Intro : C G Am F
G Dm F Am -G
C G
let's dance in style,
Am
let's dance for a while
F
heaven can wait,
G
we're only watching the skies
Dm
hoping for the best
F
but expecting the worst
Am -G
are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
C G
let us die young
Am
or let us live forever
F
we don't have the power,
G
but we never say never
Dm
sitting in a sandpit,
F
life is a short trip
Am -G
the music's for the sad man
C G
can you imagine when this race is won
Am F
turn our golden faces into the sun
G Dm
praising our leaders,
F
we're getting in tune
Am
the music's played by the,
-G
the mad man
Chorus :
C G
forever young
Am F
i want to be forever young..
G Dm
do you really want to live forever?
F G
forever, and never
C G
forever young
Am F
i want to be forever young..
G Dm
do you really want to live forever?
F G C G F-G
forever young..
C G
some are like water,
Am
some are like the heat
F
some are a melody
G
and some are the beat
Dm F
sooner or later they all will be gone
Am Am-G
why don't they stay young?
C G
it's so hard to get old
Am
without a cause
F
i don't want to perish
G
like a fading horse
Dm
youth's like diamonds in the sun
F Am Am-G
and diamonds are forever
C G
so many adventures
Am
couldn't happen today
-G F G
so many songs we forgot to play
Dm F
so many dreams swinging out of the blue
Am -G
we'll let them come true..
Chorus :
C G
forever young
Am F
i want to be forever young..
G Dm
do you really want to live forever?
F G
forever, and never
C G
forever young..
Am -G F
i want to be forever young..
G Dm
do you really want to live forever?
F G
forever, and never
C G
forever young
Am -G F
i want to be forever young
G Dm F
do you really want to live forever..?
G (C)
(forever.. young..)
Outro : C G Am F
G Dm F Am -G
C G Am F
G Dm F Am -G
C G Am F
G Dm F Am -G
C G Am F
G Dm F Am -G C (fadeout)
Chord Forever Young - Alphaville