How to Play Forever and Ever, Amen Chord by Randy Travis on Guitar

Forever and Ever, Amen is a classic country song by Randy Travis, released in 1987 as the first single from his album Always & Forever. The song was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and it became Travis’s third number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The song also won a Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Song and an Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year.

The Lyrics

The lyrics of Forever and Ever, Amen are a declaration of unconditional love and loyalty to a partner. The narrator promises to love his partner forever, no matter what changes or challenges they may face in life. He uses various examples of things that will last forever, such as old men talking about the weather, old women talking about old men, and time playing tricks on memory. He also expresses his admiration for his partner’s beauty and personality, saying that he doesn’t care about her hair or if she forgets other women.

The Chords

The chords of Forever and Ever, Amen are relatively simple and easy to play on guitar. The song is in the key of D major, and it uses the following chords: D, G, E7, A, Bm, and F. The song has a standard verse-chorus structure, with a bridge and an outro. The strumming pattern is a basic down-up-down-up pattern, with some variations depending on the rhythm of the melody.

[Verse 1]
 
    D              G           D
You may think that I'm talking foolish
       G                         D
You've heard that I'm wild & I'm free
    G                    D
You may wonder how I can promise you now
     E                        A
This love that I feel for you always will be
     D               G             D
Well you're not just time that I'm killing
    G                      D
I'm no longer one of those guys
   G                   D
As sure as I live this love that I give
   E                        A
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die  --  Oh baby
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D         G        D        G               D
I'm gonna love you forever, forever & ever amen
   G                     D
As long as old men sit & talk about the weather
   E                       A
As long as old women sit & talk about old men
       D          G            D
If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
        G                  E
I'll be happy to tell you again
G         A           D      G        E      A     D
I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever Amen
 
 
[Solo]
 
G A D G E A D
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
         D               G         D
They say time takes it's toll on a body
          G                            D
Makes the young girl's brown hair turn grey
    G                               D
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
          E                     A
And if it all fell out well I'd love you anyway
              D             G           D
They say that time can play tricks on a memory
     G                         D
Make people forget things they knew
         G                D
But it's easy to see it's happening to me
       E                     A
I've already forgotten every woman but you  ---  Oh darlin'
 
 
[Chorus]
 
D         G           D        G            D
I'm gonna love you forever, forever & ever Amen
   G                     D
As long as old men sit & talk about the weather
   E                       A
As long as old women sit & talk about old men
       D          G            D
If you wonder how long I'll be faithful
     G                       E
Just listen to how this song ends
 
 
[Outro]
 
G         A           D      G        E      A     D
I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever Amen
G         A           D      G       E      A
I'm gonna love you forever & ever forever & ever
   Bm     G       E      A     D
Forever & ever Forever & ever Amen

The Tabs

The tabs of Forever and Ever, Amen are a way of playing the melody and some of the accompaniment parts on guitar. The tabs use numbers to indicate which frets to press on which strings, and symbols to indicate how to play them. For example, a 0 means to play an open string, a / means to slide up or down to another fret, and a b means to bend a note.

Here are some examples of tabs for some parts of the song:

[Intro]

e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| B|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| G|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| D|—–0—–0—–|-0h2p0—–0—–|-0h2p0—–0—–|-0h2p0—–0—–| A|-0h2—0h2—0h2-|——-4p2—4p2-|——-4p2—4p2-|——-4p2—4p2-| E|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–|

[Verse 1]

e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| B|-3—–3—–3—|-3—–3—–3—|-3—–3—–3—|-3—–3—–3—| G|-2—–2—–2—|-2—–2—–2—|-1—–1—–1—|-1—–1—–1—| D|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—|-0—–0—–0—| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x-|-x/x-x/x-x/x-x/x-|

You may think that I’m talking foolish You’ve heard that I’m wild & I’m free You may wonder how I can promise you now This love that I feel for you always will be

[Chorus]

e|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| B|-3b5r3b5r3b5r3b5r|-3b5r3b5r3b5r3b5r|-3b5r3b5r3b5r3b5r|-3b5r3b5r3b5r3b5r| G|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| D|—————–|—————–|—————–|—————–| A|—————–|—————–|—————–/|—————/|- E|-x/x-x/x-x/x-x/x-|-x/x-x/x-x/x-x/x-|-x/x-x/x-x/x-x/x-|-x/x-x/x-x/x-x/x-|

I’m gonna love you forever, forever & ever amen As long as old men sit & talk about the weather As long as old women sit & talk about old men

Conclusion

Forever and Ever, Amen is a timeless country song that expresses a sincere and heartfelt love for a partner. The song is easy to play on guitar, using simple chords and strumming patterns. The song also has some tabs that can help you play the melody and some of the embellishments. You can find more information and resources about the song on the following websites