Live Forever Chords

KeyG Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays494

Live Forever by Billy Joe Shaver is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords D, Bm, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			This CAN BE played with a , but is not necessary 
 
D Bm G A D X 2 
 
DI'm gonna live forever 
BmI'm gonna cross that river 
GI'm gonna Acatch tomorrow Dnow 
DYou're gonna want to hold me 
BmJust like I always told you 
GYou're gonna Amiss me when I'm Dgone 
 
GNobody here will ever Dfind me 
ABut I will always be aDround 
GJust like these songs I leave beDhind me 
AI'm gonna live forever Dnow 
 
D Bm G A D X 2 
 
DYou fathers and you mothers 
BmBe good to one another 
GPlease try to Araise your children Dright 
DDon't let the darkness take 'em 
BmDon't make 'em feel forsaken 
GJust lead 'em Asafely to the Dlight 
 
GWhen this old world is blown aDsunder 
AAnd all the stars fall from the Dsky 
GRemember someone really Dloves you 
AWe'll live forever you and DI 
 
DI'm gonna live forever 
BmI'm gonna cross that river 
GI'm gonna Acatch tomorrow Dnow 
DI'm gonna live forever 
BmI'm gonna cross that river 
GI'm gonna Acatch tomorrow Dnow 
 
D Bm G A D 
    	

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