Hackensack
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
1st traste
[Intro]
Am C F C E
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------2---------------------------|
D|2-0-2---2---0-2-2---------3-2-----|
A|----------3---------3-2-3-----3---|
E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Am C
I used to know you when you were young
F C E
You were in all my dreams
Am C
We sat together in period one
F C E
Fridays at 8:15
Am C
Now I see your face in the strangest places
F C E
Movies and magazines
Am C
I saw you talking to Christopher Walken
F C
On my TV screen
[Chorus]
F C F
But I will wait for you
Em E
As long as I need to
Am C
And if you ever get back to Hackensack
F C
I'll be here for you
[Verse 2]
Am C
I used to work in a record store
F C E
Now I work for my dad
Am C
Scraping the paint off the hardware floors
F C E
The hours are pretty bad
Am C
Sometimes I wonder where you are
F C E
Probably in L.A.
Am C F C
That seems to be where everybody else ends up these days
[Chorus]
F C F
And I will wait for you
Em E
As long as I need to
Am C
And if you ever get back to Hackensack
F C
I'll be here for you
[Bridge]
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0--------|
G|-----5--------5-------------------|
D|--2--------2---------0------------|
A|3--------3---------2--------------|
E|----------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F C F
And I will wait for you
Em E
As long as I need to
Am C
If you ever get back to Hackensack
F C
I'll be here for you
Am C
If you ever get back to Hackensack
F C
I'll be here for you
How to play Hackensack
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.