Waiting For An Invitation Chords
by Benji Hughes
Waiting For An Invitation by Benji Hughes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm, Em, A and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D Bm
Lady so black
Em A
Like a million cemetery lawns
D Bm
I don't even try anymore
Em A
Keeping up with the headstones
D Bm Em
Maybe I've been waiting too long, too long
A A7 Bm
For somebody to throw my kinda party
Em A
And I know, I'm too old
D Bm
Stadiums cry
Em A
Go on wait until your band gets back together
D Bm Em
A
Don't you think it's probably time you sit and write your fans an apology letter
D Bm Em
Maybe you've been waiting too long, too long
A A7 Bm
For somebody to throw your kinda party
Em A Bm
And you're old, you're too old
Em D A
If you're waiting for an invitation
A7 Bm
You're gonna wait a long time
Em D A Bm
Wait a long time, wait a long time
Em D A
If you're looking for an invitation
A7 Bm Em
It's never gonna come, it's never gonna come
D A
You're never gonna get one
D Bm Em A
Lovers they try, they try to whip the stars into compliance
D Bm
Careful, don't you pull too hard
Em A
Don't want to knock the planets out of alignment
D Bm Em
Maybe you've been waiting too long, too long
A A7 Bm
For somebody to show to the party
Em A Bm
And you're old, you're too old
Em D A
If you're waiting for an invitation
A7 Bm
You're gonna wait a long time
Em D A Bm
Wait a long time, wait a long time
Em D A
If you're looking for an invitation
A7 Bm Em
It's never gonna come, it's never gonna come
D A Bm
You're never gonna get one
Em D A
If you're waiting for an invitation
A7 Bm
You're gonna wait a long time
A7 Bm Em D
Wait a long time, wait a long time, wait a long time, you're gonna wait a long time,
wait a long time, wait a long time,... (fade)