Eric Clapton - Forever Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Forever Man" 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.

A#        C            Dm7
How many times must I tell you babe,
A#         C             Dm7
How many bridges I've got to cross?
A#        C              Dm7   C Gm7
How many times must I explain myself
A#            C           Dm7
Before I can talk to the boss,
A#            C           Dm7
Before I can talk to the boss?

How many times must I say I love you
Before you finally understand?
Won't you be my forever woman?
I will try to be your forever man
Try to be your forever man

How many times must I say I love you
Before you finally understand?
Won't you be my forever woman?
I will try to be your forever man
Try to be your forever man

Forever man, forever man, forever man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Try to be your forever man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Forever man, forever man, forever man
Try to be your forever man


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Gm7

Guitar chord 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 "Forever Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Forever Man" by Eric Clapton.

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