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Waiting for You chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: F# major•
Intro 1
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Dsus4
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Verse 1
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Say what you will,
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I will miss you my friends
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Let me move along for the road
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never ends
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Vowing to live till the end of all time
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All the way to the ends of the earth
Asus4
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Asus4
Asus4

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because I'm
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Waiting for you to say you will be
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mine
Asus4
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Many long days, many long years
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Many wrong plays, many wrong fears
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I could be tossed in the arms of the sea
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I could be caught between
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decks eternally
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Waiting for you to ask what's keeping me
Interlude 1
Dsus4
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Asus4
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Verse 2
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What would we do at the
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end of the day
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When the hours are asleep and
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the time slips away
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Dsus4
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Children are all that the earth has to show
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Children are all that the
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Asus4
Asus4

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earth wants to know
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Up here in the northland, up here in the snow
Interlude 2
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Asus4
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Up in the wilderness,
Verse 3
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land of our birth
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Land of our toil,
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land of our worth
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I could stay healthy and
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D
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wealthy and wise
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For I love the snow other snow
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birds criti cize
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D
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Tell that to a wife
A
A

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and you'll get a surprise
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Verse 4
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A
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The skies

of north america are covered in stars
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Over factories and farms,
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over hamlets and bars
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The breeze of north america

is breathless at night
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Out there in the distance some
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souls are in flight
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Some soft-hearted lovers lovers whose goals are
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in sight
Interlude 3
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A
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Here in my
Verse 5

on-again, off-again style

style
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style
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Here in my on-again, off-again smile

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smile
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Here in my off-again, on-again grin

grin
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grin
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Here in my off-again, on-again skin

skin
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skin
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Dsus4
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Waiting for you to say let us begin
Outro 1
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Asus4
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Dsus4

  • G

  • A

  • Asus4

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Waiting for You by Gordon Lightfoot is F# major.

The primary chords used in Waiting for You are F#, F#sus4, B, C#, C#sus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#, F#sus4, B, C#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Waiting for You is approximately 91 beats per minute.

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