Chords of: You're Gonna Live Forever in Me by: John Mayer. (Em6, G, D, A) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“You're Gonna Live Forever in Me” by John Mayer is in D Major and runs at about 68 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em6, G, D, A.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Am7b5 → Em → A → C → G → Am → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 2 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:38 | 20% |
| D | 0:27 | 14% |
| Em | 0:24 | 13% |
| C | 0:23 | 12% |
| A | 0:22 | 12% |
| Am | 0:19 | 10% |
| D7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Am7b5 | 0:08 | 4% |
G – Em – C – G – Am7b5 – Em – A – C – Am – Cmaj7 – G – Am – C6 – D – G – Em – C – G – Am7b5 – Em – A – C – Am – Cmaj7 – G – Em – Am – D – G – Em – C – G – Cm6 – Em7 – Em – A – C – Cmaj7 – G – Em – Am – D – G – Bm – G7 – C – G – Am7b5 – …
