LadyDpiano: Always and Forever: Rod Temperton

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I found a chord chart online for the chords, Always and Forever. This will give you an idea for the progressions in the Key of D. The time signature is 6/8 and the tempo moderately flows. The song was written in 1976 by Rod Temperton, who was Heatwave's keyboard player,

D             Dmaj7 
Always and forever, 

Bm               
Each moment with you

G                D 
Is just a like a dream to me

Em7               A7sus,A7 
that somehow came true

D              Dmaj7 
  And I know tomorrow

Bm 
will still be the same,

G                  D 
'Cause we've got a life of love

Em7              A7sus,A7 
That won't ever change

(..chorus..)

They'll always be sunshine
When I look at you
Its something I can't explain
Just the things that you do.
And if you get lonely 
call me and take
a second to give to me
that magic you make

(..chorus..)



CHORUS

Dmaj7
Everyday 

             G   D       Em7  
love me your own special way.

            Asus7  A7 
Melt all my heart away

       Dmaj7,F#m 
With a smile.

G    Bm      Em7 
Take time to tell me

F#m        F#m7 
you really care

    G     Bm    Asus7, A7 
And we'll share tomorrow

Dmaj7, F#m7 
together....

G    Bm     Asus7, A7 
I'll always love you

Dmaj7 
forever ...

                     Cmaj7 Asus7 A7 
(always forever love you

Here's Luther singing Rod's all time hit son, Always and Forever.

Now, I have the sheet music in my library. It's in the same key but the chords are a bit different. Here are the chord changes to the song, Always and Forever.

The Intro:

Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
G9 = G/DFAB
G/A = A/GBD
A7 = A/GC#E
Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
G9 = G/FACE
Em7 = E/BDEG
A6 = A/C#EF#A

Verse:

Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
Bm7 = B/ADF#
Gmaj7 = G/BDF#
Dmaj7 = D/C#F#A
Em7 = E/BDEG
G/A = A/GBD
A7 = A/GC#E
Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
Bm7 = B/ADF#
Gmaj7 = G/BDF#
Dmaj7 = D/C#F#A
Em7 = E/BDEG
A/GBD
D/C#F#A
G/DF#B
Em7 = E/BDG
G/A = A/bDA
Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
F#m7 = F#/AC#F#
Gmaj7 = G/DF#B
D/F# = F#/F#AE
Em7 = E/DGBB
F#m7 = F#/EAC#
Gmaj7 = G/F#BD
D/F# = F#/ADG
Em7 = E/GBE and A/GBE
Dmaj7 = D/AC#E, AC#F#
F#m7 = F#/AC#E
Em7 = E/GBE
G/A = A/GBD
A(9) = AA/BC#EA (repeat)

Outro:

Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
G9 = G/DFAB, then D/BDF#A
G/A = A/GBD
A7 = A/GC#E
Dmaj7 = D/AC#F#
G9 = G/FACE, then G/EGBD
G/A = A/GBD, then A/GC#E
Dmaj9 = D/AC#EF#, then D/AC#EF#

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