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KEY:  F#MAJOR ( F#   G#   A#   B   C#   D#E#)
TONE IN ( )
TUNING: DOWN 1/2 STEP
(D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#)
CHORDS
D#--3----2----0-----2--
A#--3----3----2-----3--
F#--0----2----2-----2--
C#--0----0----2-----4--
G#--2---------0-----2--
D#--3------------------
    G    D    A    Bm7
   (F#) (C#) (G#) (A#m7)
INTRO
D,  G(4x)
VERSE 1 (VERSE RIFF)
GTake these rDoses off of Ame
GLet me liDve, let me bAe... for a little while
GLet my eDyes, See eAverything and nothing in thGeir time
I Ddo not mAind
GWho'd have guDessed I'd ever lAearn
GTo let the wDalls around me bAurn, light up the hillside
GMy woDrds, I aAte them for so long and nothGing changed
It wDas just the sAame
PRE-CHORUS 1
And I don't kBm7now if you sGee me hAere
But I can tBm7ell you your fGace is cAlear
I will see you...
CHORUS
ForDeverG  
Bm7Forever
GI will see you
ForDeverG  
Bm7ForeverG  
G, D, A  
VERSE 2
GCall me clDose once agAain
GCall me teDacher, call me frAiend, just like the first time
GCall my nDame, it eAchoes in the walls around thGis room
IDts all yAou
PRE-CHORUS 2
I don't kBm7now if you hGear me thAere
When it's dBm7arkest and Gno one cAares
I will hear you...
CHORUS
ForDeverG  
Bm7Forever
GI will hear you
ForDeverG  
Bm7ForeverG  
BRIDGE
DI wanted you to be eBm7verything to me
EmNow I've got to learn to carry Gon
DI know I cannot hide this Bm7emptiness inside
GBut nothing is the same since you're gAone
VERSE 3
GSend me lDetters from abAove
GSend me strDength, send me lAove, such sweet love
GSing me sDongs that Aecho in my head and in my hGeart
ThDat's where you Aare
PRE-CHORUS 3
And I don't kBm7now if you fGeel me hAere
But I can Bm7tell you one thGing is clAear
I will feel you...
CHORUS
ForDeverG  
Bm7Forever
GI will feel you
ForDeverG  
Bm7Forever
GI will hear you
ForDeverG  
Bm7Forever
GI will see you
ForDeverG  
Bm7ForeverG  
OUTRO
GTake these rDoses off of Ame
GLet me liDve, let me bAe...

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Forever

by Vertical Horizon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

A#m7

F# F# G# A# B C# D#

KEY: MAJOR ( E#)

TONE IN ( )

TUNING: DOWN 1/2 STEP

G# C# F# A#

(D#-----D#)

CHORDS

D#--3----2----0-----2--

A#--3----3----2-----3--

F#--0----2----2-----2--

C#--0----0----2-----4--

G#--2---------0-----2--

D#--3------------------

G D A Bm7

F# C# G# A#m7

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INTRO

D G

, (4x)

VERSE 1 (VERSE RIFF)

G D A

Take these roses off of me

G D A

Let me live, let me be... for a little while

G D A G

Let my eyes, See everything and nothing in their time

D A

I do not mind

G D A

Who'd have guessed I'd ever learn

G D A

To let the walls around me burn, light up the hillside

G D A G

My words, I ate them for so long and nothing changed

D A

It was just the same

PRE-CHORUS 1

Bm7 G A

And I don't know if you see me here

Bm7 G A

But I can tell you your face is clear

I will see you...

CHORUS

D G

Forever

Bm7

Forever

I will see you

D G

Forever

Bm7 G

Forever

G D A

, ,

VERSE 2

G D A

Call me close once again

G D A

Call me teacher, call me friend, just like the first time

G D A G

Call my name, it echoes in the walls around this room

D A

Its all you

PRE-CHORUS 2

Bm7 G A

I don't know if you hear me there

Bm7 G A

When it's darkest and no one cares

I will hear you...

CHORUS

D G

Forever

Bm7

Forever

I will hear you

D G

Forever

Bm7 G

Forever

BRIDGE

D Bm7

I wanted you to be everything to me

Em G

Now I've got to learn to carry on

D Bm7

I know I cannot hide this emptiness inside

G A

But nothing is the same since you're gone

VERSE 3

G D A

Send me letters from above

G D A

Send me strength, send me love, such sweet love

G D A G

Sing me songs that echo in my head and in my heart

D A

That's where you are

PRE-CHORUS 3

Bm7 G A

And I don't know if you feel me here

Bm7 G A

But I can tell you one thing is clear

I will feel you...

CHORUS

D G

Forever

Bm7

Forever

I will feel you

D G

Forever

Bm7

Forever

I will hear you

D G

Forever

Bm7

Forever

I will see you

D G

Forever

Bm7 G

Forever

OUTRO

G D A

Take these roses off of me

G D A

Let me live, let me be...

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