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I Am Forever

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RANCID
I AM FOREVER
B: Bend
r: Release bend
Intro Lick:
 e|------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------|
 G|------9-11-11b13------r11-----9-----|
 D|--11----------------------------11--|
 A|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|
Fill:
 e|-------------------|
 B|-------------------|
 G|--4--3-------------|
 D|---------5--4------|
 A|--------------5-4--|
 E|-------------------|
INTRO:
   A#     C#   F#(x4)
[Fill]
VERSE:
BI am forDe-F#ver is Bwhat he DsaF#id
BLost in a DdreF#am Bhe never DhaF#d
CHORUS:
EDoors burst A#open, Edoors slam A#shut
The Ekey to cA#hange is Etime A#- He said
VERSE:
BMy dear DmoF#ther, BI let you DdoF#wn
BNo one wants to Dbe a F#burden Bon a loved DonF#e
[Repeat CHORUS]
[Fill]
BRiding a Dfreight F#train Ball the DwhiF#le
BYou're Dbuilding F#the Bfucking DtraF#cks
[Repeat CHORUS]
EDoors burst A#open, Edoors slam A#shut
           E         A#   E(strum once)
The key to change is time

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I Am Forever

by Rancid

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RANCID

I AM FOREVER

: Bend

r: Release bend

Intro Lick:

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------9-11-11b13------r11-----9-----|

D|--11----------------------------11--|

A|------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|

Fill:

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|--4--3-------------|

D|---------5--4------|

A|--------------5-4--|

E|-------------------|

INTRO:

A# C# F#

(x4)

[Fill]

VERSE:

B D F# B D F#

I am fore-ver is what he said

B D F# B D F#

Lost in a dream he never had

CHORUS:

E A# E A#

Doors burst open, doors slam shut

E A# E A#

The key to change is time - He said

VERSE:

B D F# B D F#

My dear mother, I let you down

B D F# B D F#

No one wants to be a burden on a loved one

[Repeat CHORUS]

[Fill]

B D F# B D F#

Riding a freight train all the while

B D F# B D F#

You're building the fucking tracks

[Repeat CHORUS]

E A# E A#

Doors burst open, doors slam shut

E A# E

(strum once)

The key to change is time

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