I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) chords by George Michael and Aretha Franklin
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Intro 1
(F major) (D minor) (F major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (Dsus4) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
Like a warrior that fights (D major)
and wins the battle (G major)
I know the taste of victory (D major)
Though I went through some nights
consumed (G major) by the shadows
I was crippled emotionally (D major)
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Verse 2
(E minor) Somehow I made it (G major) through the (B minor) heartache,
yes, I did (E minor)
(G major) Oh, I escaped (B minor) (B major) (E minor) (aha ha)
I found my way out (G major) of the (B minor) darkness
I kept my faith (G major) (I know you
did), kept my faith
Verse 3
When the river was deep (D major) ,
I didn't fal (G major) ter
When the mountain was high, (D major) I still believed (G major)
When the valley was low, (D major)
it didn't (G major) stop me, no no
I (E minor) knew you were waiting,
I (G major) (E minor) knew you (G major) were waiting for me (D major)
Uh (D minor) huh
(G major) (D major) (Dsus4) (D major)
Verse 4
With an endless desire,
I (G major) kept on searching
Sure in time our eyes would meet (D major)
And like a bridge that's on fire,
the hurt (G major) is over
One touch and you (D major) set me free
Verse 5
No, (E minor) I don't re (G major) gret a single (B minor) moment,
no, I don't (E minor)
(I know you don't) Look (G major) ing back (B minor)
(E minor) When I think of all those
(G major) disap (B minor) pointments
I just laugh (G major) (I know you
do), I just laugh
Verse 6
When the river was deep (D major) ,
I didn't fal (G major) ter
When the mountain was high, (D major) I still believed (G major)
When the valley was low, (D major)
it didn't stop (G major) me, oh
I (E minor) knew you were wait (B minor) ing,
hey, I (E minor) knew you (G major) were waiting for me
(D major) So we (G major) were drawn
Verse 7
(B minor) (G major) to (B flat major) geth (G major) (D major) er
through (F sharp major) des tiny, (B minor) ooh boy, ooh
I know (G major) this love we (B flat major) (G major) share (D major)
was (G major) meant to be, (C major) oh
(E minor) (Knew you were (B minor) wait (G major) ing) Oo (E minor) h,
yeah
(Knew you were (B minor) waiting) I knew
(E minor) you were waiting
(Knew you (G major) were waiting for (D major) me)
Verse 8
(G major) (I didn't falter) I didn't falter, (D major) no
(I still (G major) believed) When
the valley was low (D major)
(It didn't stop (G major) me) Nothing can stop me,
no (E minor)
(Knew you were waiting) No, I
(Knew you (G major) were waiting for
(B minor) (D major) me)
(I didn't (G major) falter) When
the mountain (D major) was high
(I still believed) Oh, (G major)
when the valley was low (D major)
(It didn't stop (G major) me) No,
it didn't stop me, no
(E minor) (Knew you were (B minor) waiting) stop
(E minor) me
(Knew you (G major) were waiting for me)
(I didn't (D major) falter (G major) ) Oh, oh yeah (D major)
(I still believed) Oh, (G major)
I still believed (D major)
(It didn't stop me) Do you (G major) know
it couldn't stop me now? No
(E minor) (Knew you were waiting)
Someday (B minor) (someway), some
(E minor) (G major) place (somehow)
For (D major) me
(I didn't falter (G major) ) When
the valley was low (D major)
(I still believed) I (G major) still believe (I be (D major) lieved,
I believed)
(It didn't stop (G major) me) Yeah, it
couldn't stop me
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