Verse 1:
G
It?s been a long time since we got together
C
Back in Seventy-three
G
For all it?s worth I just can?t see
D
What you saw in a guy like me
G
But thanks to Motown music we got together
C
And we married in Eighty-one
G
So here we are forty years on
D
And still going strong
C G
Forty Years on, we?re still rocking
C G
Forty Years on, we?re not stopping
C G
Forty years on, we?ll keep going
D
There?s still a lot of living to do
Verse 2:
G
Through rain and shine, ups and downs
C
The Fates have smiled on us
G
We?ve sailed through life very happily
D
And never made too much fuss
G
We?ve had our kids and grandkids too
C
And a very fine bunch they are
G
We brought them up to do what?s right
D
And they surely will go far
C G
Forty Years on, we?re still rocking
C G
Forty Years on, we?re not stopping
C G
Forty years on, we?ll keep going
D
There?s still a lot of living to do
Bridge:
Em
We?ve been together every step of the way
Am
We?ve had silver, ruby and next stop gold
Em
Forty years on it?s another great day
D
There be lots more ? we?re not that old !!
Verse 3:
G
Now nobody knows what lies ahead
C
What the future has in store
G
But whatever comes we?ll be together
D
That much I know for sure
G
Nothing on earth will tear us apart
C
We?ll stick to each other like glue
G
And come what may we?ll always know
D
That our love is strong and true
C G
Forty Years on, we?re still rocking
C G
Forty Years on, we?re not stopping
C G
Forty years on, we?ll keep going
D
There?s still a lot of living to do