Sad Forever chords by
Lauv (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
F F 
 
Daydream
Dm Dm 
 
Life feels like a daydream
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
And I just wish that I         could wake up
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I just wish that I        could wake up
F F 
 
My mind
Dm Dm 
 
Whispers in the nighttime
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Voices always keeping   me up
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Telling me that I        should give up

Pre-chorus 1

Dm

Bbmaj7

'Cause lately, I've been in the backseat

F

to my own life

Csus4

Dm

Trying to take control,

Bbmaj7

but I don't know how to

Chorus 1
F F 
 
I don't want to be sad forever
I don't want to be sad no more
Dm Dm 
 
I don't want to wake up and wonder
What the hell am I doing this for
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't want to be medicated
I don't want to go through that war
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I don't want to be sad, I don't want to sad
I don't want to be sad anymore
F F 
 
I don't want to be sad forever
I don't want to go one more day
Dm Dm 
 
I just want to wake up and realize
Everything's going to be okay
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't know how else to say it
I don't want to go through that war
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I don't want to be sad, I don't want to sad

Verse 2

I don't want to be sad anymore

F

Dm

I'm coming through to the other side

Bbmaj7

I'll make it through to tomorrow

Csus4

C

'Cause that's all I can do today, do today

Pre-chorus 2

Dm

Bbmaj7

'Cause lately, I've been in the backseat

F

to my own life

Csus4

Dm

Trying to take control,

Bbmaj7

but I don't know how to

Chorus 2
F F 
 
I don't want to be sad forever
I don't want to be sad no more
Dm Dm 
 
I don't want to wake up and wonder
What the hell am I doing this for
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't want to be medicated
I don't want to go through that war
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I don't want to be sad, I don't want to sad
I don't want to be sad anymore
F F 
 
I don't want to be sad forever
I don't want to go one more day
Dm Dm 
 
I just want to wake up and realize
Everything's going to be okay
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't know how else to say it
I don't want to go through that war
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I don't want to be sad, I don't want to sad

Interlude 1
I don't want to be sad anymore
F F 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Sad anymore
F F 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
Sad anymore

Chorus 3
F F 
 
I don't want to be sad forever
I don't want to be sad no more
Dm Dm 
 
I don't want to wake up and wonder
What the hell am I doing this for
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't want to be medicated
I don't want to go through that war
Csus4 Csus4 
 
C C 
 
I don't want to be sad, I don't want to sad
I don't want to be sad anymore
F F 
 
I don't want to be sad forever
I don't want to go one more day
Dm Dm 
 
I just want to wake up and realize
Everything's going to be okay
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
I don't know how else to say it
I don't want to go through that war
I don't want to be sad, I don't want to sad
I don't want to be sad anymore

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF Dm Bbmaj7 Csus4 C

Chords

F
Dm
Bbmaj7
Csus4
C

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Csus4: x-3-3-0-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Sad Forever by Lauv, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Sad Forever the way Lauv intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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