Who Wants To Live Forever?

Words & Music:

Brian May (Queen)

 

           Am(add9)                Em

There's no time for us, there's no place for us.

Em/D  Em/C#  G/D                  A                  Dsus4    D

What is this thing that fills our dreams, yet slips away from us?

There's no chance for us, it's all decided for us.

This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us.

    C        G/B      Am        C        G/B     Am    Dsus4  D

Who wants to live forever?  Who wants to live forever, oh------,

    C        G/B      Am    Dsus4  D                 Em

Who dares to live forever?  Oh------, when love must die?

 

INSTRUMENTAL OVER:

Em    C  [6x]    Em

 

         C               Em             C                     Em

Touch my tears with your lips, touch my world with your fingertips.

    G      D/F#    Em        G      D/F#    Em

And we can have forever, and we can love forever,

   D Em     D Em  Em/D   Em/C#   A/C#    Dsus2   Bb

Forever, forever-------, forev-----er is our-- today.

 

CHORUS:

    C        G/B      Am        C        G/B     Am

Who wants to live forever?  Who wants to live forever,?

   Em/C#   A/C#  Dsus2   Bb

Forever is our today.

    C                Em

Who waits forever anyway?

 




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