• Song:

    Forever My Friend

  • Artist:

    Ray Lamontagne

  • Album:

    Live from Bonnaroo 2005

Forever My Friend by Ray Lamontagne
This is my first tab. I wish I had chosen a less complicated (song for my skill level)
but I still had fun working on it. This version comes from Trouble. I notice that Ray cut
out all transitional parts like what is found in the intro., middle and outro when he 
played this song on David Letterman.

Intro.
D/A      Em/D          F#         D
D/A      Em/D          F#         C/D
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      C/D          [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      A            D
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      A            D

D/A             Em/D           F#                     D
Who             am              I to tell               her

D/A             Em/D           F#                     C/D
Who             am              I to play               god

D/A               C/D                     [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
Who am I          to think I can          go it alone

[ch]Bm/G[/ch]                              A            D
Something tells me girl this is bringing you down
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]                              A            D
Something tells me girl this is bringing you down

D/A             Em/D           F#                     D
We've            been           through some            changes

D/A             Em/D           F#                     [ch]Dmaj7/A[/ch]
All             ways            seem to                 hold on

D/A                    C/D                          [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
Lately it seems        like you can't take           anymore

[ch]Bm/G[/ch]                            A           D
Something tells me girl this is bringing you down
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]                           A            D
Something tells me girl ths is bringing you down

(Chorus)
D
Forever my friend
D7
Forever my love
Am/D                       [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
Forever the woman that I'm thinking of
Em                          A
I just think if we keep our hearts together
                                                                                Em
                              A                 Em
I just think if we build on this trust that we have for one another
Em                  A         D/A
Baby we can make this last a lifetime

D/A      Em/D          F#         D
D/A      Em/D          F#         C/D
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      C/D       [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      A            D
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      A            D

D/A             Em/D           F#                     D
Who             am              I to tell               her

D/A             Em/D           F#                     [ch]Dmaj7/A[/ch]
Who             am              I to play               god

D/A               C/D             [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
I don't know just what's for real anymore
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]                            A                     D
Something tells me girl this is bringing you down
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]                            A                     D
Something tells me girl ths is bringing you down

D
Maybe I'm wrong,
D7
maybe I'm right
Am/D                          [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
Maybe it's the last thing you want to hear me say
Em                          A
I just think if we keep our hearts together
Em                               A                     Em
I just think if we build on this trust that we have for one another
Em                  A        D
Maybe we can make this last a lifetime

D
Forever my friend
D7
Forever my love
Am/D                       [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
Forever the woman that I'm thinking of
Em                          A
I just think if we keep our hearts together
Em                               A                     Em
I just think if we build on this trust that we have for one another
Em                  A         D/A
Maybe we can make this last a lifetime

D/A      Em/D          F#         D
D/A      Em/D          F#         C/D
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      C/D       [ch]Bm/G[/ch]
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      A            D
[ch]Bm/G[/ch]      A            D

Outro
F# (hammer pinky on 12th fret of E-1)
Em/D (hammer pinky on 10th fret of E-1)
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