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Forever Young

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Tempo:   4|4
Style:   Melodic Rock
Chords:
         EADGBe
      A/EXX222X
        AX02220
        E022100
      F#m244222
        DXX0232
      C#m446654
Capo 2
INTRO:
|A/E   | (Arpeggiated Guitar) 
VERSE 1:
ALet's dance in Estyle, lets dance for a F#mwhile,
Heaven can Dwait we're only watching the C#mskies.
Hoping for the F#mbest but expecting the Dworst,
Are you going to drop the C#mbomb or not?
VERSE 2:
ALet us die Eyoung or let us live forF#mever,
We don't have the Dpower but we never say C#mnever.
Sitting in a F#msandpit, life is a Dshort trip,
The music's for the C#msad men.
VERSE 3:
ACan you Eimagine when this race is F#mwon,
Turn our golden Dfaces into the C#msun.
Praising our F#mleaders we're getting Din tune,
The music's played by the C#mmad men.
CHORUS 1:
AForever Eyoung, I want to be F#mforever Dyoung,
C#mDo you really want to F#mlive forever, Dforever, C#mforever?
INSTRUMENTAL 1:
| AE,        F#m  D|
| C#m      F#m   D  C#m|
VERSE 4: 
ASome are like Ewater, some are like the F#mheat,        
Some are a Dmelody and some are the C#mbeat.
Sooner or F#mlater they all will be Dgone,
Why don't they stay C#myoung?
VERSE 5:
AIt's so hard to get Eold without a F#mcause,
I don't want to Dperish like a fleeing C#mhorse.
Youth's like F#mdiamonds in the Dsun,
And diamonds are C#mforever.
CHORUS 2:
AForever Eyoung, I want to be F#mforever Dyoung,
C#mDo you really want to F#mlive forever, Dforever, C#mforever?
AForever Eyoung, I want to be F#mforever Dyoung,
C#mDo you really want to F#mlive forever? DForever, C#mforever?
INSTRUMENTAL 2: (Fuzzed and Wahed)
| AE,        F#m  D|
| C#m      F#m   D  C#m|
CHORUS 3 & CODA:
AForever yoEung, I want to be F#mforever Dyoung,
C#mDo you really want to F#mlive forever, Dforever, C#mforever?
AForever yoEung, I want to be F#mforever Dyoung,
C#m7                  F#m           D       (Stop with fading Fuzz-Wha)
Do you really want to live forever? Forever? -------
End
NOTES:
1.  Youth Group is a rock band based in Newtown, Sydney, Australia. Built around 
the pure vocals of singer Toby Martin and clean production of Wayne Connolly, the 
sound of Youth Group is reminiscent of indie rock artists such as Teenage Fanclub, 
Pavement and Death Cab For Cutie.  The band formed in Sydney in the late 1990s and 
has released four albums, three of which have gained worldwide release. They achieved 
major success in 2006 when their cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young," which had been 
recorded for the soundtrack of the US TV drama The O.C., was released as a single 
and reached No.1 in Australia, attaining platinum status.

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Forever Young

by Youth Group

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

F#m

C#m

Tempo: 4|4

Style: Melodic Rock

Chords:

EADGBe

A/E

XX222X

X02220

022100

F#m

244222

XX0232

C#m

446654

Capo 2

INTRO:

|A/E | (Arpeggiated Guitar)

VERSE 1:

A E F#m

Let's dance in style, lets dance for a while,

D C#m

Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies.

F#m D

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst,

C#m

Are you going to drop the bomb or not?

VERSE 2:

A E F#m

Let us die young or let us live forever,

D C#m

We don't have the power but we never say never.

F#m D

Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip,

C#m

The music's for the sad men.

VERSE 3:

A E F#m

Can you imagine when this race is won,

D C#m

Turn our golden faces into the sun.

F#m D

Praising our leaders we're getting in tune,

C#m

The music's played by the mad men.

CHORUS 1:

A E F#m D

Forever young, I want to be forever young,

C#m F#m D C#m

Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?

INSTRUMENTAL 1:

A F#m D

| E, |

C#m F#m D C#m

| |

VERSE 4:

A E F#m

Some are like water, some are like the heat,

D C#m

Some are a melody and some are the beat.

F#m D

Sooner or later they all will be gone,

C#m

Why don't they stay young?

VERSE 5:

A E F#m

It's so hard to get old without a cause,

D C#m

I don't want to perish like a fleeing horse.

F#m D

Youth's like diamonds in the sun,

C#m

And diamonds are forever.

CHORUS 2:

A E F#m D

Forever young, I want to be forever young,

C#m F#m D C#m

Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?

A E F#m D

Forever young, I want to be forever young,

C#m F#m D C#m

Do you really want to live forever? Forever, forever?

INSTRUMENTAL 2: (Fuzzed and Wahed)

A F#m D

| E, |

C#m F#m D C#m

| |

CHORUS 3 & CODA:

A E F#m D

Forever young, I want to be forever young,

C#m F#m D C#m

Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?

A E F#m D

Forever young, I want to be forever young,

C#m7 F#m D (Stop with fading Fuzz-Wha)

Do you really want to live forever? Forever? -------

End

NOTES:

1. Youth Group is a rock band based in Newtown, Sydney, Australia. Built around

the pure vocals of singer Toby Martin and clean production of Wayne Connolly, the

sound of Youth Group is reminiscent of indie rock artists such as Teenage Fanclub,

Pavement and Death Cab For Cutie. The band formed in Sydney in the late 1990s and

has released four albums, three of which have gained worldwide release. They achieved

major success in 2006 when their cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young," which had been

recorded for the soundtrack of the US TV drama The O.C., was released as a single

and reached No.1 in Australia, attaining platinum status.

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