Patiently Chords
by Rilo Kiley
Patiently by Rilo Kiley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
A thousand miles from Indiana,
G A Em A G A Em A
but I'm not moving; I'm not leaving.
D
A thousand miles from who I want to be,
G A Em A G A Em A
but I'm not dead yet. I'm still breathing,
A D
And patiently, I exist.
D
You stand out, in a crowd
G A Em A G A Em A
but I want you dead, I'm not you yet.
D
You got friends, you're great with them.
G A Em A G A Em A
But I'm not dead yet, I'm still breathing.
A
Patiently, and with certainty, I wait.
D A
Bm
It just isn't right,
Em A
the time of your life spent
Bm Em
right where you wanna be,
A
impatiently...
D
And you just talk but you don't stop
(A thousand miles from Indiana)
G A Em A G A Em A
But I'm not dead yet, I'm still breathing
A
patiently, and with certainty.
D A
Bm
It just isn't right,
Em A
the time of your life spent
Bm Em
right where you wanna be
D A
Bm Em
Providing for mouths, pursuing a family
A Em
right where she wants you to be.
A D
Resigned to these histories, we exist.
e|-----5--2--0--2-----|-----5--2--0--------|
B|--3-----------------|--3-----------2-----|
G|-----------------2--|-----------------2--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|