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I Will Take You Forever

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     Christopher Cross - I Will Take You Forever
Standard Tuning
[Intro]
A-F#m-E-D  
A-F#m-E- D  
 I wAas a mF#man who Ealways Dplayed around in loveA  
 So quick F#mto take Ebut so afDraid to give enF#ough
 But Bmnow I’ve found the F#one
 And D#mheaven will only G#know
 What C#only my eyes can F#say
 And C#time can’t take awaAy
 I was F#ma girl Ewho trusted nDo one with my heaArt
 And the F#mdreams that young girls Edream
 Were just Dvanishing in the dF#ark
 But Bmnow I’ve found the oF#ne
 And D#mheaven will only knoG#w
 What C#only my eyes can sF#ay
 They C#sayC#  
 That I F#will take C#you forD#meverBbm  
 And there will nBever be F#anyone else Bin my heart but C#you
 And I F#will take C#you forD#meverBbm  
 And there will nG#mever be anBbmyone else but yoC#u
 EAnyone else but yoAu
 Now my F#mheart belongs to yEou
 And I will Dalways be your best frAiend
 Now my F#msecrets are safe with yoEu
 And the Dmagic will never eF#nd
 BmNow you are the oF#ne
 And D#mheaven will only knG#ow
 What C#only my eyes can F#say
 They C#sayC#  
 That I F#will take C#you forD#meverBbm  
 And there will nBever be F#anyone else Bin my heart but yC#ou
 And I F#will take C#you forD#meverBbm  
 And there will nG#mever be anBbmyone else but yoC#u
 Banyone else but yBbmou, Eanyone else but yAou
[SOLO]
A-F#m-E-D  
A-F#m-E-D  
 That I Awill take Eyou forF#meverC#m  
 And there will nDever be Aanyone else Din my heart but yEou
 Now I wAill take yEou foreF#mverC#m  
 And there will nBmever be aC#mnyone else but yDou (anEyone else..)

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I Will Take You Forever

by Christopher Cross

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D#m

Bbm

G#m

C#m

Christopher Cross - I Will Take You Forever

Standard Tuning

[Intro]

A F#m E D

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A F#m E D

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A F#m E D A

I was a man who always played around in love

F#m E D F#

So quick to take but so afraid to give enough

Bm F#

But now I’ve found the one

D#m G#

And heaven will only know

C# F#

What only my eyes can say

C# A

And time can’t take away

F#m E D A

I was a girl who trusted no one with my heart

F#m E

And the dreams that young girls dream

D F#

Were just vanishing in the dark

Bm F#

But now I’ve found the one

D#m G#

And heaven will only know

C# F#

What only my eyes can say

C# C#

They say

F# C# D#m Bbm

That I will take you forever

B F# B C#

And there will never be anyone else in my heart but you

F# C# D#m Bbm

And I will take you forever

G#m Bbm C#

And there will never be anyone else but you

E A

Anyone else but you

F#m E

Now my heart belongs to you

D A

And I will always be your best friend

F#m E

Now my secrets are safe with you

D F#

And the magic will never end

Bm F#

Now you are the one

D#m G#

And heaven will only know

C# F#

What only my eyes can say

C# C#

They say

F# C# D#m Bbm

That I will take you forever

B F# B C#

And there will never be anyone else in my heart but you

F# C# D#m Bbm

And I will take you forever

G#m Bbm C#

And there will never be anyone else but you

B Bbm E A

anyone else but you, anyone else but you

[SOLO]

A F#m E D

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A F#m E D

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A E F#m C#m

That I will take you forever

D A D E

And there will never be anyone else in my heart but you

A E F#m C#m

Now I will take you forever

Bm C#m D E

And there will never be anyone else but you (anyone else..)

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