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What's Forever For? original guitar chords by
Michael Martin Murphey
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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm7
Bbm7

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Ebsus4
Ebsus4
6

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I've been looking at people
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm7
Bbm7

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Ebsus4
Ebsus4
6

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And how they change with the times
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm
Bbm

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Ab/C
Ab/C
6

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Db
Db
4

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And lately all I've been seeing are people
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
4

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Throwing love away
Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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Eb
Eb
6

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and losing their minds
Verse 2
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm7
Bbm7

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Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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Maybe it's me who's gone crazy
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm7
Bbm7

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Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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But I can't understand why
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm
Bbm

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All these lovers keep
Ab/C
Ab/C
6

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Db
Db
4

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hurting each other
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
4

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When good love
Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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is so hard to come by
Chorus 1
Ab
Ab
4

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Fm
Fm

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Bbm7
Bbm7

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Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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So what's the glory in living?
Ab
Ab
4

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Fm
Fm

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Doesn't anybody ever stay
Bbm7
Bbm7

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Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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together anymore?
Ab
Ab
4

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Bbm7
Bbm7

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Ab/C
Ab/C
6

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Db
Db
4

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And if love never lasts forever, tell me
Ab/Eb
Ab/Eb
4

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Eb7sus4
Eb7sus4

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Ab
Ab
4

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What's forever for?
Bbm7
Bbm7

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Cm
Cm
3

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F7sus4
F7sus4

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F
F

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Verse 3
Bb
Bb

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Cm7
Cm7
3

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F7sus4
F7sus4

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And i see love-hungry people
Bb
Bb

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Cm7
Cm7
3

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F7sus4
F7sus4

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Trying their best to survive
Bb
Bb

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Cm
Cm
3

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When right there in their hands
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Eb
Eb
6

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is a dying romance
Bb/F
Bb/F

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And they're not even trying
F7sus4
F7sus4

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to keep it alive
Chorus 2
Bb
Bb

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Gm
Gm
3

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Cm7
Cm7
3

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F7sus4
F7sus4

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So what's the glory in living?
Bb
Bb

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Gm
Gm
3

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Doesn't anybody ever stay
Cm7
Cm7
3

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F7sus4
F7sus4

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together anymore?
Bb
Bb

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Cm7
Cm7
3

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Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Eb
Eb
6

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And if love never lasts forever, tell me
Bb/F
Bb/F

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F7sus4
F7sus4

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Bb
Bb

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What's forever for?
G7sus4
G7sus4

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G
G

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Chorus 3
C
C

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Am
Am

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Dm7
Dm7

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G7sus4
G7sus4

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So what's the glory in living?
C
C

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Am
Am

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Doesn't anybody ever stay
Dm7
Dm7

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G7sus4
G7sus4

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together anymore?
C
C

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Dm7
Dm7

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C/E
C/E

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F
F

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And if love never lasts forever, tell me
C/G
C/G

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G7sus4
G7sus4

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C
C

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What's forever for?
Dm7
Dm7

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Em7
Em7

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F
F

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G7sus4
G7sus4

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C
C

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Chords

  • Ab

    4

  • Bbm7

  • Ebsus4

    6

  • Bbm

  • Ab/C

    6

  • Db

    4

  • Ab/Eb

    4

  • Eb7sus4

  • Eb

    6

  • Fm

  • Cm

    3

  • F7sus4

  • F

  • Bb

  • Cm7

    3

  • Bb/D

    3

  • Bb/F

  • Gm

    3

  • G7sus4

  • G

  • C

  • Am

  • Dm7

  • C/E

  • C/G

  • Em7

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of What's Forever For? by Michael Martin Murphey is Ab major.

The primary chords used in What's Forever For? are Ab, Bbm, Eb, Db, Fm, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Bbm, Eb, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of What's Forever For? is approximately 76 beats per minute.

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