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 
 (A flat major) I've been  (B flat minor7) looking at people  (E flatsus4) 
Ab 
Bbm7 
Ebsus4 
 (A flat major) And how they  (B flat minor7) change  with the times  (E flatsus4) 
Ab 
Bbm 
Ab/C 
Db 
 (A flat major) And lately  (B flat minor) all   I've been  (A flat/C) seeing  are people  (D flat major) 
Ab/Eb 
Throwing  (A flat/Eb) love     away
Eb7sus4 
Eb 
and losing their minds  (E flat7sus4)  (E flat major) 

Verse 2
Ab 
Bbm7 
Eb7sus4 
 (A flat major) Maybe it's  (B flat minor7) me      who's gone crazy  (E flat7sus4) 
Ab 
Bbm7 
Eb7sus4 
 (A flat major) But I can't  (B flat minor7) understand why  (E flat7sus4) 
Ab 
Bbm 
 (A flat major) All these  (B flat minor) lovers keep
Ab/C 
Db 
 (A flat/C) hurting each oth (D flat major) er
Ab/Eb 
When  (A flat/Eb) good     love
Eb7sus4 
is so hard to come  (E flat7sus4) by

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Chorus 1

So what's the glory in living?

Doesn't anybody ever stay

together anymore?

And if love never lasts forever, tell me

What's forever for?

Verse 3
Bb 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
 (B flat major) And i see  (C minor7) love-hungry people  (F7sus4) 
Bb 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
 (B flat major) Trying their  (C minor7) best  to survive  (F7sus4) 
Bb 
Cm 
When  (B flat major) right there in their  (C minor) hands
Bb/D 
Eb 
is a  (B flat/D) dying   romance  (E flat major) 
Bb/F 
And they're not  (B flat/F) even    trying
F7sus4 
to keep it alive  (F7sus4) 

Chorus 2
Bb 
Gm 
Cm7 
F7sus4 
 (B flat major) So what's the glory  (G minor) in living?  (C minor7)  (F7sus4) 
Bb 
Gm 
Doesn't  (B flat major) anybody  (G minor) ever stay
Cm7 
F7sus4 
to (C minor7) gether anymore?  (F7sus4) 
Bb 
Cm7 
Bb/D 
Eb 
 (B flat major) And if love  (C minor7) never  (B flat/D) lasts for (E flat major) ever, tell me
Bb/F 
F7sus4 
Bb 
 (B flat/F) What's for (F7sus4) ever       for?  (B flat major) 
G7sus4 
G 
 (G7sus4)  (G major) 

Chorus 3
C 
Am 
Dm7 
G7sus4 
 (C major) So what's the glory  (A minor) in living?  (D minor7)  (G7sus4) 
C 
Am 
Doesn't  (C major) anybody  (A minor) ever stay
Dm7 
G7sus4 
to (D minor7) gether anymore?  (G7sus4) 
C 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (C major) And if love  (D minor7) never  (C/E) lasts for (F major) ever, tell me
C/G 
G7sus4 
C 
 (C/G) What's for (G7sus4) ever       for?  (C major) 
Dm7 
Em7 
F 
G7sus4 
 (D minor7)  (E minor7)  (F major)  (G7sus4) 
C 
 (C major) 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

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.