Forever Young Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays521

Forever Young by Audra Mae is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, B, Asus4 and Dsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			

INTRO: 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-----2-4/6-----2-4/6------2-4/6---6\4-2-2--| 
D|-2h4-------2h4--------2h4------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 



VERSE:
 
A 
May God bless and keep you always, 
            D             A 
May your wishes all come true, 

May you always do for others 
          E 
And let others do for you. 
         A 
May you build a ladder to the stars 
      D             B 
And climb on every rung, 
         A    E        A 
May you stay forever young 
         A    E        A 
May you stay forever young 


e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----2-4/6-----2-4/2------2-4/6--6\4-2-2------2-4/6--| 
D|-2h4-------2h4--------2h4----------------2h4---------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 



VERSE:
 
         A 
May you grow up to be righteous, 
         D             A 
May you grow up to be true, 

May you always know the truth 
              E 
And see the lights surrounding you. 
          A 
May you always be courageous, 
          D            B 
Stand upright and be strong, 
         A    E        A 
May you stay forever young 
         A    E        A 
May you stay forever young 

INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY VERSE CHORDS 
              with slight variations 
              using Asus4 and Dsus4 

VERSE:
 
A 
May your hands always be busy, 
          D               A 
May your feet always be swift, 

May you have a strong foundation 
           E 
When the winds of changes shift. 
         A 
May your heart always be joyful, 
          D              B 
May your song always be sung, 
         A    E        A 
May you stay forever young 
         A    E        A 
May you stay forever young 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante