Forever Man

Forever Man 
by Eric Clapton
 

INTRO:  Dm7 riff (8 times)

V1:
Bb         C            Dm7
  How many times must I tell you babe,
Bb         C                   Dm7
  How many bridges I've got to cross?
Bb         C              Dm7   C Gm7
  How many times must I explain myself
Bb             C           Dm7
  Before I can talk to the boss,
  Bb         C           Dm7 riff (4 times)
Before I can talk to the boss?

V2:
Bb         C            Dm7
  How many times must I say I love you
Bb           C            Dm7
  Before you finally understand?
Bb              C       Dm7 C  Gm7
Won't you be my forever woman?
     Bb             C       Dm7
I'll try to be your forever man,
Bb             C       Dm7 riff (4 times)
Try to be your forever man.

SOLO:   Bb         C          Dm7
        Bb         C          Dm7
        Bb         C          Dm7 C Gm7
        Bb         C          Dm7
        Bb         C          Dm7 riff (4 times)

V3:
Bb         C            Dm7
  How many times must I say I love you
Bb           C            Dm7
  Before you finally understand?
Bb              C       Dm7 C Gm7
Won't you be my forever woman?
Bb             C         C C Dm7
Try to be your forever man,

V4:
Bb             C       Dm7 
Try to be your forever man.
        Bb           C            Dm7
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb           C            Dm7 C Gm7
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Bb             C         C C Dm7
Try to be your forever man

V5:
        Bb           C            Dm7
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb           C            Dm7
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb           C            Dm7 C Gm7
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Bb             C         C C Dm7 
Try to be your forever man

ENDING: Dm7 riff (16 times to end)


*For the Dm7 chord, use the Am7 shape at the 5th fret, not the 1st position Dm7 voicing.