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

Esus2

D#m7

So open up your morning light

C#sus4

Bsus2

And say a little prayer for I

Esus2

D#m7

You know that if we are to stay alive

C#sus4

Bsus2

Then see the peace in every eye

Interlude 1
F#sus2 
Doo doo doo doooo
doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
Doo doo doo doo doooo
F#sus2 
Doo doo doo doooo
doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
Doo doo doo doo doooo

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Verse 1

F#sus2

She had two babies

one was six months, one was three

Bsus2

In the war of '44

F#sus2

Every telephone ring

every heartbeat stinging

D#m

Bmaj7

When she thought it was God calling her

D#m

Bmaj7

Oh, would her son grow to know his father?

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

Interlude 2

F#sus2

Doo doo doo doooo

Bsus2

Doo doo doo doo doooo

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

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

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

Bridge 2

Esus2

D#m7

So open up your morning light

C#sus4

Bsus2

And say a little prayer for I

Esus2

D#m7

You know that if we are to stay alive

C#sus4

Bsus2

Then see the peace in every eye

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

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

Interlude 3
F#sus2 
Doo doo doo doooo
Doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
Doo doo doo doo doooo
F#sus2 
Doo doo doo doooo
Doo doo doo doooo
Bsus2 
Doo doo doo doo doooo

Outro 1
Esus2 
D#m7 
So open     up your morning light
C#sus4 
Bsus2 
And say       a little prayer for I
Esus2 
D#m7 
You know that if       we are to stay alive
C#sus4 
Bsus2 
Then see       the love in every eye
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.