Ray Lamontagne - Forever My Friend

forever my friend by ray lamontagne
this is my first tab . i wish i had chosen a less complicated ( song for my skill level )
but i still had fun working on it . this version comes from trouble . i notice that ray cut
out all transitional parts like what is found in the intro . , middle and outro when he
played this song on david letterman .

intro .
D/A Em/D F# D
D/A Em/D F# C/D
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] C/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D

D/A Em/D F# D
who Am i to tell her

D/A Em/D F# C/D
who Am i to play god

D/A C/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
who Am i to think i can go it alone

[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
something tells me girl this is bringing you down
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
something tells me girl this is bringing you down

D/A Em/D F# D
we’ve been through some changes

D/A Em/D F# [ ch ] Dmaj7/A [ /Ch ]
all ways seem to hold on

D/A C/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
lately it seems like you can’t take anymore

[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
something tells me girl this is bringing you down
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
something tells me girl ths is bringing you down

( chorus )
D
forever my friend
D7
forever my love
Am/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
forever the woman that i’m thinking of
Em A
i just think if we keep our hearts together
Em
A Em
i just think if we build on this trust that we have for one another
Em A D/A
baby we can make this last a lifetime

D/A Em/D F# D
D/A Em/D F# C/D
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] C/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D

D/A Em/D F# D
who Am i to tell her

D/A Em/D F# [ ch ] Dmaj7/A [ /Ch ]
who Am i to play god

D/A C/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
i don’t know just what’s for real anymore
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
something tells me girl this is bringing you down
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
something tells me girl ths is bringing you down

D
maybe i’m wrong ,
D7
maybe i’m right
Am/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
maybe it’s the last thing you want to hear me say
Em A
i just think if we keep our hearts together
Em A Em
i just think if we build on this trust that we have for one another
Em A D
maybe we can make this last a lifetime

D
forever my friend
D7
forever my love
Am/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
forever the woman that i’m thinking of
Em A
i just think if we keep our hearts together
Em A Em
i just think if we build on this trust that we have for one another
Em A D/A
maybe we can make this last a lifetime

D/A Em/D F# D
D/A Em/D F# C/D
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] C/D [ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ]
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D
[ ch ] Bm/G [ /Ch ] A D

outro
F# ( hammer pinky on 12th fret of E – 1 )
Em/D ( hammer pinky on 10th fret of E – 1 )