Eric Clapton - Forever Man Chords & Tabs

 

Forever Man Chords & Tabs

Eric Clapton Chords & Tabs

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Forever Man Tab

   
Dm
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------3--------3---3--3h5~~~---|
--3h5-------5------------------|

Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I tell you babe,
Bb          C            Dm
   How many bridges I've got to cross?
Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I explain myself
Bb              C           Dm
   Before I can talk to the boss,
Bb              C           Dm
    'Fore I can talk to the boss?

(The last Dm is the beginning of the next riff)

Dm
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------3--------3---3--3h5~~~---|
--3h5-------5------------------|


Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I say I love you
Bb            C                 Dm
   Before you finally understand?
Bb                 C       Dm
   Won't you be my forever woman?
Bb                     C       Dm
   I'll try to be your forever man,
Bb                C       Dm
   Try to be your forever man.

(The last Dm is the beginning of the next riff)

Dm
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------3--------3---3--3h5~~~---|
--3h5-------5------------------|

First Solo
---15b---15b----15p13----15b---------------------------15b---13--------------|
--------------------------------15p13-------13--15------------13h15p13-------|
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-------12---12---12---12---12---12-15~~~------|
--14b----14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--------------|
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--15p13----------------------------------------------|
-------14p12--12h14p12----12-------------------------|
------------14--------14-----14----14----------------|
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--------------15b------------------13~~----------------------|
-13/15--15p13-------------------------15~~~13h15---13--------|
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---15b---15p13---15b--------------------------|
-----------------------15p13~~~---------------|
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(The last pull off slide is the beginning of the next riff)(Two guitars)

Dm
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------3--------3---3--3h5~~~---|
--3h5-------5------------------|


Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I say I love you
Bb            C                 Dm             Riff2(Almost at the start
   Before you finally understand?                     of the next measure)
Bb                 C       Dm             Riff3
   Won't you be my forever woman?
Bb                     C       Dm
   I'll try to be your forever man,
Bb                C       Dm
   Try to be your forever man.

Dm
Riff 2
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-----12p10--------10-------|
--12---------12------------|
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Dm
Riff 3
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-12b--10----12p10---------10--12p10----------------|
-------------------12-------------12p10--10--------|
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        Bb           C         Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb           C         Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Bb            C     Dm|Riff 4
Try to be your forever man.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/eric_clapton/forever_man_tab.html ]
Riff 4
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-10----10----10------------------------------------|
-12b---12b---12b-----------------------------------|
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        Bb          C           Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb          C           Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb          C           Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Bb            C           Dm
Try to be your forever man.

(This lead is played over the above very quietly)
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-----12b---12b---12p10--12b---10---------------------|
----------------------------------12-----------------|
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---------------------------------------------10--12b-|
-------------------------------------10--12----------|
-----12b--10--------------12p10--12------------------|
--------------12-------------------------------------|
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---12p10---------10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-|
---------12---12b--12b--12b--12b--12b--12b--12b--12b---|
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----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---15b---15b--|
-14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b----------------|
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---------13--15b--15b----(13)h15p13----------------|
-15~~------------------------------15--------------|
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Dm
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----------------------------    x3(Then at -3h5---------| the fourth time
----------------------------           start the outro--|
--------------------------------------------------------|   (Plays behind Outro and fades
------3--------3---3--3h5~~~----------------------------|     out at the end of the song)
--3h5-------5-------------------------------------------|


Outro
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-12b-----12p10--------------------12p10-----------------|
--------------12br-p10-----------------12p10--10--------|
----------------------12--------------------12--12------|
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------12b--r----14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14br--------|
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-12p10----------------------------------|
----------------------12b---12p10--10---|
---------------------------------12--12-|
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----(10)--12--p10-------10-------------------------------|
-(12)-----------------12--12p10--10----------------------|
-------------------------------12--12p10----10-----------|
------------------------------------------------12---10--|

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----------------------12p10--10---12--12b----10---------12p10--12b--10-|
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----------12p10------------------------------------10b----12b-----|
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