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Lewis Capaldi - Forever Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F, G, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Caught me off guard, I wish that I’d been sober [Am]Still, here we are back in Hanover [F]99 Just like old times all [G]over [C]Under the exit lights as beautiful as ever [Am]I really wish that I dressed up a little better [F]No regrets is what we said, we [G]can’t go back again, darling

[F]Nobody said that it would [G]last forever [C]That doesn’t [Em]mean we didn’t [Am]try to [G]get there [F]I never said that we would [G]die together [C]That doesn’t [Em]mean it was a [Am]lie, [G]remember [F]Nobody said that it would [G]last forever

[C]Head in my hands, cold coffee on the table [Am]Wish you the best, I would if I was able [F]Morning light, it stings a [G]little [C]Out of my mind, I don’t remember calling [Am]Had too much tonic wine, sometimes it does the talking [F]Hope you know I wish you all the [G]love you’re looking for, darling

[F]Nobody said that it would [G]last forever [C]That doesn’t [Em]mean we didn’t [Am]try to [G]get there [F]I never said that we would [G]die together [C]That doesn’t [Em]mean it was a [Am]lie, [G]remember [F]Nobody said that it would [G]last forever

[C]Forever, [Am]Forever, [F] [G] [C]Forever

[F]Nobody said that it would [G]last forever [C]That doesn’t [Em]mean we didn’t [Am]try to [G]get there [F]I never said that we would [G]die together [C]That doesn’t [Em]mean it was a [Am]lie, they’ll [G]never [F]Take those long summer [G]days When love was [C]untamed Two burning [Em]hearts are dared to [Am]break, [G]remember [F]Nobody said that it would [G]last forever

Artist Lewis Capaldi
Album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2019
Key C

How to Play Forever on Guitar?

Lewis Capaldi - Forever can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F, G, Em chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Forever with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.