I Dont Want To Wait
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste:
4th traste
[Intro]
C9 G/B
So open up your morning light
Am7 G
And say a little prayer for I
C9 G/B
You know that if we are to stay alive
Am7 G
Then see the peace in every eye
[Refrain]
D
Doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
G G
Doo doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
G G
Doo doo doo doo doooo
[Verse 1]
D D
She had two babies, one was six months, one was three
G G
In the war of '44
D D
Every telephone ring, every heartbeat stinging
Bm7 F#m7 G
When she thought it was God calling her
Bm7 F#m7 G G
Oh, would her son grow to know his father?
[Chorus]
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
I want to know right now, what will it be?
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
Will it be yes or will it be... sorry?
[Refrain]
D
Doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
G G
Doo doo doo doo doooo
[Verse 2]
D D
He showed up all wet on the rainy front step
G G
Wearing shrapnel in his skin
D D
And the war he saw lives inside him still
Bm7 F#m7 G
It's so hard to be gentle and warm
Bm7 F#m7 G G
The years pass by and now he has granddaughters
[Chorus]
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
I want to know right now, what will it be?
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
Will it be yes or will it be... sorry?
[Bridge]
C9
Ohhh, so look at me from across the room
G
You're wearing your anguish again
C9
Believe me, I know the feeling
G D
It sucks you into the jaws of anger
C9
Ohh, so breathe a little more deeply
G
All we have is this very moment
C9
And I don't wanna do what his father
G
And his father, and his father did
D
I wanna be here now
[Coda]
C G/B
So open up your morning light
Am7 G
And say a little prayer for I
C G/B
You know that if we are to stay alive
Am7 G
Then see the peace in every eye
[Chorus]
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
I want to know right now, what will it be?
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
Will it be yes or will it be... sorry?
[Chorus]
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
I want to know right now, what will it be?
D D/C# Bm7 A6
I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
G G/F Em7
Will it be yes or will it be... sorry?
[Refrain]
D
Doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
G G
Doo doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
D
Doo doo doo doooo
G G
Doo doo doo doo doooo
[Outro]
C G/B
So open up your morning light
Am7 G
And say a little prayer for I
C G/B
You know that if we are to stay alive
Am7 G
Then see the peace in every eye
How to play I Dont Want To Wait
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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.