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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse picking pattern:
Am F
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|
G|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-------3-------3-|-------3-------3-|
G|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---4-------4-----|---4-------4-----|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Intro:
Am
Verse 1:
Am
I'll never forget the songs we used to play
F
And when I put 'em on
C
The feeling never fades out my body
G
I hope you're thinkin' of meβ
(Mmm)
Verse 2:
Am
There won't be a night, there won't be a place
F
Where you don't cross my mind
C
Where I don't see your face in somebody (Mmm)
G
I hope you're thinkin' of me (Mmm)
Pre-Chorus:
Am
People say we're fools, people say we're dumb
F
People say we're caught up in temporary love
C
We don't know what we're doin', they say we're too young
G
But they don't know a thing about us
Chorus:
Am F C
I'll wait forever, that's what we said
G Am F G
Sixteenth of September, lyin' in my bed
Am F C
I'll wait forever, it's never too late
G Am F C
Couple thousand miles is just a little space
Post-Chorus:
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
F Am G C
Couple thousand miles is just a little space, I'll wait
Drop:
|Am | |F |C |
|Am | |F |C |
|Am | |F |C |
|F |Am |G |C |
Pre-Verse:
Am
I'll wait
Verse 3:
Am
There won't be an end, can't forget the start
F
When you're far away, it's like we're not apart
C
I'd play my money
G
Just to hear you say you love me again
Pre-Chorus:
Am
People say we're fools, people say we're dumb
F
People say we're caught up in temporary love
C
We don't know what we're doin', they say we're too young
G
But they don't know a thing about us
Chorus:
Am F C
I'll wait forever, that's what we said
G Am F G
Sixteenth of September, lyin' in my bed
Am F C
I'll wait forever, it's never too late
G Am F C
Couple thousand miles is just a little space
Post-Chorus:
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
F Am G C
Couple thousand miles is just a little space, I'll wait
Drop:
|Am | |F |C |
|Am | |F |C |
|Am | |F |C |
|F |Am |G |C |
Post-Chorus:
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
Am F C
I'll wait (Mmm-mmm-mm)
F Am G C
Couple thousand miles is just a little space
Chorus:
Am F C
I'll wait forever, that's what we said
G Am F G
Sixteenth of September, lyin' in my bed
Am F C
I'll wait forever, it's never too late
G Am F C
Couple thousand miles is just a little space
I'll wait
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Last Updated: February 23, 2026