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Waiting On A Friend chords by The Rolling Stones (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Cadd9
F6
F
Am7
G
C

Intro 1

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Cadd9

F6

F

Verse 1
Am7 
F 
Watching girls passing by,
G 
C 
it ain't the latest thing
G 
Cadd9 
C 
I'm just standing in a doorway
G 
I'm just trying to make
Cadd9 
C 
some sense
Am7 
F 
Out of these girls passing by,
G 
C 
the tales they tell of men
G 
Cadd9 
C 
I'm not waiting on a lady
G 
Cadd9 
C 
I'm just waiting on a friend, mmm

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Verse 2
Am7 
F 
A smile relieves a heart that grieves,
G 
C 
remember what I said
G 
Cadd9 
C 
I'm not waiting on a lady
G 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
Just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Just waiting on a

Solo 1
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
(friend)
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
(Ooh,    ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
ooh,     yeah...)
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
(Ooh,    ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
ooh,     yeah...) ooh

Verse 3
Am7 
F 
Don‘t need a whore I don't need no booze
G 
C 
Don't need a virgin priest
G 
Cadd9 
C 
But I need someone I can cry to
G 
Cadd9 
C 
I need someone to protect
Am7 
F 
Ooh, making love and breaking hearts,
G 
C 
it is a game for youth
G 
Cadd9 
C 
But I'm not waiting on a lady
G 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
Just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
Waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
I'm just waiting on a friend
F6 
Cadd9 
Just waiting on a friend
F6 
Waiting on a

Outro 1
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
(friend)
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
(Ooh,    ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
ooh,     yeah)
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
(Ooh,    ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
ooh,     yeah)
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
Cadd9 
F6 
F 
[Repeat and fade]

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Cadd9
F6
F
Am7
G
C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: C majorBPM: 117

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

Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Waiting On A Friend by The Rolling Stones, 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 suits players who want to learn Waiting On A Friend the way The Rolling Stones intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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