Chords for Waiting For a Friend - Roger Daltrey (The Who)
Tempo:
133.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] If [G] I fell [A] in a lake, [D] would you dive in or would you stand there and gape?
And [G] if I drowned, would [A] you jump [D] or would you let the water burst in my lungs?
[G] Well, a stranger in [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
[E] When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] Got [G] my hopes, got [A] my doubts
[D] A gut reaction says I've got to find out who's [G] against, who [A] to trust
[D] Ooh, you never know, but I might get killed in the rush
[G] A stranger on [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[G]
[D] [A] [D]
You laugh, [A] you [D] think it's a joke, [G] [D] just [A] stand there grinning
[G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post [G] [D] when I [A] ain't winning?
[D] [A]
Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
[D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, [A] every one
[D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
[G] But it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
You're [D] standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] You laugh, [A] you think [D] it's a joke, [G]
[D] just [A] stand there grinning
[G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post when I [A] ain't winning?
[D]
[A]
Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
[D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, [A] every one
[D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
But [G] it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
[D] You're standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for the end to come
[G]
[D] Laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [E] [A] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [D]
[D] [A] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] If [G] I fell [A] in a lake, [D] would you dive in or would you stand there and gape?
And [G] if I drowned, would [A] you jump [D] or would you let the water burst in my lungs?
[G] Well, a stranger in [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
[E] When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] Got [G] my hopes, got [A] my doubts
[D] A gut reaction says I've got to find out who's [G] against, who [A] to trust
[D] Ooh, you never know, but I might get killed in the rush
[G] A stranger on [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[G]
[D] [A] [D]
You laugh, [A] you [D] think it's a joke, [G] [D] just [A] stand there grinning
[G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post [G] [D] when I [A] ain't winning?
[D] [A]
Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
[D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, [A] every one
[D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
[G] But it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
You're [D] standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] You laugh, [A] you think [D] it's a joke, [G]
[D] just [A] stand there grinning
[G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post when I [A] ain't winning?
[D]
[A]
Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
[D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, [A] every one
[D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
But [G] it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
[D] You're standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for the end to come
[G]
[D] Laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [E] [A] [F#]
[Bm] [A] [D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
E
D
A
G
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] If [G] I fell _ [A] in a lake, _ _ [D] would you dive in or would you stand there and gape?
And [G] if I drowned, would [A] you jump _ [D] or would you let the water burst in my lungs?
[G] Well, a stranger in [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
[E] When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Got [G] my hopes, got [A] my doubts
_ _ [D] A gut reaction says I've got to find out who's [G] against, who [A] to trust
_ [D] Ooh, you never know, but I might get killed in the rush
[G] A stranger on [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ You laugh, [A] you [D] think it's a joke, [G] _ [D] just [A] stand there grinning
_ [G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post _ [G] [D] when I [A] ain't winning?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
_ [D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, _ [A] every one
_ _ [D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
[G] But it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
You're [D] standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[D] You laugh, [A] you think [D] it's a joke, _ [G]
[D] just [A] stand there _ grinning
[G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post _ when I [A] ain't winning?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
_ _ [D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, _ [A] every one
_ [D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
But [G] it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
_ [D] You're standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for the end to come
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] If [G] I fell _ [A] in a lake, _ _ [D] would you dive in or would you stand there and gape?
And [G] if I drowned, would [A] you jump _ [D] or would you let the water burst in my lungs?
[G] Well, a stranger in [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
[E] When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] Got [G] my hopes, got [A] my doubts
_ _ [D] A gut reaction says I've got to find out who's [G] against, who [A] to trust
_ [D] Ooh, you never know, but I might get killed in the rush
[G] A stranger on [A] the street may [D] be the only one on [G] his knees
When [D] you're laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ You laugh, [A] you [D] think it's a joke, [G] _ [D] just [A] stand there grinning
_ [G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post _ [G] [D] when I [A] ain't winning?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
_ [D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, _ [A] every one
_ _ [D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
[G] But it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
You're [D] standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[D] You laugh, [A] you think [D] it's a joke, _ [G]
[D] just [A] stand there _ grinning
[G] Or [D] will you [A] be [D] there at the post _ when I [A] ain't winning?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, black [G] or white, good [A] or bad
_ _ [D] How many times have I done this and done that?
[G] Every life, _ [A] every one
_ [D] If I knew then I'd probably take out a gun
But [G] it's mother [A] nature's law to [D] get you coming back [G] for more
_ [D] You're standing laying by the [A] roadside waiting for the end to come
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Laying by the [A] roadside waiting for a friend to come _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _