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

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Hold me closer
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
one more time
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Say that you love me
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
in your last goodbye
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Please forgive me
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
for my  sins
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Yes, I swam dirty wa          ters
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
But you pushed me in

Verse 2
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
I've seen your face
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
under eve ry  sky
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Over every border
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
and on every line
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
You know my heart
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
more than I   do
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
We were the greatest,
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
me and you

Pre-chorus 1
F F 
 
But we had time against us
Ab Ab 
 
And miles between us
Bb Bb 
 
The heavens cried
F F 
 
I know I left you speechless
Ab Ab 
 
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And I   see my future in you

Chorus 1
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be waiting for you
Bb Bb 
 
when you're ready to love me again
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
I'll put my hands up
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'll do everything different
I'll be better to you
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be waiting for you
Bb Bb 
 
when you're ready to love me again
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
I'll put my hands up
Eb Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I'll be somebody different
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be better to you

Verse 3
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Let me stay here
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
for just one more night
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Build your world around me
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And pull me to  the light
Bb Bb 
 
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
So I   can tell you
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
that I   was wrong
Bb Bb 
 
I was a child then
Ab7sus4 Ab7sus4 
 
Ab7 Ab7 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
but now   I'm willing to learn

Pre-chorus 2
F F 
 
But we had time against us
Ab Ab 
 
And miles between us
Bb Bb 
 
The heavens cried
F F 
 
I know I left you speechless
Ab Ab 
 
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue
Bb Bb 
 
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
And I   see my future in you

Chorus 2
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be waiting for you
Bb Bb 
 
when you're ready to love me again
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
I'll put my hands up
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'll do everything different
I'll be better to you
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be waiting for you
Bb Bb 
 
when you're ready to love me again
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
I'll put my hands up
Eb Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I'll be somebody different
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be better to you

Bridge 1
F F 
 
Time against us (time against us)
Bb Bb 
 
Miles between us (miles between us)
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
F F 
 
Heavens cried I know I left you speechless
F F 
 
Time against us (time against us)
Bb Bb 
 
Miles between us (miles between us)
Ab Ab 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Heavens cried I know I left you speechless
Db Db 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I know I left you speechless

Interlude 1

F

Eb

Bb

F

Eb

Bb

I'll be waiting

Chorus 3
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll I'll waiting for you
Bb Bb 
 
when you're ready to love me again
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
I'll put my hands up
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I'll do everything different
I'll be better to you
F F 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be waiting for you
Bb Bb 
 
when you're ready to love me again
Bb/D Bb/D 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
I'll put my hands up
Eb Eb 
 
Db Db 
 
I'll be somebody different
Eb Eb 
 
I'll be better to you
F F 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Ab7sus4 Ab7 Db Eb...

Chords

Bb
Ab7sus4
Ab7
Db
Eb
F
Ab
Bb/D

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

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
Ab7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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 is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Adele's performance.

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