Ill Be Waiting Chords

KeyC Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays376

Ill Be Waiting by Michael Franti & Spearhead is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
 

Intro: 
G C 

verse 1: 
G 
The best things in life aren't things 
        C 
They're living and breathing 
G 
The best things in life aren't things 
        C 
They're something you can believe in 

Pre-Chorus 1: 
      G 
Well, do you believe me 
      C 
Well, do you believe me when I say 
D 
Tonight won’t last for long 
C 
And soon it will be gone 
    G                 C 
But I won’t leave you alone, no, no 
 
             G 
Whenever you call me, whenever you need me 
             Em 
Wherever you wander until you see me 
        D                C           G 
I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you 
             C 
For you, for you, for you 

verse 2: 
G 
The best things in life aren't things 
        C 
They're laughing and crying 
G 
The best things in life aren't things 
        C 
They're frightened, but they’re still fighting 

Pre-Chorus 2: 
      G 
Well, do you believe me 
      C 
Well, do you believe me (yeah) when I say 
D 
Tonight won’t last for long 
C 
And soon it will be gone 
    G                 C 
But I won’t leave you alone, no, no 

             G 
Whenever you call me, whenever you need me 
             Em 
Wherever you wander until you see me 
        D                C           G 
I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you 
             C 
For you, for you, for you 

Bridge: 
Am 
You said that you were leaving 
         C 
But it’s alright (alright), it’s alright (alright) 
Am 
You said that you were sorry 
         D 
But it’s alright (alright), yes, it’s alright (alright) 

verse 3: 
G 
The best things in life aren't things 
        C 
They're broken and bleeding 
G 
The best things in life aren't things 
        C 
They’re chosen to believe in 


                G 
So whenever you call me, whenever you need me 
             Em 
Wherever you wander until you see me 
        D                C           G 
I’ll be waiting, I’ll be waiting for you 
             C 
For you, for you, for you 

OUTRO: 
           G                             
And I say, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh,  
G 
Eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh 
C 
Eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh 
       G 
I say, it’s alright (eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh), 
G 
it’s alright (eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh, eee-ohh), 
C                                   G 
It’s alright, it’s gonna be alright now 
    	

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