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

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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab

Verse 1
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Hold me closer
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
one more time
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Say that you love me
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
in your last goodbye
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Please forgive me
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
for my  sins
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Yes, I swam dirty wa          ters
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
But you pushed me in

Verse 2
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
I've seen your face
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
under eve ry  sky
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Over every border
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
and on every line
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
You know my heart
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
more than I   do
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
We were the greatest,
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
me and you

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

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

Verse 3
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Let me stay here
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
for just one more night
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Build your world around me
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
And pull me to  the light
Eb Eb 
 
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
So I   can tell you
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
that I   was wrong
Eb Eb 
 
I was a child then
Db7sus4 Db7sus4 
 
Db7 Db7 
 
Gb Gb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
but now   I'm willing to learn

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

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

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

Interlude 1

Bb

Ab

Eb

Bb

Ab

Eb

I'll be waiting

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

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEb Db7sus4 Db7 Gb Ab...

Chords

Eb
Db7sus4
Db7
Gb
Ab
Bb
Db
Eb/G

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

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Db7sus4: x-4-6-4-7-x
Db7: x-4-6-4-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 6

6

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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