Chords of: Gold Forever (For Tom) by: The Wanted. (F, C, G, Em) 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.
“Gold Forever (For Tom)” by The Wanted is in C Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, G, Em.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → C → F → C → F → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 2 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:10 | 27% |
| G | 0:52 | 20% |
| F | 0:42 | 16% |
| Em | 0:25 | 10% |
| F6 | 0:21 | 8% |
| Am | 0:19 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 3% |
C – G – Am – Cmaj7 – F – C – G – Em – Am – C – F – C – G – Em – Am – C – F – C – G – G6 – Am – C – F – C – G – Em7 – C/E – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am – F6 – C – G – Em – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am – F6 – C – G – Em – F – C – G – Am – F6 – …
