I'll Be Waiting chords by
Adele (Official Version)

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
D D

Verse 1
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Hold me closer
C C 
 
D D 
 
one more time
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Say that you love me
C C 
 
D D 
 
in your last goodbye
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Please forgive me
C C 
 
D D 
 
for my sins
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Yes, I swam dirty wa        ters
C C 
 
D D 
 
But you pushed me in

Verse 2
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
I've seen your face
C C 
 
D D 
 
under every sky
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Over every border
C C 
 
D D 
 
and on every line
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
You know my heart
C C 
 
D D 
 
more than I  do
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
We were the greatest,
C C 
 
D D 
 
me and you

Pre-chorus 1
E E 
 
But we had time against us
G G 
 
And miles between us
A A 
 
The heavens cried
E E 
 
I know I left you speechless
G G 
 
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue
A A 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
And I  see my future in you

Chorus 1
E E 
 
D D 
 
I'll be waiting for you
A A 
 
when you're ready to love me again
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
I'll put my hands up
D D 
 
A A 
 
I'll do everything different
I'll be better to you
E E 
 
D D 
 
I'll be waiting for you
A A 
 
when you're ready to love me again
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
I'll put my hands up
D D 
 
C C 
 
I'll be somebody different
D D 
 
I'll be better to you

Verse 3
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Let me stay here
C C 
 
D D 
 
for just one more night
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
Build your world around me
C C 
 
D D 
 
And pull me to the light
A A 
 
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
So I  can tell you
C C 
 
D D 
 
that I  was wrong
A A 
 
I was a child then
G7sus4 G7sus4 
 
G7 G7 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
but now I'm willing to learn

Pre-chorus 2
E E 
 
But we had time against us
G G 
 
And miles between us
A A 
 
The heavens cried
E E 
 
I know I left you speechless
G G 
 
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue
A A 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
And I  see my future in you

Chorus 2
E E 
 
D D 
 
I'll be waiting for you
A A 
 
when you're ready to love me again
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
I'll put my hands up
D D 
 
A A 
 
I'll do everything different
I'll be better to you
E E 
 
D D 
 
I'll be waiting for you
A A 
 
when you're ready to love me again
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
I'll put my hands up
D D 
 
C C 
 
I'll be somebody different
D D 
 
I'll be better to you

Bridge 1
E E 
 
Time against us (time against us)
A A 
 
Miles between us (miles between us)
G G 
 
A A 
 
E E 
 
Heavens cried I know I left you speechless
E E 
 
Time against us (time against us)
A A 
 
Miles between us (miles between us)
G G 
 
A A 
 
Heavens cried I know I left you speechless
C C 
 
D D 
 
I know I left you speechless

Interlude 1

E

D

A

E

D

A

I'll be waiting

Chorus 3
E E 
 
D D 
 
I'll I'll waiting for you
A A 
 
when you're ready to love me again
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
I'll put my hands up
D D 
 
A A 
 
I'll do everything different
I'll be better to you
E E 
 
D D 
 
I'll be waiting for you
A A 
 
when you're ready to love me again
A/C# A/C# 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
I'll put my hands up
D D 
 
C C 
 
I'll be somebody different
D D 
 
I'll be better to you
E E 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA G7sus4 G7 C D...

Chords

A
G7sus4
G7
C
D
E
G
A/C#

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

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of I'll Be Waiting by Adele, 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 A major. It suits players who want to learn I'll Be Waiting the way Adele intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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