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(Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? original guitar chords by
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Key: C minor•
Intro 1
Cm
Cm
3

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Abmaj7#11
Abmaj7#11
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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Abmaj7#11
Abmaj7#11
3

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Verse 1
Cm
Cm
3

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I felt you coming girl,
Eb
Eb
6

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as you drew near
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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I knew you'd find me, 'cause I
Eb
Eb
6

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longed you here
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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Are you my destiny?
Eb
Eb
6

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Is this how you'll appear?
Db
Db
4

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Wrapped in a coat with the tears in your eyes?
Bb
Bb

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Well take that coat babe,

and throw it on the floor
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dbadd9
Dbadd9
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Verse 2
Cm
Cm
3

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As you've been moving
Eb
Eb
6

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surely toward me
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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My soul has comforted
Eb
Eb
6

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and assured me
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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That in time my heart
Eb
Eb
6

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it will reward me
Db
Db
4

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And that all will be revealed
Bb
Bb

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So I've sat and I've watched an ice-age thaw
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dbadd9
Dbadd9
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Verse 3
Cm
Cm
3

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Out of sorrow, entire worlds
Eb
Eb
6

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have been built
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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Out of longing great wonders
Eb
Eb
6

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have been willed
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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They're only little tears,
Eb
Eb
6

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darling, let them spill
Db
Db
4

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And lay your head upon my shoulder
Bb
Bb

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Outside my window

the world has gone to war
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dbadd9
Dbadd9
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Bridge 1
Bb
Bb

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Oh we will know, won't we?
Ab
Ab
4

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Bb
Bb

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Cm
Cm
3

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The stars will explode in the sky
Bb
Bb

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But they don't, do they?
Ab
Ab
4

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Bb
Bb

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Cm
Cm
3

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Stars have their moment and then they die
Verse 4
Cm
Cm
3

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There's a man who spoke wonders,
Eb
Eb
6

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though I've never met him
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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He said, "He who seeks finds
Eb
Eb
6

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and who knocks will be let in"
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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I think of you in motion
Eb
Eb
6

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and just how close you are getting
Db
Db
4

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And how every little thing anticipates you
Bb
Bb

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All down my veins my heart-strings call
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dbadd9
Dbadd9
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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Are you the one I've been waiting for?
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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Dbadd9
Dbadd9
3

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Ab
Ab
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Cm

    3

  • Abmaj7#11

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Abadd9

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Bb

  • Fm

  • Dbadd9

    3

  • Ab

    4

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is C minor.

The primary chords used in (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? are Cm, Ab, Eb, Db, Bb, Fm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cm, Ab, Eb, Db, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For? is approximately 70 beats per minute.

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