Wait (acoustic) Chords
Wait (acoustic) by The Dear Hunter is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords Em, F, Am, C, B7, G, Cm, C7 and Bm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em F
I lost my faith when I was young
Am Em
I clenched my fist to bite my tongue
Em F
I leave awake from all the things that I had done
Am Em
Cause there wouldn't be a thing when I moved on
C
Then I said wait
B7 Em
Are our bodies really piles of dirt?
G
And is the soul just a metaphor?
C B7
I keep my eyes from looking too far up
G Em
I fear that there is a heaven above
Cm - C7
Am - Bm7
Em F
I stood in lines to bow my head
Am
I'd fold my hands and speak in tongues
Em
To whisper worries to the dead
Em F
But I could tell no apparition heard a single word I said
Am Em
But I'd still call my voice in to the air
C
Then I said wait
B7 Em
Is my body really part of the earth
G C
And is there blood running through my veins?
B7
I'll know when I turn to dust
G Em
But I fear the answer isn't enough
C B7 Em
So, will I ever know heaven or hell?
G
Or is eternity something worse?
C B7
I keep my eyes from looking too far up
G Em
I fear that there is a heaven above (heaven above, heaven above)
Cm - C7
Am - Bm7
Cm C7
I want to give it up
Cm C7
I want to give it up
Cm C7
I want to give it up
Am B7
But I just need it too much
C
Wait
B7 Em
Is my body really part of the earth
G C
And is there blood running through my veins?
B7
I'll know when I turn to dust
G Em
But I fear the answer isn't enough
C B7 Em
So, will I ever know heaven or hell?
G
Or is eternity something worse?
C B7
I keep my eyes from looking too far up
G Em
I fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
A fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
A fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
A fear that there is a heaven above
G Em
I hope there's not a heaven above