Eric Clapton – Forever Man (Guitar Tab)
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Dm -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| x8 ------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 -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| x4 ------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 -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| x4 ------3--------3---3--3h5~~~---| --3h5-------5------------------| First Solo ---15b---15b----15p13----15b---------------------------15b---13--------------| --------------------------------15p13-------13--15------------13h15p13-------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -------12---12---12---12---12---12-15~~~------| --14b----14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| --15p13----------------------------------------------| -------14p12--12h14p12----12-------------------------| ------------14--------14-----14----14----------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| --------------15b------------------13~~----------------------| -13/15--15p13-------------------------15~~~13h15---13--------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| ---15b---15p13---15b--------------------------| -----------------------15p13~~~---------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------|
(The last pull off slide is the beginning of the next riff)(Two guitars)
Dm -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| x4 ------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 ---------------------------| ---------------------------| -----12p10--------10-------| --12---------12------------| ---------------------------| ---------------------------| Dm Riff 3 ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| -12b--10----12p10---------10--12p10----------------| -------------------12-------------12p10--10--------| ---------------------------------------12--12p10---| ------------------------------------------------12-|
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.
Riff 4 ---------------------------------------------------| -10----10----10------------------------------------| -12b---12b---12b-----------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|
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) -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----12b---12b---12p10--12b---10---------------------| ----------------------------------12-----------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------10--12b-| -------------------------------------10--12----------| -----12b--10--------------12p10--12------------------| --------------12-------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ---12p10---------10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-| ---------12---12b--12b--12b--12b--12b--12b--12b--12b---| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ----12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---15b---15b--| -14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b--14b----------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ---------13--15b--15b----(13)h15p13----------------| -15~~------------------------------15--------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| Dm ---------------------------- -----3-------| ---------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------| -12b-----12p10--------------------12p10-----------------| --------------12br-p10-----------------12p10--10--------| ----------------------12--------------------12--12------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ------12b--r----14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14br--------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| -12p10----------------------------------| ----------------------12b---12p10--10---| ---------------------------------12--12-| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ----(10)--12--p10-------10-------------------------------| -(12)-----------------12--12p10--10----------------------| -------------------------------12--12p10----10-----------| ------------------------------------------------12---10--| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------12p10--10---12--12b----10---------12p10--12b--10-| ---------------------------12---------------------------------12-------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------12p10------------------------------------10b----12b-----| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------|