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

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F

Verse 1
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Hold me closer
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
one more time
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Say that you love me
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
in your last goodbye
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Please forgive me
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
for my sins
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Yes, I swam dirty wa          ters
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
But you pushed me in

Verse 2
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
I've seen your face
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
under eve ry sky
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Over every border
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
and on every line
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
You know my heart
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
more than I  do
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
We were the greatest,
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
me and you

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

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

Verse 3
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Let me stay here
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
for just one more night
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Build your world around me
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
And pull me to  the light
C C 
 
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
So I  can tell you
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
that I   was wrong
C C 
 
I was a child then
Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
F F 
 
but now   I'm willing to learn

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

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

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

Interlude 1

G

F

C

G

F

C

I'll be waiting

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

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC Bb7sus4 Bb7 Eb F...

Chords

C
Bb7sus4
Bb7
Eb
F
G
Bb
C/E

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

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb7sus4: x-1-3-1-4-x
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 3

3

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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