Forever Young
Rod Stewart (1988)


    16th note strumming
4/4 | D u d u D u d u D u d u D u d u |
      1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Intro
| [D]   | [G]   | [D]   | [D]  
| [D]   | [G]   | [D]   | [D]  

May the | [D] good Lord be with you down | [G] every road you | [D] roam | [D]  
And may | [D] sunshine and happiness sur- | [G] round you when you're far from | [D] home | [D]  
And may you | [D] grow to be proud, | [G] dignified and | [D] true   | [D]  
And | [D] do unto others as | [G] you'd have done to | [D] you   | [D]  
Be cou- | [Em] rageous and be | [G] brave and in my | [Bm7] heart you'll always | [G] stay

Chorus
Forever | [D] young, forever | [G] young
Forever | [D] young, forever | [D] young


May good | [D] fortune be with you, may your | [G] guiding light be | [D] strong   | [D]  
Build a | [D] stairway to heaven with a | [G] prince or a vaga- | [D] bond | [D]  
And may you | [Em] never love in | [G] vain, and in my | [Bm7] heart you will re- | [G] main

Chorus
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [G] young)
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [D] young) |
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D]   |
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D]   |


Instrumental
| [A]   | [A]   | [G]   | [D]   |
| [A]   | [A]   | [G]   | [A]   |
| [D]   | [D]   | [D]   | [D]   |

And when you | [D] finally fly away I'll be | [G] hoping that I served you | [D] well | [D]  
For all the | [D] wisdom of a lifetime, | [G] no one can ever | [D] tell | [D]  
But what- | [Em] ever road you | [G] choose, I'm right be- | [Bm7] hind you, win or | [G] lose

Chorus
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [G] young)
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [D] young)
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D]  
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D]  
| [Em] For..... | [G]  For-ever | [D]  young
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D!] young

#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.

#Last Updated 20/09/21 JJ
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