Album version I (slow): D D May God bless and keep you always F#m/C# May your wishes all come true Em/B May you always do for others G D And let others do for you D May you build a ladder to the stars F#m/C# And climb on every rung Em A(sus4-AD May you stay forever young A Bm Forever young, forever young D A D May you stay forever young. May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young. May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful And may your song always be sung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young. Album version II (fast): G(/F#-g) G May God bless and keep you always C G May your wishes all come true G May you always do for others D And let others do for you G May you build a ladder to the stars C And climb on every rung G D G C May you stay forever young G D G May you stay forever young. Biograph version {c:The guitar is tuned low, almost a half tone. The strumming is very square, something like this (with sample embellishment included, with no extra cost)} Last bar: : . . . |-----3-------3-------3-------3---||-----0--------------- |-----0-------0-------0h1-----0---||-----1--------------- |-----0-------0-------0-------0---||-----0-------0------- etc |-----0-------0-------0h2-----0---||-----2-------0------- |---------------------------------||-3-------2---0------- |-3-------3-------3-------3-------||-----------------3--- G May God bless and keep you always C G G/G May your wishes all come true G May you always do for others D /C D (D/C=x3023x; And let others do for you played A7 D in subsequent verses) G May you build a ladder to the stars C /B Am And climb on every rung G D G C/G May you stay forever young G D C GA May you stay forever young. May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young. May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful And may your song always be sung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young. Budokan version C May God bless and keep you always Em May your wishes all come true F May you always do for others G C And let others do for you C May you build a ladder to the stars Em And climb on every rung F G C Csus4 May you stay forever young G Forever young Am Forever young C G F C May you stay forever young