Eric Clapton - Forever Man Tab

Dm

  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  x8
  
      3        3   3  3h5~~~   
  
  3h5       5                  

Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I tell you babe,
Bb          C            Dm
   How many bridges I've got to cross?
Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I explain myself
Bb              C           Dm
   Before I can talk to the boss,
Bb              C           Dm
    'Fore I can talk to the boss?

(The last Dm is the beginning of the next riff)
Dm

  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  x4
  
      3        3   3  3h5~~~   
  
  3h5       5                  

Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I say I love you
Bb            C                 Dm
   Before you finally understand?
Bb                 C       Dm
   Won't you be my forever woman?
Bb                     C       Dm
   I'll try to be your forever man,
Bb                C       Dm
   Try to be your forever man.

(The last Dm is the beginning of the next riff)
Dm

  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  x4
  
      3        3   3  3h5~~~   
  
  3h5       5                  

First Solo

  
   15b   15b    15p13    15b                           15b   13              
  
                                15p13       13  15            13h15p13       
  
                                                                             
  
                                                                             
  
                                                                             
  
                                                                             


  
                                              
  
       12   12   12   12   12   12 15~~~      
  
  14b    14b  14b  14b  14b  14b              
  
                                              
  
                                              
  
                                              


  
                                                     
  
  15p13                                              
  
       14p12  12h14p12    12                         
  
            14        14     14    14                
  
                                                     
  
                                                     


  
              15b                  13~~                      
  
 13/15  15p13                         15~~~13h15   13        
  
                                                             
  
                                                             
  
                                                             
  
                                                             


  
   15b   15p13   15b                          
  
                       15p13~~~               
  
                                              
  
                                              
  
                                              
  
                                              

(The last pull off slide is the beginning of the next riff)(Two guitars)
Dm

  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  
                               
  x4
  
      3        3   3  3h5~~~   
  
  3h5       5                  

Bb          C            Dm
   How many times must I say I love you
Bb            C                 Dm             Riff2(Almost at the start
   Before you finally understand?                     of the next measure)
Bb                 C       Dm             Riff3
   Won't you be my forever woman?
Bb                     C       Dm
   I'll try to be your forever man,
Bb                C       Dm
   Try to be your forever man.

Dm
Riff 2

  
                           
  
                           
  
     12p10        10       
  
  12         12            
  
                           
  
                           

Dm
Riff 3

  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
 12b  10    12p10         10  12p10                
  
                   12             12p10  10        
  
                                       12  12p10   
  
                                                12 

        Bb           C         Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb           C         Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Bb            C     Dm|Riff 4
Try to be your forever man.

Riff 4

  
                                                   
  
 10    10    10                                    
  
 12b   12b   12b                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
        Bb          C           Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb          C           Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
        Bb          C           Dm
Forever man, forever man, forever man.
Bb            C           Dm
Try to be your forever man.

(This lead is played over the above very quietly)

  
                                                     
  
                                                     
  
     12b   12b   12p10  12b   10                     
  
                                  12                 
  
                                                     
  
                                                     
  
                                                     


  
                                             10  12b 
  
                                     10  12          
  
     12b  10              12p10  12                  
  
              12                                     
  
                                                     
  
                                                     


  
                                                       
  
   12p10         10   10   10   10   10   10   10   10 
  
         12   12b  12b  12b  12b  12b  12b  12b  12b   
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       


  
                                                       
  
    12   12   12   12   12   12   12   12   15b   15b  
  
 14b  14b  14b  14b  14b  14b  14b  14b                
  
                                                       
  
                                                       
  
                                                       


  
         13  15b  15b    (13)h15p13                
  
 15~~                              15              
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   
  
                                                   

Dm

  
                                                3       
  
                                x3(Then at  3h5         
 the fourth time
  
                                       start the outro  
  
                                                        
   (Plays behind Outro and fades
  
      3        3   3  3h5~~~                            
     out at the end of the song)
  
  3h5       5                                           

Outro

  
                                                        
  
 12b     12p10                    12p10                 
  
              12br p10                 12p10  10        
  
                      12                    12  12      
  
                                                        
  
                                                        
  
                                                        


  
                                                                
  
      12b  r    14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14b 14br        
  
                                                                
  
                                                                
  
                                                                
  
                                                                


  
                                        
  
 12p10                                  
  
                      12b   12p10  10   
  
                                 12  12 
  
                                        
  
                                        


  
                                                         
  
                                                         
  
    (10)  12  p10       10                               
  
 (12)                 12  12p10  10                      
  
                               12  12p10    10           
  
                                                12   10  


  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       
  
                      12p10  10   12  12b    10         12p10  12b  10 
  
                           12                                 12       
  
                                                                       
  
                                                                       


  
                                                                  
  
          12p10                                    10b    12b