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Taylor Swift - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever Chords

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ChordsF, C, G, Am
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 C key to play this song with easier chords.

FCGAm
FBeensitting,CeyeswideopenbehindtheseGfourwallshopingyou’llAmcall
FIt’sjustaCcruelexistencelikeit’sGnopointhopingatAmall
FBaby, Cbaby,Ifeel Gcrazy,upallnight,Amallnightandeveryday
FGiveme Csomething,oh,butyousay Gnothing,WhatishappeningtoAmme?
Idon’twannaFlive Cforever,’causeGIknowI’llbelivinginAmvain
AndIdon’twannaFfit Cwherever
IGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
FI’msitting,CeyeswideopenandIgotGonethingstuckinmyAmmind
FWonderingifICdodgedabulletorjustGlosttheloveofmyAmlife
FBaby, Cbaby,Ifeel Gcrazy,upallnight,Amallnightandeveryday
FIgaveyou Csomething,butyougaveme Gnothing,WhatishappeningtoAmme?
Idon’twannaFlive Cforever,’causeGIknowI’llbelivinginAmvain
AndIdon’twannaFfit Cwherever
IGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackhome
FI’vebeenlookingsadinCallthenicestplaces
GBaby,baby,AmIfeelcrazy
FIseeyouaroundinCalltheseemptyfaces
GUpAllnight,Amallnightandeveryday
FI’vebeenlookingsadinCallthenicestplaces
GGivemesomething,Amoh,butyousaynothing
FNowI’minacab,ICtellhimwhereyourplaceGis
WhatishappeningAmtome?
Idon’twannaFlive Cforever,’causeGIknowI’llbelivinginAmvain
AndIdon’twannaFfit Cwherever
IGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackhome
CIGjustwannakeepcallingyourAmnameuntilyoucomebackFhome
CUntilGyoucomebackAmhome
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ArtistTaylor Swift
AlbumFifty Shades Darker Soundtrack
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyF
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play I Don’t Wanna Live Forever on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Taylor Swift - I Don’t Wanna Live Forever on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

I Don’t Wanna Live Forever uses these transitions most often: C → G (29), G → Am (29), and F → C (27). 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 27 times.

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 29 times.

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

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 29 times.

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 26 times.

Am to F

5. Am → C chord transition

Switching from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

I Don’t Wanna Live Forever chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Don’t Wanna Live Forever.

  • I Don’t Wanna Live Forever includes 113 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Don’t Wanna Live Forever contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Don’t Wanna Live Forever connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
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