Waitress Chords

by Boy
KeyAm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays504

Waitress by Boy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, G, Em, F and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
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16
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Am        C                  
They walk in and sit down, 
G          Em 
With their mood of the day. 
Am        C 
They read books over tea, 
G         Em                  Am 
They give tips when they pay.  
C                 G          
Butter and bread, diet Coke and cake, 
C                G 
She takes notes, she makes no mistakes. 

F                       Em 
Well daylight is fadin' 
Am 
While traders are tradin' 
F 
While the jukebox is playin' 
G 
The lovers are datin', 
G               C 
The waitress is waitin'... 

C               G 
For a thing to explode, 
G 
For a light to go on, 
F                Dm 
For some sign to show 
Dm                  C 
Her time has yet to come. 
C                  G 
She's countin' the days 
G               F 
Until real life arrives. 
F               Dm 
She's countin': two three four five 

Am        C 
And every minute feels 
G             Em 
Just like the one before 
Am           C 
No surprise, no twist 
G         Em 
She wants so much more 

F                       Em 
Well daylight is fadin' 
Am 
While traders are tradin' 
F 
While the jukebox is playin' 
G 
The lovers are datin', 
G               F 
The waitress is waitin'... 

F F Em Am 
F F G Em 

C              G 
For a thing to explode, 
G 
For a light to go on, 
F 
For some sign to show 
Dm 
Her best has yet to come. 
C                  G 
She's countin' the days 
G               F 
Until real life arrives. 
F               Dm 
She's countin': two three four five 

C build up over bridge  

C                    G 
When will that thing explode 
G                    F 
When will that light go on 
F              Dm 
Just to assure her she's not wrong. 
C                  G 
She's countin' the days 
G               F 
Until real life arrives. 
F               Dm 
She's countin', from nine to five 
F               Dm                   C 
She's countin': two three four five. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante