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Right Here Waiting chords by Richard Marx (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Dm11
C/E
F
C
G
Am
Gsus4
Amadd9
Csus2
Fsus2
G7sus4
Fadd9
G9sus4
F/A
G/B

Intro 1

Dm11

C/E

Dm11

C/E

F

C

G

Am

F

Gsus4

C

G

Am

F

G

Amadd9

Amadd9

Verse 1

Csus2

Fsus2

Dm11

Oceans apart day after day

Gsus4

G

Csus2

And I slowly go insane

Fsus2

Dm11

I hear your voice on the line

G

But it doesn't stop the pain

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Pre-chorus 1

Amadd9

Dm11

If I see you next to never

Amadd9

Dm11

G7sus4

How can we say forever

Chorus 1
C 
G 
Wherever you go
Am 
Whatever you do
F 
Gsus4 
I will be right here waiting for      you
C 
G 
Whatever it takes
Am 
Or how my heart breaks
F 
G7sus4 
Amadd9 
I will be right here waiting for you

Verse 2

Csus2

Fsus2

Dm11

I took for granted, all the times

Gsus4

G

Csus2

That I thought would last somehow

Fsus2

Dm11

I hear the laughter, I taste the tears

G

But I can't get near you now

Pre-chorus 2

Amadd9

Dm11

Oh, can't you see it baby

Amadd9

Dm11

G7sus4

You've got me going crazy

Chorus 2
C 
G 
Wherever you go
Am 
Whatever you do
F 
Gsus4 
I will be right here waiting for      you
C 
G 
Whatever it takes
Am 
Or how my heart breaks
F 
G7sus4 
I will be right here waiting for you

Bridge 1

Dm11

C/E

Fadd9

I wonder how we can survive

This romance

Dm11

C/E

Fadd9

But in the end if I'm with you

G9sus4

F/A

G/B

I'll take the chance

Solo 1

Csus2

G

Am

F

Gsus4

C

G

Am

F

G7sus4

Pre-chorus 3

Amadd9

Dm11

Oh, can't you see it baby

Amadd9

Dm11

G7sus4

You've got me going crazy

Chorus 3
C 
G 
Wherever you go
Am 
Whatever you do
F 
Gsus4 
I will be right here waiting for      you
C 
G 
Whatever it takes
Am 
Or how my heart breaks
F 
G7sus4 
I will be right here waiting for you

Outro 1

C

G

Am

F

Gsus4

Waiting for you

C

G

Am

F

G7sus4

C

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0

Dm11
C/E
F
C
G
Am
Gsus4
Amadd9
Csus2
Fsus2
G7sus4
Fadd9
G9sus4
F/A
G/B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: C majorBPM: 89

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

Dm11: x-x-0-5-6-3
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Amadd9: x-0-7-5-0-0
Csus2: x-3-0-0-1-x
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
G7sus4: 3-x-0-0-1-1
Fadd9: x-x-3-2-1-3
G9sus4: 3-x-3-2-1-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx, 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 C major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Richard Marx's performance.

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