Now and Forever
Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Paid Vacation
1993
This song is a great way to learn fingerpicking.
I had a request for this so I'm going to figure it
out. Have fun and enjoy it!
Lyrics
Chords
Here's the intro:
G C CaddG G C CaddG
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-----------|-------3---------|-----3-----------|-------3---------|
B:-----3---0h1/3-1-|-------------1p0-|-----3---0h1/3-1-|-------------1---|
G:-------0---------|-----0-----------|-------0---------|-----0---------0-|
D:---0-----0h2/4-2-|---2-------2-----|---0-----0h2/4-2-|---2-------2-----|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Proceed right into the verse:
Whenever I'm weary from the battles that rage in my head
G D/F# Em C Em/B Dsus2/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-----------|-------0---------|-----0-------0---|---------0-------|
B:-------------3---|-------0-------0-|-------1-------0-|-----3-------3---|
G:-----------2-----|-----0-------2---|---0-------0-----|---2---2---2---2-|
D:---0-----------0-|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-----------------|
E:-3-----3-2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
You make sense... when my sanity hangs by a thread
G D/F# Em C Em/B Dsus2/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----3-----------|-------0---------|-----0-------0---|---------0-------|
B:-------------3---|-------0-------0-|-------1-------0-|-----3-------3---|
G:-----------2-----|-----0-------2---|---0-------0-----|---2---2---2---2-|
D:---0-----------0-|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-----------------|
E:-3-----3-2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
I lose my way but still you seem to under - stand now and
C B Em D C#º
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-------2---------|-------0-------2-|-------0---------|
B:-----1-----------|-------4-------4-|-------0-----3---|-----2-----------|
G:---0-------------|-----4-----4-----|-----0-----2-----|---0-------------|
D:-----------------|---4---------4---|---2-----0-------|-----------------|
A:-3---------3---0-|-2---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
forever I will be your man
Am7 D
+ + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-----3---2-------|
B:-----1-------1---|-----3---3---3---|
G:---0---------0---|---2---2-------2-|
D:-----------------|-0---------0-----|
A:-0---------0-----|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
Now play the second four measures of the intro
once more, then go into another verse.
The next part is the bridge and solo:
Now I can rest my worries... be sure That I won't be alone
Bm Em C G D Em C G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----2-------0---|-----0-------3---|-----0-0-0h2-0-------0---|-----0-------3---|
B:-----3-------0---|-----1-------3---|---------3---3-------0---|-----1-------3---|
G:-------4---0-----|---0-----------0-|-------------------0-----|---0-----------0-|
D:---4-----------2-|-------2---0-----|-0---------------------2-|-------2---0-----|
A:-2---------------|-3---------------|-------------------------|-3---------------|
E:---------0-------|---------3-------|-----------------0-------|---------3-------|
anymore If I'd only known you were there all the time...all this time__________
D/F# Em C G D CaddG
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------------0---|-----0-------3---|-----2-----------3---|---------|-------3-------3-|
B:-----3-------0---|-----1-------3---|-----3-------0h1-----|-----1---|-----1-----1-----|
G:-----2-----0-----|---0-----------0-|---2---2-------------|-------0-|---0---------0---|
D:---0---0-------2-|-------2---0-----|-0-------------------|---------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-3---------------|---------3-----------|---3-----|-3-------3-------|
E:-2-------0-------|---------3-------|---------------------|---------|-----------------|
2/4 bar
The solo is just over the first part of the verse:
G D/F# Em
+ + + + + + + +
e:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:-0-------------0h2p0------0----2---|-2/4-4~~~~~~~~~~~----4-5---4-|
D:---------------------4-------------|-------------------------7---|
A:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
C Em/B Dsus2/F#
+ + + + + + + +
e:--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~-5h7p5-4~~~~~~---------|-----------------------------4-7-|
D:------------------------------5~~~~~~-|-5/7~~~~~~~~~----------4-5-7-----|
A:--------------------------------------|-------------------5-7-----------|
E:--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G D/F# Em
+ + + + + + + +
e:------3---------------2------2h3p2-|-0-----7---------7h8p7-7h8p7---5---|
B:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G:-4------------4-2------------------|---------------9-------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C Em/B Dsus2/F#
+ + + + + + + +
e:-5---7---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:-------8-------------8-8---------|-8/10~~~~~~~-------8-8p7p5---------|
G:---------------7-7-------------7-|---------------------------7-5-4---|
D:---------------------------------|---------------------------------7-|
A:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Until the day...
C
+ + + +
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-4/5~~~~~~~~~------------|
D:-------------------------|
A:-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|
The ending looks like this:
forever I will be your man now and
Am7 D G C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-----3---2-------|-----3-----------|-----------------|
B:-----1-------1p0-|-----3---3---3---|-----3---0h1/3-1-|-------1-----1---|
G:---0-------------|---2---2-------2-|-------0---------|-----0-----------|
D:-----------------|-0---------0-----|---0-----0h2/4-2-|---2-------2-----|
A:-0---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
forever I will be___________________ your man
Am7 D C
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-------0---------|-----3---3-------|-0h2-----2-------|---------0-------|
B:-----1-------1---|-----3---3-----3-|-3-----3-3-------|-----1-------1---|
G:---0-------------|-------2-----2---|-----2-----------|---0-------0---0-|
D:-----------------|-0---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-0---------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G C D G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-3---0-----------|-----3-----------|------------------|-----------------|
B:---------1-------|-----3---1--/3---|-/8---------------|-----------------|
G:-------------0---|-------0---------|------------------|-----------------|
D:---2---2---2---2-|---0-----2--/4---|-/9---------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-/10--------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-3---------------|------------------|-----------------|
LYRICS:
Whenever I'm weary from the battles that rage in my head
You make sense of madness when my sanity hangs by a thread
I lose my way but still you seem to understand
Now and forever I will be your man
Sometimes I just hold you too caught up in me to see
I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me
I'll try to show you each and every way I can
Now and forever I will be your man
Now I can rest my worries and always be sure
That I won't be alone anymore
If I'd only known you were there all the time
All this time
Guitar Solo
Until the day the ocean doesn't touch the sand
Now and forever I will be your man
Now and forever I will be your man
CHORDS:
CaddG x32013
Em/B x22000
D/F# 200232 (thumb on 6th string)
Dsus2/F# 200230
C#º x4x020
To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 5-29-97 by Daniel E. Smith.