Capo 3
I saw the Gtrees CchangeEm  
That golden Dglittering eveGningC  Em  D  
I fell Gasleep CthereEm  
and all around me Dangels were sinGgingC  
and I Emdreamed I was Daging awGay
C Em D
 G   C   Em   D(2x)
I saw the Gfu-CtureEm  
and I still Dhad all my clGose friendsC  Em  D  
I saw my Gdaugh-Cter
  Emin love with Dponies and GrosesC  
she looked Emjust like her Dmother and
 GWith my Cheart shining Emthrough my chDest
I proGvided her with Clight to EmgrowD  
 GWith my Cheart shining Emthrough my Dchest
I will Glight her Cway back Ghome
[chorus]
and I Cknow that Emlife may be Dpassing me GbyC  
but I wanna be Emeighteen forDever here
 Gand I Chope that Emlife's what I'm Dfeeling insGideC  
'cause I'm gonna be Emeighteen forDever there
 Gand I swCear I will Emdo my Dbest
To have the Gtime of my Clife while I'm Ghere
C Em D
 G   C   Em   D(3x)
When I Gawoke CthereEm  
I was overDcome with direGctionC  Em  D  
and as I Gwalked ChomeEm  
I remembered Dlilacs and Ghandsome Cnights when I
Empainted my Dhands with gold
And Gwith my Cheart shining Emthrough my Dchest
I illGuminate the Croad aEmheadD  
GBut with my Cheart shining Emthrough my Dchest
I'm not Gready to Ctake it Gyet
[Chorus]
  Cand though the Emroad has been laid Dout and now bends GawayC  
can we just be Emstill for a Dsecond more?G  C  
I know the road Emwill move beDneath our frightened GfeetC  
even if we Emdecide not to Dmove at allG  
My Cheart shining Emthrough my DchestG  
I'll put one Cfoot aEmheadD  G  
with my Cheart shining Emthough my Dchest
I'll take your Ghand in Cmine
and lEmead you Dthrough the Gnight
[chorus]
....
 Gand I swCear I will Emdo my Dbest
 Gif you sCwear you will Emdo your Dbest
 Gwe should Call swear to Emdo our Dbest
To have the Gtime of our Clives while weG're here
C Em D
 G   C   Em   D(3x)

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Eighteen Forever

by Sailship

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3

G C Em

I saw the trees change

D G C Em D

That golden glittering evening

G C Em

I fell asleep there

D G C

and all around me angels were singing

Em D G

and I dreamed I was aging away

C Em D

G C Em D

(2x)

G C Em

I saw the fu-ture

D G C Em D

and I still had all my close friends

G C

I saw my daugh-ter

Em D G C

in love with ponies and roses

Em D

she looked just like her mother and

G C Em D

With my heart shining through my chest

G C Em D

I provided her with light to grow

G C Em D

With my heart shining through my chest

G C G

I will light her way back home

[chorus]

C Em D G C

and I know that life may be passing me by

Em D

but I wanna be eighteen forever here

G C Em D G C

and I hope that life's what I'm feeling inside

Em D

'cause I'm gonna be eighteen forever there

G C Em D

and I swear I will do my best

G C G

To have the time of my life while I'm here

C Em D

G C Em D

(3x)

G C Em

When I awoke there

D G C Em D

I was overcome with direction

G C Em

and as I walked home

D G C

I remembered lilacs and handsome nights when I

Em D

painted my hands with gold

G C Em D

And with my heart shining through my chest

G C Em D

I illuminate the road ahead

G C Em D

But with my heart shining through my chest

G C G

I'm not ready to take it yet

[Chorus]

C Em D G C

and though the road has been laid out and now bends away

Em D G C

can we just be still for a second more?

Em D G C

I know the road will move beneath our frightened feet

Em D G

even if we decide not to move at all

C Em D G

My heart shining through my chest

C Em D G

I'll put one foot ahead

C Em D

with my heart shining though my chest

G C

I'll take your hand in mine

Em D G

and lead you through the night

[chorus]

....

G C Em D

and I swear I will do my best

G C Em D

if you swear you will do your best

G C Em D

we should all swear to do our best

G C G

To have the time of our lives while we're here

C Em D

G C Em D

(3x)

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