Forever Man Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:
111.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Dm

Bb

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton - Forever man chords
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[G]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[C] [D]
[Am] [Bb] How [C] many times [Dm] must I tell you, baby, [Bb] how [C] many bridges I've [Dm] got to cross?
[Bb] How [C] many times must [D] I [Gm] explain [Bb] myself, for [C] I can [Dm] talk to the boss, [Bb] for [Am] I can [D] talk to the boss?
[Bb] How [C] many times [Dm] must I say I love you, [C] for you finally [Dm] understand?
Won't you be my poor little [Gm] woman?
[Bb] I'm trying to [Am] be your [Dm] poor little man, [Bb] trying to be [C] your poor [D] little man.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[D] How
[Am]
[Bb] [C] many times [Dm] must I say I love [Bb] you, [C] for you finally [Dm] understand?
[Bb] Won't you [C] be my poor little woman?
[Bb]
I'm trying to [C] be your poor little [Dm] man,
[Bb] trying to be [G] your poor little [Dm] man.
Poor little man, [G] poor little man, poor little man, [Dm] poor little
[Bb] man, [G] poor little [D] [Gm]
man.
I'm trying to [C] be your poor little [Dm] man, [Bb] poor little man, [C] poor little man.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[C] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[Am] [D]
Thank you.
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
Key:  
C
3211
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
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To learn Eric Clapton - (1999 Remaster) Forever Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, Dm, Bb, C and Bb. Begin your practice at a relaxed 55 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 111. Given the song's key of F Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Bb] _ How [C] many times [Dm] must I tell you, baby, [Bb] how [C] many bridges I've [Dm] got to cross?
_ [Bb] How [C] many times must [D] I [Gm] explain _ [Bb] myself, for [C] I can [Dm] talk to the boss, _ [Bb] for [Am] I can [D] talk to the boss? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] How [C] many times [Dm] must I say I love you, [C] for you finally [Dm] understand? _ _
Won't you be my poor little [Gm] woman? _
[Bb] I'm trying to [Am] be your [Dm] poor little _ man, [Bb] trying to be [C] your poor [D] little man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ How _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bb] _ [C] many times [Dm] must I say I love [Bb] you, [C] for you finally [Dm] understand? _ _
[Bb] Won't you [C] be my poor little woman?
[Bb] _ _
I'm trying to [C] be your poor little [Dm] man, _
[Bb] trying to be [G] your poor little _ [Dm] man.
Poor little man, [G] poor little man, poor little man, [Dm] poor little _
[Bb] man, [G] poor little _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
man.
I'm trying to [C] be your poor little [Dm] man, [Bb] poor little man, [C] poor little man.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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