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Luke Combs - Forever After All Chords

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ChordsF, C, G, Am, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G,C keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[F] [C] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [G]
A [F]cold beer’s got [C]12 ounces, a [G]good truck’s got maybe [Am]three hundred thousand
You [F]only get so [C]much until it’s [G]gone, [F]Duracells [C]in a Maglite
[G]A needle drop [Am]on a 45, are the [F]kinda things [C]that only last so [G]long
When the [Dm]new wears off, and they [C]get to getting [F]old
[Dm]Sooner or later, [C]time’s gonna take [F]it’s [G]toll

[chorus]
They say [F]nothing lasts forever, but they [C]ain’t seen us together
[C]Or [Am]the way the moonlight dances in [G]your eyes
Just a [F]t-shirt in the kitchen, with no [C]make-up and a million
[C] [Am]Other things that I could look at my [G]whole life
A [F]love like that makes a man have second [G]thoughts
Maybe [F]some things last [G]forever after all

[Closing]
[F] [C] [G]
FM [F]station on the [C]outskirts, blue [G]jeans after years [Am]of shift work
Always [F]fading out like [C]I always knew they [G]would
The [F]strings on this [C]guitar, the first [G]love lost on a [Am]young heart
Those [F]things are gonna [C]break after the [G]getting’s good
‘Cause the [Dm]new wears off and they [C]get to getting [F]old
Yeah, [Dm]sooner or later, [C]time’s gonna take [F]it’s [G]toll

[chorus]
They say [F]nothing lasts forever, but they [C]ain’t seen us together
[C]Or [Am]the way the moonlight dances in [G]your eyes
Just a [F]t-shirt in the kitchen, with no [C]make-up and a million
[C] [Am]Other things that I could look at my [G]whole life
A [F]love like that makes a man have second [G]thoughts
Maybe [F]some things last [G]forever after all

[chorus]
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
They say [F]nothing lasts forever, but they [C]ain’t seen us together
[C]Or [Am]the way the moonlight dances in [G]your eyes
Just a [F]t-shirt in the kitchen, with no [C]make-up and a million
[C] [Am]Other things that I could look at my [G]whole life
A [F]love like that makes a man have second [G]thoughts
Maybe [F]some things last [G]forever after all
[F] [C] [G] [Am]After [F]all [C] [G]

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ArtistLuke Combs
AlbumWhat You See Is What You Get
GenresCountry
Year2019
KeyF

How to play Forever After All on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Luke Combs - Forever After All on guitar requires 5 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Forever After All uses these transitions most often: F → C (20), G → F (18), and C → G (14). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

2. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
C to G

3. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

4. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

5. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

7. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

8. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

9. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

Forever After All chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Forever After All.

  • Forever After All includes 98 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Forever After All contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Forever After All connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
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