Romeo's Waiting
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Intro F G Am F
G Am F
[Verso 1]G Am
Cocaine and innocence
C E D
And Romeo's waiting
G Am
Candies and sugar daddies
C F G
They never stop wasting your time
Am
Time to dance to the top
C E D
With champagne indifference
G Am
And I sit salivating
C
If I could touch you there
F
Would you be liberated? ah yeah
[Refrão]G D
I don't want to be
B C
Another enemy
G D B
Even though you make me bleed
C
Like a Kennedy
G D B C
Not when my body's so exciting
Am C
Sometimes you make me
E D
So frustrated
Am C E D
How come it's me I end up hating?
G
Romeo's waiting
Am F
Romeo's waiting
G
Romeo's waiting
Am F
Romeo's waiting
And he don't want to lose tonight
[Verso 2]G Am
Blood on the dance floor
C E D
And Romeo's fainting
G Am C
Showing pink and leather tonight
F
She's dancing with fear in her eyes
G Am
Zero's no hero
C
But in his mind
E D G
He's Lancelot the Knight
Am
And if his lady calls
C F
It'll be so good cos she'll be liberated
[Refrão]G D
I don't want to be
B C
Another enemy
G D B
Even though you make me bleed
C
Like a Kennedy
G D B C
Not when my body's so exciting
Am C
Sometimes you make me
E D
So frustrated
Am C E D
How come it's me I end up hating?
G
Romeo's waiting
Am F
Romeo's waiting
Bb C
Romeo's waiting
[Ponte]G Bb C
And he don't want to lose tonight
G
Well the senses overload
Bb C
To an L.A. strobe
G
Yeah, now you got him sweating he's the
Bb C
Rebel that you know
G
Said I love that thing
Bb C
God, I love ya heave-ho
G
Now you got him sweating he's the rebel that you know
G
The rebel that you know the rebel that you know
The rebel that you know
Interludio
Am C
Sometimes you make me
E D
So frustrated
Am C E D
How come it's me I end up hating? Romeo's waiting
[Refrão]G
I don't want to be
B C
Another enemy
G D B
Even though you make me bleed
C
Like a Kennedy
G D B C Am C
Not when my body's so exciting
E D
Romeo's waiting
G
I don't want to be
B C
Another enemy
G D B
Even though you make me bleed
C
Like a Kennedy
G D B C Am C
Not when my body's so exciting
E D Am C
Romeo's waiting
E D E D E D
Romeo's waiting
G
Romeo's waiting
How to play Romeo's Waiting
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. 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.