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Forever

Ben Harper
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0h1--1-----0--0----0h1p0--------1----1-----3---------------|
G|--0----2-----0--0---2-----2-------0----2----0----------------|
D|--2----3-----------2-------2------2----3---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------3--------------------------------3-----------------|

Verse 1

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|

Not ‘talkin ‘bout a year, no not three or four

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|

I don't want that kind of forever in my life anymore

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

Forever always seems to be around when things begin

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

But forever never seems to be around when things end

Chorus 1

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

So give me your forever

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Please, your forever

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Not a day less will do

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|

From you

Verse 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|

People spend so much time every single day

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|

Runnin’ ‘round all over town giving their forever away

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

But no, not me, I won’t let my forever roam

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

Now I hope I can find my forever at home

Chorus 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

So give me your forever

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Please, your forever

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Not a day less will do

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|

From you

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|

[Verse 3] (instrumental)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

[Chorus 3] (instrumental)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|

Verse 4

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---1-------------1--------0---0---------0h1p0-------------|
G|--0---0-------------2--------0---0--------2-----2------------|
D|--0---2-------------3--------------------2-------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------|

Like a handless clock with numbers, an infinite of time

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1--------------------1-------0---0---------0h1p0-------|
G|------0--------------------2-------0---0--------2-----2------|
D|------2--------------------3-------------------2-------2-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3----------------------------|

No, not the forever found only in the mind

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0---------0h1p0h1p0-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0--------2----------|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

Forever always seems to be around when things begin

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1--------------0-------0-------1---------1-|
G|------0-----------2--------------0-------0-------0---------0-|
D|------2-----------3------------------------------2---------0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------------------|

But forever never seems to be around when things end

Chorus 4

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|----0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|----2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

So give me your forever

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Please, your forever

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1--------3---------0h1p0---------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------0--------2-----2--0-----------------------------|
D|--0-2--------0-------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Not a day less will do

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-1-------3-------------0--1--1----------------------------|
G|--0-0-------0----0--------0--0--0----------------------------|
D|--0-2-------0-------------0--2--0----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------3-------------------------------------|

From you

Outro

e|----------------------------|
B|--0-1------3-----1--0--1----|
G|--0-0------0-----0--0--0----|
D|--0-2------0-----2--0--2----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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