I Wanna Know How Forever Chords

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I Wanna Know How Forever by Kenny Chesney is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Em, C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro:  Em C D, Em C D 
 
G        D     C                         G D C 
Big orange ball, sinkin in the water. 
G      D         C                              G D C 
Toes in the sand, could get much hotter. 
            Em                      C   D 
Little umbrella shaped margarita's 
              Em     C        D 
coconut oil, tan seniorita's 
G     D    C                      D        G D C 
Now I know how Jimmy Buffet feels. 
 
G         D         C                                         G D C 
Hands on the wheel, cruisin donwn the interstate. 
G        D      C                        G D C 
Gas pedal sticks, carying my car away. 
                        Em           D         C 
I was going as fast as a Rambler goes. 
                    Em                 D             C        D 
Feeling the speed from my head to my toes.   
G     D  C                          D            G D C 
Now I know how Richard Petty feels. 
 
Bridge: 
Em           D                         C        D 
Ive been around the block a time or two. 
Em                        D             C         D 
Ive done almost everything a boy can do. 
Em                 D                C 
Ive done some livin, yeah Ive had some fun. 
                  Em         D              C       D 
But there's just one thing that I havent done. 
 
G         D     C                                  G C D 
Saved two months, bought a little diamond. 
G             D    C                             G D C 
Tonights the night, feels like perfect timin. 
Em          D                   C          D  
Me on a knee on her momma's front steps, 
Em                     D              C          D 
Man Im going to die if she really says yes 
G    D    C            D        G D C 
Now I know how forever feels. 
G    D     C            D         G D C 
Now I know how fore--ever feels. 
G    D     C            D        G D C 
Now I know how forever feels. 
 
{Thanks to [email protected] for corrections} 
 
 

    	

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