Chords for Gerry Rafferty - Waiting for the Day (Official Audio)

Tempo:
125.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Ab

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gerry Rafferty - Waiting for the Day (Official Audio) chords
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So I'm here, [F] .
so I'm here, so I'm here.
So .
[C] [Bb] I'm here, so I'm here .
[Ab] .
[Bb] [F] .
Well here I am, back in town .
Stazzin' night is comin' down .
[Bb] Warm wind blowin' through the trees.
I .
[Ab] watch them swing, I watch them swing.
And [Bb] lie here waitin' for the [F] day.
[F] Hey, hey, she won't come.
I [Bb] need her drink .
Stop my head, I wanna think.
I'm wishin' I could be with you.
[Ab].
But I know you're so far away.
[Bb].
And I'll be waitin' for the day.
Hey, hey .
Water of life, pour [Ab] your light down on me.
Take [Eb] me out of this darkness, sweet [Bb].
star of the sea .
Water so sweet, you [Ab] can open my eyes.
You [Eb] can bring down the rain on this [Bb] .
desert so dry.
[Eb] .
[Bb] .
[F] Out on the street, shadow fall .
Silence speaks, I hear it call .
[Bb] City of the living dead .
[Ab] Candlelight on the moon away.
[Bb] And lie here waitin' for [F] the day .
Hey, hey .
Alright .
[C] .
[F] [Cm] [C] .
[Bb] .
[Ab] .
[Bb] [Bb] [F] .
[F] [Bb].
Water of life, pour [Ab] your light down on me.
Take [Eb] me out of this darkness, sweet [Bb] .
star of the sea .
Water so sweet, you [Ab] can open my eyes.
You [Eb] can bring down the rain on this [Bb] .
desert so dry.
[Eb] Cause [Bb] .
[F] here I am, back in town .
Stazzlin' night, it's comin' down .
[Bb] Warm wind blowin' through the tree .
I [Ab] watch them swing, I watch them swing.
[Bb] Lie here waitin' for [F] the day .
Hey, hey .
Alright .
[Bb] .
[Ab] .
[Bb] .
[C] .
[N] .
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
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Learn the basic chords of Gerry Rafferty - (2011 Remaster) Waiting For The Day chords, with this master sequence: F, F, Bb, Ab, Bb, Eb and Bb. A strategic approach would be to train at 62 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 125. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
So I'm here, _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
so I'm here, _ _ _ so I'm here.
_ So _ _ .
[C] _ [Bb] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ here, so I'm here _ _ _ _ _ .
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Well here I am, _ _ _ _ back in town _ _ _ _ .
Stazzin' night is _ _ _ comin' down _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] Warm wind blowin' _ _ through _ the trees.
I _ _ .
[Ab] watch them swing, I watch them swing.
And [Bb] lie here waitin' for the [F] day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Hey, hey, she _ _ _ _ won't come.
I _ [Bb] need her drink _ _ _ .
Stop my head, _ _ _ I wanna think.
_ I'm _ _ wishin' I _ _ could be with you.
_ _ _ _ [Ab].
But I know you're so far away.
[Bb].
And I'll be waitin' for the day.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, hey _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Water _ of life, pour [Ab] your light down on me.
Take [Eb] me out of this darkness, sweet [Bb].
star of the sea _ _ _ .
Water so sweet, you [Ab] can open my eyes.
You [Eb] can bring down the rain on this [Bb] _ .
desert so _ dry.
_ [Eb] _ .
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F] Out on the street, _ _ _ _ shadow fall _ .
_ _ _ Silence speaks, _ _ _ _ I hear it call _ .
_ _ [Bb] City _ of _ _ _ the living dead _ _ .
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Candlelight on the moon away.
[Bb] And lie here waitin' for [F] the day _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Hey, hey _ _ _ _ .
Alright _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb].
Water _ of life, pour [Ab] your light down on me.
Take [Eb] me out of this darkness, sweet [Bb] _ .
star of the sea _ _ _ .
Water so sweet, you [Ab] can open my eyes.
You [Eb] can bring down the rain on this [Bb] _ .
desert so _ dry.
[Eb] Cause _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [F] here I am, _ _ _ back in town _ .
_ _ _ Stazzlin' night, _ _ _ it's comin' _ down _ .
_ [Bb] Warm wind blowin' _ _ _ _ through the tree _ .
I _ [Ab] watch them swing, I watch them swing.
[Bb] Lie here waitin' for [F] the day _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Hey, hey _ _ _ _ .
Alright _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

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This song was written by Gerry Rafferty.

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