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Avril Lavigne - Here’s To Never Growing Up Chords

ChordsD, Bm, G, A, Em
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 key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram


[D]Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the [Bm]boom box blaring as we’re [G]falling in love
I got a [D]bottle of whatever, but it’s getting us drunk
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up


[D]Call up all our friends, [Bm]go [G]hard this weekend
[D]For no damn reason, I [A]don’t think we’ll ever change
[D]Meet you at the spot, [Bm]half [G]past ten o’clock
[D]We don’t ever stop, [A]and we’re never gonna change


[Em]Say, won’t you [G]say forever [Em]stay,
If you [G]stay forever [Em]hey, we can [G]stay forever [A]young


Singing [D]Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the [Bm]boom box blaring as we’re [G]falling in love
I got a [D]bottle of whatever, but it’s getting us drunk
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up
We’ll be [D]running down the street, yelling kiss my ass
I’m like [Bm]yeah whatever, [G]we’re saluting like that
When the [D]sun’s going down, we’ll be raising my cup
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up


[D]We live like rock stars, [Bm]dance [G]in every bar
[D]This is who we are, I [A]don’t think we’ll ever change
[D]They say just grow up, [Bm]but [G]they don’t know us
[D]We don’t give a fuck [A]and we’re never gonna change


[Em]Say, won’t you [G]say forever [Em]stay,
If you [G]stay forever [Em]hey, we can [G]stay forever [A]young


Singing [D]Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the [Bm]boom box blaring as [G]we’re falling in love
I got a [D]bottle of whatever, but it’s getting us drunk
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up
We’ll be [D]running down the street, yelling kiss my ass
I’m like [Bm]yeah whatever, [G]we’re saluting like that
When the [D]sun’s going down, we’ll be raising my cup
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up


[Em]Say, won’t you [G]say forever [Em]stay,
If you [G]stay forever [Em]hey, we can [G]stay forever [A]young


[D]Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the [Bm]boom box blaring as [G]we’re falling in love
I got a [D]bottle of whatever, but it’s getting us drunk
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up
We’ll be [D]running down the street, yelling kiss my ass
I’m like [Bm]yeah whatever, [G]we’re saluting like that
When the [D]sun’s going down, we’ll be raising my cup
Singing [Bm]here’s to never [A]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up
[D]Oh woah oh woah [Bm]here’s to never [G]growing up

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AlbumAvril Lavigne (Expanded Edition)
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2013
KeyD

How to play Here's To Never Growing Up on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Avril Lavigne - Here's To Never Growing Up on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 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.

Here's To Never Growing Up uses these transitions most often: D → Bm (26), Bm → G (19), and G → D (17). 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 D - Bm chord transition.

1. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

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

2. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

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

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

4. Bm → A chord transition

To move from Bm to A;

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

5. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D;

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

6. A → Em chord transition

To move from A to Em;

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

7. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

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

8. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  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 2.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Here's To Never Growing Up.

  • Here's To Never Growing Up includes 106 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Here's To Never Growing Up contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Here's To Never Growing Up connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%