Adrianne Lenker – Not A Lot Just Forever Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Adrianne Lenker – Not A Lot Just Forever Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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INTRO:
F  F  F  F  F  F  F  F

VERSE:
              C     Am F
Through your eyes I see
   C                 Am
A smile you bring to me
        Dm     G
To your joy I tether

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CHORUS:
       C           Am
Not a lot, just forever
      G             F
Intertwined sewn together
          C              Am
Like the rock bears the weather
       G           F
Not a lot, just forever

VERSE:
    C            Am F
My dog barks wildly
       C           Am
To protect my infancy
        Dm    G
From my ex-believer

      C                Am
And I try to calm the wolf
      C            Am
To remind her I am both
           Dm          G
Still she tears at my sweater

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CHORUS:
       C           Am
Not a lot, just forever
      G             F
Intertwined sewn together
        C              Am
As the wren sheds her feather
       G           F
Not a lot, just forever

VERSE:
          C           Am F
And your dearest fantasy
       C             Am
Is to grow a baby in me
        Dm         G
I could be a good mother

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       C             Am
And I wanna be your wife
      C              Am
So I hold you to my knife
       Dm         G
And I steal your letter

CHORUS:
      C  F           Am
Not a lo-ot, just forever
      G             F
Intertwined sewn together
        C              Am
As the rock bears the weather
       G           F    F   F
Not a lot, just forever

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VERSE:
      C               Am  F
So I bash around the house
         C                Am
And the poison stains my mouth
     Dm       G
She comes, I let her

        C           F
And we share a paradise
       C                 Am
And I roll them once or twice
      Dm        G
Can't get much better

CHORUS:
       C           Am
Not a lot, just forever
      G             F
Intertwined sewn together
            C              Am
And as the rock bears the weather
       G           F
Not a lot, just forever

OUTRO:
      C  F           Am
Not a lo-ot, just forever
      G             F
Intertwined sewn together
            C              Am
And as the wren bares her feathers
       G   
Not a lot, 
        F   F   C   Bb  F C
just forever

How to play Not A Lot Just Forever: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Not A Lot Just Forever by Adrianne Lenker on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Not A Lot Just Forever by Adrianne Lenker is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 6 chords in all: F, C, Am, Dm, G and Bb.

Listen for Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, Am, D, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

Not A Lot Just Forever chords: questions

What key is Not A Lot Just Forever in?

Not A Lot Just Forever by Adrianne Lenker is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Not A Lot Just Forever?

Not A Lot Just Forever uses 6 chords: F, C, Am, Dm, G, Bb.

What is the chord progression of Not A Lot Just Forever?

The main progression is Am – G – F – C (vi – V – IV – I).

Is Not A Lot Just Forever easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Em, Am, D, F (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

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