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Mumford & Sons - Forever
Album: DELTA (2018)
Tuning: Standard
Capo 4
[Verse 1]
I kGnow I’ve had you troubled
And I know I’ve Dseared your Emmind
But you knCow that I love Gyou
And thaEmt our love’s not bliDnd
I’m sGure my dreams lie with you
But I’ve many Dmore besiEmdes
And Cif I can’t sGee them through 
Our lEmove will slowly dDie
[Pre-Chorus]
So if you Emdoubt for the tCime that you’re spGending
And if you Emdoubt for the lCove in your hGeart
Think of DLondon and the gCirl you’re retEmurnCing
And the dGays you defDend will turn to gGoldD  
[Chorus]
So love with your Geyes
Love with your mDindD#dim7  
Love with youEmr-
CDare I say forGeverD  
Do it for yoursGelf
Do it for the gDirlD#dim7  
Do it for yEmou
DCare I say forGeverD  
[Verse 2]
And GI’ve known pious women
Who have led such Dsecret Emlives
ShaCmeless in the dGark
So shEmameful in the liDght
But yGou may not be pious 
And I may Dnot be Emsaved
But wCe could live quite hGappily
And quEmietly unfDazed
[Pre-Chorus]
So if you Emdoubt for the tCime that you’re spGending
And if you Emdoubt for the lCove in your hGeart
Think of DLondon and the gCirl you’re retEmurnCing
And the dGays you defDend will turn to gGoldD  
[Chorus]
So love with your Geyes
Love with your mDindD#dim7  
Love with youEmr-
CDare I say forGeverD  
Do it for yoursGelf
Do it for the gDirlD#dim7  
Do it for yEmou
DCare I say forGeverD  
[Bridge] 
I was drEmeaming Cof the LGiffey
I was thEminking Cof the ThGames
And now the East rEmiver flows bCy to the sGame end
Are wDe too sentimental to not look back and sta-Ca-Dare
[Chorus]
So love with your Geyes
Love with your mDindD#dim7  
Love with youEmr-
CDare I say forGeverD  
Do it for yoursGelf
Do it for the gDirlD#dim7  
Do it for yEmou
DCare I say forGeverD  
[Outro]
G D D#dim7 Em C G
G D D#dim7 Em C G
G G

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Forever

by Mumford & Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Mumford & Sons - Forever

Album: DELTA (2018)

Tuning: Standard

Capo 4

[Verse 1]

I know I’ve had you troubled

D Em

And I know I’ve seared your mind

C G

But you know that I love you

Em D

And that our love’s not blind

I’m sure my dreams lie with you

D Em

But I’ve many more besides

C G

And if I can’t see them through

Em D

Our love will slowly die

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G

So if you doubt for the time that you’re spending

Em C G

And if you doubt for the love in your heart

D C Em C

Think of London and the girl you’re returning

G D G D

And the days you defend will turn to gold

[Chorus]

So love with your eyes

D D#dim7

Love with your mind

Love with your-

C G D

Dare I say forever

Do it for yourself

D D#dim7

Do it for the girl

Do it for you

C G D

Dare I say forever

[Verse 2]

And I’ve known pious women

D Em

Who have led such secret lives

C G

Shameless in the dark

Em D

So shameful in the light

But you may not be pious

D Em

And I may not be saved

C G

But we could live quite happily

Em D

And quietly unfazed

[Pre-Chorus]

Em C G

So if you doubt for the time that you’re spending

Em C G

And if you doubt for the love in your heart

D C Em C

Think of London and the girl you’re returning

G D G D

And the days you defend will turn to gold

[Chorus]

So love with your eyes

D D#dim7

Love with your mind

Love with your-

C G D

Dare I say forever

Do it for yourself

D D#dim7

Do it for the girl

Do it for you

C G D

Dare I say forever

[Bridge]

Em C G

I was dreaming of the Liffey

Em C G

I was thinking of the Thames

Em C G

And now the East river flows by to the same end

D C D

Are we too sentimental to not look back and sta-a-are

[Chorus]

So love with your eyes

D D#dim7

Love with your mind

Love with your-

C G D

Dare I say forever

Do it for yourself

D D#dim7

Do it for the girl

Do it for you

C G D

Dare I say forever

[Outro]

G D D#dim7 Em C G

G G

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