Forever Young Guitar Chords And Lyrics
These are the chords that Pete Seeger uses. It's in the key of D. Written by Bob Dylan. The sheet music and mandolin tab is included.
Intro. chords for Forever young
D A D A Em A D
[D]May God bless and keep you always,
May [G]your wishes all come [D]true,
May you always do for others
And let [A]others do for you.
May you [D]build a ladder to the stars
And [G]climb on every [D]rung,
May you stay [A]forever [D]young,
[G]May you [D]stay [A]forever [G]young.
[D]May you grow up to be righteous,
May you [G]grow up to be [D]true,
May you always know the truth
And see the [G]lights surrounding [A]you.
May you [D]always be courageous,
Stand [G]upright and be [D]strong,
May you stay [A]forever [D]young,
[G]May you [D]stay [A]forever [G]young.
Break
D F#m [Bm]Fore[G]ver [D]young
[F#m]Forever [A]young [Bm]For[G]ever [D]young
[G]For[A]ever [A]young
[D]May your hands always be busy,
May your [G]feet always be [D]swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes [A]shift.
May your [D]heart always be joyful,
May your [G]song always be [D]sung,
May you stay for[A]ever [D]young,
[G]May you [D]stay for[A]ever [D]young.
D A D A Em A D
[D]May God bless and keep you always,
May [G]your wishes all come [D]true,
May you always do for others
And let [A]others do for you.
May you [D]build a ladder to the stars
And [G]climb on every [D]rung,
May you stay [A]forever [D]young,
[G]May you [D]stay [A]forever [G]young.
[D]May you grow up to be righteous,
May you [G]grow up to be [D]true,
May you always know the truth
And see the [G]lights surrounding [A]you.
May you [D]always be courageous,
Stand [G]upright and be [D]strong,
May you stay [A]forever [D]young,
[G]May you [D]stay [A]forever [G]young.
Break
D F#m [Bm]Fore[G]ver [D]young
[F#m]Forever [A]young [Bm]For[G]ever [D]young
[G]For[A]ever [A]young
[D]May your hands always be busy,
May your [G]feet always be [D]swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes [A]shift.
May your [D]heart always be joyful,
May your [G]song always be [D]sung,
May you stay for[A]ever [D]young,
[G]May you [D]stay for[A]ever [D]young.
Here are the chords in the key of G in case the Pete Seeger version doesn't suit your voice.
[G]May God bless and keep you always,
May [C]your wishes all come [G]true,
May you always do for others
And let [D]others do for you.
May you [G]build a ladder to the stars
And [C]climb on every [G]rung,
May you stay [D]forever [G]young,
[C]May you [G]stay [D]forever [C]young.
[G]May you grow up to be righteous,
May you [C]grow up to be [G]true,
May you always know the truth
And see the [C]lights surrounding [D]you.
May you [G]always be courageous,
Stand [C]upright and be [G]strong,
May you stay [D]forever [G]young,
[C]May you [G]stay [D]forever [C]young.
[Em]Fore[C]ver [G]young
[Bm]Forever [D]young [Em]For[C]ever [G]young
[C]For[D]ever [D]young
[G]May your hands always be busy,
May your [C]feet always be [G]swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes [D]shift.
May your [G]heart always be joyful,
May your [C]song always be [G]sung,
May you stay for[D]ever [G]young,
[C]May you [G]stay for[D]ever [G]young.
[G]May God bless and keep you always,
May [C]your wishes all come [G]true,
May you always do for others
And let [D]others do for you.
May you [G]build a ladder to the stars
And [C]climb on every [G]rung,
May you stay [D]forever [G]young,
[C]May you [G]stay [D]forever [C]young.
[G]May you grow up to be righteous,
May you [C]grow up to be [G]true,
May you always know the truth
And see the [C]lights surrounding [D]you.
May you [G]always be courageous,
Stand [C]upright and be [G]strong,
May you stay [D]forever [G]young,
[C]May you [G]stay [D]forever [C]young.
[Em]Fore[C]ver [G]young
[Bm]Forever [D]young [Em]For[C]ever [G]young
[C]For[D]ever [D]young
[G]May your hands always be busy,
May your [C]feet always be [G]swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes [D]shift.
May your [G]heart always be joyful,
May your [C]song always be [G]sung,
May you stay for[D]ever [G]young,
[C]May you [G]stay for[D]ever [G]young.