Waterloo Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays555

Waterloo by Amanda Seyfried is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, D, G, F, Am, D7 and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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16
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Intro: C  

                D           G      F      G 
My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender 
         C       D              G   F      G              Am 
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way 
                                       D7                 G    G7 
 The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself 
 C                              F 
Waterloo   I was defeated, you won the war 
 G                                C             G 
Waterloo   promise to love you forever more 
 C                               F 
Waterloo.  Couldn't escape if I wanted to 
 G                                C 
Waterloo.  knowing my fate is to be with you 
                     G                            C 
Wow, wow, wow, wow, Waterloo  finally facing my Waterloo 
       C      D                G        F          G 
2. My my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger 
        C         D               G    F       G             a 
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only hope is giving up the fight 
                                    D7                     G  - G7 
And how could I ever refuse, I feel like I win when I lose 
C                              F 
Waterloo   I was defeated, you won the war 
 G                                C             G 
Waterloo   promise to love you forever more 
 C                               F 
Waterloo.  Couldn't escape if I wanted to 
 G                                C 
Waterloo.  knowing my fate is to be with you 
         Am                         D7                     G    G7 
And how could I ever refuse, I feel like I win when I lose 
 C                              F 
Waterloo   I was defeated, you won the war 
 G                                C             G 
Waterloo   promise to love you forever more 
 C                               F 
Waterloo.  Couldn't escape if I wanted to 
 G                                C 
Waterloo.  knowing my fate is to be with you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante