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Forever Young by Jay-z
Forever Young
Standard Tuning
Intro: C, G, Am, F, G, Dm, F, Am, (G, Am, C)
**[Mr. Hudson sings]**
C G
Let's dance in style
Am
Let's dance for a while
F G
Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies
Dm F
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
Am G, Am, C
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not
G Am
Let us die young or let us live forever
F G
We don't have the power but we never say never
Dm
Sitting in the sandpit
F
Life is a short trip
Am G, Am, C
The music's for the sad man
**[chorus]**
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forever young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever and ever
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forevery young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever, forever
**[Jay-z sings]**
C G
So we livin life like a video
Am F
Where the sun is always out and you never get old
G
and the champaign is always cold
Dm
and the music is always good
F Am
and the pretty girls just happen to stop by in the hood
(G, Am, C) G
and they hop they pretty ass up on the hood of that pretty ass car
Am
without a wrinkle in today
F
cuz there is no tomorrow
G
just a picture perfect day
Dm
that last a whole lifetime
F
and it never ends
Am (G,Am,C)
Because all we have to do is hit rewind
C G
so lets just stay in the moment smoke some weed drink some wine
Am F
reminisce talk some shit forever young is in your mind
G Dm
leave a mark they can't erase. Neither space nor time
F
So when the director yells cut
Am
I'll be fine
(G, Am, C)
I'm forever young
**[chorus]**
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forever young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever and ever
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forevery young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever, forever
**[Jay-z sings]**
(G, Am, C) G
Fear not where, fear not why, fear not much while we're alive
Am
Life is for living not living uptight
F
Until you're somewhere up in the sky
G Dm F
Fear not die I'll be alive for a million years bye bye are not for legends
Am
I'm forever young my name shall survive
(G, Am, C) G
Through the darkest blocks, over kitchen stoves, over Pyrex pots, My name
Am F
shall be passed down to generations while debatin' up in barber shops
G Dm F
Young slung, hung here, Showed that a nigga from here, With a little
Am (G,Am,C)
ambition, just what we can become here.
G Am
And as the father pass the story down to his son's ears Young get younger
F
every year,yeah
G Dm F
So if you love me baby this is how you let me know, Don't ever let me go,
Am (G,Am,C)
thats how you let me know, baby
**[chorus]**
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forever young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever and ever
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forevery young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever, forever
**[Jay-z sings]**
C G
Slammin' Bentley doors, hoppin' outta Porsches
Am F
Poppin' Up on Forbes list
G
Gorgeous, hold up, Niggas thought I lost it
Dm F Am (G,Am,C)
They be talking bullshit, I be talking more shit, They nauseous, hold up I'll
G Am F
be here forever You know I'm on my four shit I ain't with foreclosure I will
G Dm F
never forfeit Less than four bars Guru bring the chorus in Did you get the
Am (G,Am,C)
picture yet I'm painting you a portrait of Young
...
**[chorus]**
C G Am
Forever young I wanna be
F
Forevery young
G Dm
Do you really want to live forever,
F Am (G, Am, C)
Forever Forever young
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version 2
Verse
C G Am F
Let's dance in style let's dance for a while, heaven can wait we're only
G Dm F
watching the skies, hoping for the best but expecting the worse are you gunna
G C G Am
drop the bomb or not? Let us die young or let us live forever, we dont have the
F G Dm F
power but we never say never, sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip, the
G
music's for the sad man.
Chorus
C G Am F G Dm
Forever young, I wanna be forever young, do you really wanna live forever?
F G C G Am F G
Forever, and ever. Forever young, I wanna be forever young, do you really
Dm F G C
wanna live forever? Forever, forever young.
Just repeat that chord pattern for the rest of the song
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version 3
CHORDS USED (C, G, Am, F, G, Dm, Asus4, Dsus4)
INTRO ( C G Am F G Dm F Am G)
(VERSE) MR. HUDSON
Am7 Dsus4 C G
Let’s dance in style,
Am
Let’s dance for a while,
F G
Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies
Dm F
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst,
Am G
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
Am7 Dsus4 C G
Let us die young or let us live forever,
Am F
We don’t have the power but we never say never,
G
Sitting in a sandpit,
Dm
Life is a short trip,
F Am G
The music’s for the sad man,
(STRUMMING) CHORUS
Am7 Dsus4
Forever young,
C G
I wanna be forever young
Am
Do you really want to live forever?
F G
Forever and ever
Dm
Forever young, I wanna be
F
Forever young
Am
Do you really want to live forever?
G
Forever, forever
(RAP) JAY-Z
C G Am F G Dm F Am G
So we live a life like a video
When the sun is always out and you never get old
and the champagne’s always cold
and the music's always good
and the pretty girls just happen to stop by in the hood
and they hop their pretty ass up on the hood of dat pretty ass car
without a wrinkle in today
cuz there is no tomorrow
just some picture perfect day
to last a whole lifetime
and it never ends
cos all we have to do is hit rewind
so lets just stay in the moment, smoke some weed,
drink some wine,
reminisce talk some shit forever young is in your mind
leave a mark that can never erase me neither space nor time
so when the director yells cut,
I’ll be fine,
I’m forever young…
CHORUS (MR. HUDSON)
Forever young,
I wanna be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, forever
(RAP) JAY-Z
C G Am F G Dm F Am G
Fear not when, fear not why,
fear not much while were alive,
life is for living not living up tight,
see ya somewhere up in the sky,
fear not die, i’ll be alive for a million years, bye bye,
so not for legends, I’m forever young
my name shall survive
through the darkest blocks, over kitchen stoves,
over Pyrex pots, my name shall be passed
down to generations while debating
up in barber shops,
young slum, hung here,
show that the nigga from here
with a little ambition just what we can become here,
and as the father passed his story down to his sons ears,
younger kid, younger every year, yeah
so if you love me baby this is how you let me know.
don’t ever let me go, thats how you let me know, baby,
(CHORUS) (MR. HUDSON)
Forever young,
I wanna be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, forever
(RAP) JAY-Z
C G Am F G Dm F Am G
Slamming Bentley doors,
hopping out of Porsches,
popping up on Forbes lists,
Gorgeous,
hold up,
niggas starting law suits,
they be talking bullshit
i be talking more shit
they nauseous,
hold up,
I'll be here forever
you know, i’m on my fall shot,
and I ain’t waiting for closure, I will never forfeit,
less than four bars,
Guru bring the chorus in,
did you get the picture yet,
I’m painting you a portrait of young…
(CHORUS) (MR. HUDSON)
Forever young,
I wanna be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever and ever
Forever young I wanna be
Forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, forever
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