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Next Up Forever

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[Intro]
Your eyes are Fsus4open,  F   Em7so nA7ever Dmclose themF/C  
You’ll sail the Bbocean, F/Afinding Gm7where F/Ayou Bb/Dshould Cbe
CAnd Bbif Gm7you’re FbrokenEm7, you’ll A7make your Dmown thingF/C  
You’ll make it Bbso big for Dsus4all the Dworld to GmseeBb/F  
You’ll make it Ebmaj7so damn big for F7susall the world to seeBb  
Gm Dm Gm Gm/D Cm Dm7
Gm Dm Eb   Dm Cm Dm7
[Verse 1]
 GmI’m kinda scared to drop this albDmumGm  
Let’s push it back another GmweekDm  Cm9  
I wanna be next up foreverDm7  
Find a way to never hit my peakGm  
I kinda wish I was still a DmvirginEb  
"Time to finally see what sex is Dmlike!"Cm  
I wanna be next up foreverDm7  
Forever, I’ll be second in line
[Chorus]
Cm7Some day, they’ll be talking about me
Gm7Right now, they’re just walking around me
EbMy god, are you growing without me?
BbSomebody help me (Somebody help me)
Cm7Some day, they’ll be talking about me
Gm7Right now, they’re just walking around me
EbMy god, are you growing without me?
BbSomebody help me (Somebody help me)
Dm(Somebody help me somebody help me)Dm/A  
Gm Dm Gm Gm/D Cm Dm7
[Verse 2]
  GmThis is my imaginatiDmonGm  
This is how it looks and souGmndsDm  Cm9  
But I gotta go so much biggerDm7  
So they can never shut me downGm  
I’m kinda scared of graduaDmtioEbn
'Cause who am I when this is DmdoneCm?
I wanna be next up foreverDm7  
So the best is always yet to come
[Chorus]
Cm7Some day, they’ll be talking about me
Gm7Right now, they’re just walking around me
EbMy god, are you growing without me?
BbSomebody help me (Somebody help me)
Cm7Some day, they’ll be talking about me
Gm7Right now, they’re just walking around me
EbMy god, are you growing without me?
BbSomebody help me (Somebody help me)
[Bridge]
Cm Gm Eb Bb
  CmI gotta go so much biggerGm  
So everybody’s proud of meEb  
Welcome to the NeotheaterBb  
Won't everybody take their Dm/Aseats?Gm  
And I'll be next up fBb/ForeverEb  
'Cause I don’t know what’s coming nDmextCm  
I know I gotta grow up sometimeEb  
But I don't think I'm Fready yet
[Outro]
Bb Dm/A Gm Bb/F
Eb Bb/D Eb F
Bb Dm/A D Gm Bb/F
  EbI know I gotta grow up sometimeD  
But I’m not fucking ready--Your eyes are Gsus4open,G  F#m7  
So B7never clEm11ose  EmthemD  
You’ll D7sussail the Cocean, G/Bfinding Amwhere G/Byou C/Eshould Dbe
And if you’re Gbroken, F#dimyou’ll B7add11make your Emown thingG/D  
You’ll make it Cso big for E7susall thEe world to AmseeC/G  
You’ll make it Fmaj7so damn big for F/Gall the F/Gworld to seCe
F# G# A# A#maj7 A#

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Next Up Forever

by AJR

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Em7

F/C

F/A

Gm7

Bb/D

Dsus4

Bb/F

Ebmaj7

F7sus

Gm/D

Dm7

Cm9

Cm7

Dm/A

[Intro]

Fsus4 F Em7 A7 Dm F/C

Your eyes are open, so never close them

Bb F/A Gm7 F/A Bb/D C

You’ll sail the ocean, finding where you should be

C Bb Gm7 F Em7 A7 Dm F/C

And if you’re broken, you’ll make your own thing

Bb Dsus4 D Gm Bb/F

You’ll make it so big for all the world to see

Ebmaj7 F7sus Bb

You’ll make it so damn big for all the world to see

Gm Dm Gm Gm/D Cm Dm7

Gm Dm Eb Dm Cm Dm7

[Verse 1]

Gm Dm Gm

I’m kinda scared to drop this album

Gm Dm Cm9

Let’s push it back another week

Dm7

I wanna be next up forever

Find a way to never hit my peak

Dm Eb

I kinda wish I was still a virgin

Dm Cm

"Time to finally see what sex is like!"

Dm7

I wanna be next up forever

Forever, I’ll be second in line

[Chorus]

Cm7

Some day, they’ll be talking about me

Gm7

Right now, they’re just walking around me

My god, are you growing without me?

Somebody help me (Somebody help me)

Cm7

Some day, they’ll be talking about me

Gm7

Right now, they’re just walking around me

My god, are you growing without me?

Somebody help me (Somebody help me)

Dm Dm/A

(Somebody help me somebody help me)

Gm Dm Gm Gm/D Cm Dm7

[Verse 2]

Gm Dm Gm

This is my imagination

Gm Dm Cm9

This is how it looks and sounds

Dm7

But I gotta go so much bigger

So they can never shut me down

Dm Eb

I’m kinda scared of graduation

Dm Cm

'Cause who am I when this is done?

Dm7

I wanna be next up forever

So the best is always yet to come

[Chorus]

Cm7

Some day, they’ll be talking about me

Gm7

Right now, they’re just walking around me

My god, are you growing without me?

Somebody help me (Somebody help me)

Cm7

Some day, they’ll be talking about me

Gm7

Right now, they’re just walking around me

My god, are you growing without me?

Somebody help me (Somebody help me)

[Bridge]

Cm Gm Eb Bb

Cm Gm

I gotta go so much bigger

So everybody’s proud of me

Welcome to the Neotheater

Dm/A Gm

Won't everybody take their seats?

Bb/F Eb

And I'll be next up forever

Dm Cm

'Cause I don’t know what’s coming next

I know I gotta grow up sometime

But I don't think I'm ready yet

[Outro]

Bb Dm/A Gm Bb/F

Eb Bb/D Eb F

Bb Dm/A D Gm Bb/F

Eb D

I know I gotta grow up sometime

Gsus4 G F#m7

But I’m not fucking ready--Your eyes are open,

B7 Em11 Em D

So never close them

D7sus C G/B Am G/B C/E D

You’ll sail the ocean, finding where you should be

G F#dim B7add11 Em G/D

And if you’re broken, you’ll make your own thing

C E7sus E Am C/G

You’ll make it so big for all the world to see

Fmaj7 F/G F/G C

You’ll make it so damn big for all the world to see

F# G# A# A#maj7 A#

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