Forever in Blue Jeans was written by Neil Diamond and Richard Bennett. It reflects the idea that simplicity and the moments of everyday joy are more valuable than material wealth. Neil Diamond often expressed a fascination with ordinary life and simple pleasures, themes that are widely discussed in this song.
Key: A
Introduction:
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Money talks, but it don't sing and dance, and it don't walk
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As long as I can have you here with me,
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I'd much rather be, forever in blue jeans
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Honey's sweet, but it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat,
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And if you pardon me, I'd like to say,
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We do okay, forever in blue jeans
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Maybe tonight,maybe tonight by the fire all alone you and I,
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Nothing around but the sound of my heart and your sighs
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Money talks, but it can't sing and dance, and it can't walk
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As long as I can have you here with me,
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I'd much rather be, forever in blue jeans, babe
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And honey's sweet, but it ain't nothin' next to baby's treat,
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And if you pardon me, I'd like to say,
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We do okay, forever in blue jeans
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A7
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Maybe tonight, maybe tonight by the fire all alone you and I,
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Nothing around but the sound of my heart and your sighs
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And money talks, but it don't sing and dance, and it don't walk