Death Cab for Cutie - Here To Forever: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Here To Forever" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

         D
In every movie I watch from the
'50s there's only one thought
                      Gmaj7
that swirls around my head now
                D
and that's that everyone there on
the screen, yeah, everyone there
                                 Gmaj7
on the screen, well, they're all dead now,
they're all dead now.

             D
And it ain't easy living above and
I can't help but keep falling in love
               Gmaj7                 Bm A
with bones and ashes, with bones and ashes.
              D
And when the color is too bold and bright
I'm daydreaming in black and white
         Gmaj7             Bm A
until it passes, until it passes.

Chorus:
Bm       Em                       D         G
I wanna know the measure from here to forever.
Bm          Em                      D       G
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever.

Oh, these days, it's so hard to relax
You gotta hold a gun to my back to make me smile
To make me smile
And the only way I seem to cope
Is by trying to hold on to hope if just for a while
If just for a while

Chorus:
I wanna know the measure from here to forever
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
Now it seems more than ever there's
no hands on the levers
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever

A           G            A                   G
Only rollers keep rolling while the searchers
keep scrolling.

Chorus:
I wanna know the measure from here to forever
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever
Now it seems more than ever there's
no hands on the levers
And I wanna feel the pressure of God or whatever

Or whatever


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Gmaj

Guitar chord Gmaj

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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 "Here To Forever" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Here To Forever" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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