May God bless and keep you al ways, may your (F#m)wish es all come true,
may you (G)al ways do for oth ers and let (G)oth ers do for (D)you.
May you build a lad der to the stars and (F#m)climb on ev ’ry rung, may you (G)stay
for ev er (D)young.
For ev er (A)young,
for ev er (Bm)young,
may you (D)stay
for ev er (D)young.
May you grow up to be right eous, may you (F#m)grow up to be true,
may you (G)al ways know the truth and see the (G)lights sur round ing (D)you.
May you al ways be cou ra geous, stand up (F#m)right and be strong, sung, may you (G)stay
for ev er (D)young.
For ev er (A)young,
for ev er (Bm)young,
may you (D)stay
for ev er (D)young.
May your (Bm)young.
For ev er
for ev er (D)young.
This page shows “Forever Young” by Bob Dylan in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of D at 70 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.