I Don't Want To Wait chords by Paula Cole (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Esus2
D#m7
C#sus4
Bsus2
F#sus2
D#m
C#
Bmaj7
F#
F#maj7/E#
F#/C#
Badd9
F#/A#
G#sus4
E/F#
G#m7
Aadd9
E
B
F#5
Eadd9

Intro 1

So open up your morning light

And say a little prayer for I

You know that if we are to stay alive

Then see the peace in every eye

Interlude 1
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) Doo doo doo doooo
doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
 (Bsus2) Doo doo doo doo doooo
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) Doo doo doo doooo
doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
 (Bsus2) Doo doo doo doo doooo

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Verse 1

She had two babies

one was six months, one was three

In the war of '44

Every telephone ring

every heartbeat stinging

When she thought it was God calling her

Oh, would her son grow to know his father?

Chorus 1
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
I want  (Badd9) to know right now  (F sharp/A#) 
G#sus4 
C#sus4 
what will it be?  (G sharpsus4)  (C sharpsus4) 
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
G#sus4 
Will it  (Badd9) be yes or will  (F sharp/A#) it be...  (G sharpsus4) sorry?

Interlude 2

Doo doo doo doooo

Doo doo doo doo doooo

Verse 2
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) He         showed up all wet on the rainy front step
Bsus2 
 (Bsus2) Wearing shrapnel in his skin
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) And the war he saw
lives inside him still
D#m 
C# 
Bmaj7 
It's so  (D sharp minor) hard  to be gentle  (C sharp major) and warm  (B minoraj7) 
D#m 
The years  (D sharp minor) pass by
C# 
Bmaj7 
and now  (C sharp major) he has granddaughters  (B minoraj7) 

Chorus 2
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
I want  (Badd9) to know right now  (F sharp/A#) 
G#sus4 
C#sus4 
what will it be?  (G sharpsus4)  (C sharpsus4) 
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
G#sus4 
Will it  (Badd9) be yes or will  (F sharp/A#) it be...  (G sharpsus4) 

Bridge 1
E/F# 
Ohhh,  (E/F#) so look at me from across the room
G#m7 
You're  (G sharp minor7) wearing your anguish again
Aadd9 
Believe  (Aadd9) me, I know the feeling
E 
B 
It sucks  (E major) you into the jaws of an (B major) ger
E/F# 
Ohh,  (E/F#) so breathe a little more deeply
G#m7 
All we  (G sharp minor7) have    is this very moment
Aadd9 
And  (Aadd9) I        don't wanna do what his father
E 
And his father, and  (E major) his father did
F#5 
I wanna be here now  (F sharp5) 

Bridge 2

So open up your morning light

And say a little prayer for I

You know that if we are to stay alive

Then see the peace in every eye

Chorus 3
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
I want  (Badd9) to know right now  (F sharp/A#) 
G#sus4 
C#sus4 
what will it be?  (G sharpsus4)  (C sharpsus4) 
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
G#sus4 
C#sus4 
Will it  (Badd9) be yes or will  (F sharp/A#) it be...  (G sharpsus4)  (C sharpsus4) 

Chorus 4
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
I want  (Badd9) to know right now  (F sharp/A#) 
G#sus4 
C#sus4 
what will it be?  (G sharpsus4)  (C sharpsus4) 
F# 
F#maj7/E# 
 (F sharp major) I    don't wanna wait  (F sharp minoraj7/E#) 
D#m7 
F#/C# 
for our lives  (D sharp minor7) to be over  (F sharp/C#) 
Badd9 
F#/A# 
G#sus4 
Will it  (Badd9) be yes or will  (F sharp/A#) it be...  (G sharpsus4) sorry

Interlude 3
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) Doo doo doo doooo
Doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
 (Bsus2) Doo doo doo doo doooo
F#sus2 
 (F sharpsus2) Doo doo doo doooo
Doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
 (Bsus2) Doo doo doo doo doooo

Outro 1
Esus2 
D#m7 
So  (Esus2) open     up your morning  (D sharp minor7) light
C#sus4 
Bsus2 
And  (C sharpsus4) say        a little prayer  (Bsus2) for I
Esus2 
D#m7 
You know that  (Esus2) if       we are to stay  (D sharp minor7) alive
C#sus4 
Bsus2 
Then  (C sharpsus4) see        the love in every  (Bsus2) eye
Eadd9 
Eadd9 
Eadd9 
Eadd9 
 (Eadd9)  (Eadd9)  (Eadd9)  (Eadd9) 
[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Esus2
D#m7
C#sus4
Bsus2
F#sus2
D#m
C#
Bmaj7
F#
F#maj7/E#
F#/C#
Badd9
F#/A#
G#sus4
E/F#
G#m7
Aadd9
E
B
F#5
Eadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F# majorBPM: 91

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Esus2: 0-2-4-4-0-0
D#m7: x-6-8-6-7-x
C#sus4: x-4-6-6-7-x
Bsus2: x-2-4-4-2-2
F#sus2: 2-x-x-1-2-2
D#m: x-6-8-8-7-x
C#: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bmaj7: x-2-4-3-4-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F#maj7/E#: 2-x-3-3-2-x
F#/C#: x-4-4-3-2-2
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
G#sus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
Aadd9: x-0-7-6-0-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
Eadd9: 0-2-2-1-0-2

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This is the definitive original version of I Don't Want To Wait by Paula Cole, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Paula Cole.