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 strongC 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 doVerse 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 farC 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 doBridge:
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 trueC 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