AJR - Next Up Forever: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Next Up Forever" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Next Up Forever Guitar Chords and Lyrics by AJR
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Next Up Forever" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
 Fsus4 F Em7 A7 Dm F/C Your eyes are open, so never close them A# F/A Gm7 F/A A#/D C You’ll sail the ocean, finding where you should be C A# Gm7 F Em7 A7 Dm F/C And if you’re broken, you’ll make your own thing A# Dsus4 D Gm A#/F You’ll make it so big for all the world to see D#maj7 F7sus4 A# You’ll make it so damn big for all the world to see Gm Dm Gm I’m kinda scared to drop this album Gm Dm Cm9 Let’s push it back another week Dm7 I wanna be next up forever Gm Find a way to never hit my peak Dm D# I kinda wish I was still a virgin Dm Cm "Time to finally see what sex is like!" Dm7 I wanna be next up forever Forever, I’ll be second in line Chorus: Cm7 Some day, they’ll be talking about me Gm7 Right now, they’re just walking around me D# My god, are you growing without me? A# Somebody help me (Somebody help me) Cm7 Some day, they’ll be talking about me Gm7 Right now, they’re just walking around me D# My god, are you growing without me? A# Somebody help me (Somebody help me) Dm Dm/A (Somebody help me somebody help me) This is my imagination This is how it looks and sounds But I gotta go so much bigger So they can never shut me down I'm kinda scared of graduation 'Cause who am I when this is done? I wanna be next up forever So the best is always yet to come Chorus Cm Gm I gotta go so much bigger D# So everybody’s proud of me A# Welcome to the Neotheater Dm/A Gm Won't everybody take their seats? A#/F D# And I'll be next up forever Dm Cm 'Cause I don’t know what’s coming next D# I know I gotta grow up sometime F But I don't think I'm ready yet I know I gotta grow up sometime But I'm not fucking ready yet Your eyes are open, so never close them You'll sail the ocean, finding where you should be And if you're broken, you'll make your own thing You'll make it so big for all the world to see You'll make it so damn big for all the world to see You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  A7  C  Cm  Cm7  Cm9  D  Dm  D#  D#m  D#maj7  Dsus4  Dm7  Em  Em7  F  Fsus4  F7  F7sus4  Gm  Gm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Next Up Forever" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Next Up Forever" by AJR.