What's Forever For? chords by Michael Martin Murphey (Official Version)

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Ab
Bbm7
Ebsus4
Bbm
Ab/C
Db
Ab/Eb
Eb7sus4
Eb
Fm
Cm
F7sus4
F
Bb
Cm7
Bb/D
Bb/F
Gm
G7sus4
G
C
Am
Dm7
C/E
C/G
Em7

Verse 1
Ab 
Bbm7 
Ebsus4 
I've been looking at people
Ab 
Bbm7 
Ebsus4 
And how they change with the times
Ab 
Bbm 
Ab/C 
Db 
And lately all   I've been seeing are people
Ab/Eb 
Throwing love     away
Eb7sus4 
Eb 
and losing their minds

Verse 2
Ab 
Bbm7 
Eb7sus4 
Maybe it's me     who's gone crazy
Ab 
Bbm7 
Eb7sus4 
But I can't understand why
Ab 
Bbm 
All these lovers keep
Ab/C 
Db 
hurting each other
Ab/Eb 
When good     love
Eb7sus4 
is so hard to come by

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Chorus 1

Bbm7

Eb7sus4

So what's the glory in living?

Doesn't anybody ever stay

Bbm7

Eb7sus4

together anymore?

Bbm7

Ab/C

And if love never lasts forever, tell me

Ab/Eb

Eb7sus4

What's forever for?

Bbm7

F7sus4

Verse 3
Bb 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
And i see love-hungry people
Bb 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
Trying their best  to survive
Bb 
Cm 
When right there in their hands
Bb/D 
Eb 
is a dying  romance
Bb/F 
And they're not even   trying
F7sus4 
to keep it alive

Chorus 2
Bb 
Gm 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
So what's the glory in living?
Bb 
Gm 
Doesn't anybody ever stay
Cm7 
F7sus4 
together anymore?
Bb 
Cm7 
Bb/D 
Eb 
And if love never lasts forever, tell me
Bb/F 
F7sus4 
Bb 
What's forever      for?
G7sus4 
G 

Chorus 3
C 
Am 
Dm7 
G7sus4 
So what's the glory in living?
C 
Am 
Doesn't anybody ever stay
Dm7 
G7sus4 
together anymore?
C 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
And if love never lasts forever, tell me
C/G 
G7sus4 
C 
What's forever      for?
Dm7 
Em7 
F 
G7sus4 
C 

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Ab
Bbm7
Ebsus4
Bbm
Ab/C
Db
Ab/Eb
Eb7sus4
Eb
Fm
Cm
F7sus4
F
Bb
Cm7
Bb/D
Bb/F
Gm
G7sus4
G
C
Am
Dm7
C/E
C/G
Em7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 76

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

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Eb7sus4: x-x-1-3-2-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0

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This is the definitive original version of What's Forever For? by Michael Martin Murphey, 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 Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Michael Martin Murphey.