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Ive Been Waiting Chords by Matthew Sweet

Ive Been Waiting chords by Matthew Sweet

Guitar chords with lyrics

"I've Been Waiting" (Version 1)

Chords by: Phil Saunders (phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu)
Tab by:  Chris Bray (cbray@comp.uark.edu)

Intro:  D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A   (x 4)


D        G       A
When you ...
D        G       A
You are not ...
D        G       A
Did I know ...
D        G       A

  G      D/F#      Em
I didn't think ...
        A           D
Perfect in ...
    G    D/F# Em       Em  A
But I've been ...
A              D    G
And I want to ...
G    D/F# Em       Em  A
I've been ...
A
And I want ...


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A   (x 2)


D          G       A
The secret ...
D    G      A
That ...
D      G       A
Gentle in ...
D       G       A
You can wear ...


  G      D/F#      Em
I didn't think ...
        A           D
Perfect in ...
    G    D/F# Em       Em  A
But I've been ...
A              D    G
And I want ...
G    D/F# Em       Em  A
I've been ...
A              D    G
And I want ...
G    D/F# Em       Em  A
I've been ...
A
And I ...


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A   (x 2)


{Solo}:

(1:44)
e----------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G---------7--9--7--9--7-----7-----9\11--9--7--------7--
D---7h9------------------9----------------------9------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------


(1:50)
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G---7--9\11---9---7---9---7--------------------------
D------------------------------9---7-----------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------


(1:54)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------7---9\11b---11--9--7----(7)h9--7--9--7-----------------------
D--(7)h9--------------------------------------------9---7---------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------


(2:02)
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------7---9\11b---11--9--7----(7)h9--7----------
D--(7)h9-------------------------------------9---7---
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

(2:07) --->  (2:16)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------



D        G       A
When you ..
D        G       A
You are not ...
D        G       A
Did I ...
D        G       A


You know
  G      D/F#      Em
I didn't think I'd ...
        A           D
Perfect in so ...
    G    D/F# Em       Em  A
But I've been ...
A              D    G
And I ...
G    D/F# Em       Em  A
I've been ..
A              D    G
And I want ...
G    D/F# Em       Em  A
I've been ...
A              D    G
And I want to ...
G    D/F# Em       Em  A
I've been ...
A              D    G
And I want ...


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A   (x 2)


D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been ...
D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been ...
D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been ...
D Dsus4 D Dsus9 G A Asus4 A
I've been ....




{Outro riff}:

e---------------------
B---------------------
G---------7--9--7--9--
D----7h9--------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
                   ^ hold note



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"I've Been Waiting" (Version 2)

transciption by Rob Ballantyne (z951535@corn.cso.niu.edu)

Introduction:

Dsus2		A7sus4		Dsus2		A7sus4


Verses:

Dsus2		  A7sus4	Dsus2      A7sus4
  When you  said  to  me,        "...
 The secret   on  your ........

Dsus2		  A7sus4	Dsus2		 A7sus4
  did  I    know  it then      'cause I ....

Pre-chorus and Chorus:

G	  G/F#	      Em            Em7           A              Dsus2
I didn't  think  I'd  find    you   ..

-	G     G/F#     Em         Em7      A
    But I've  been wait  -  ing,  (wait ...

Dsus2     G          G/F#            Em           Em7       A
(have     you.  )   I've   been  wait  ...

1.                     Dsus2		A7sus4		Dsus2		A7sus4
___)  and I want  to.

2, 3.
                       Dsus2    G          G/F#           Em      Em7    A
__)  and  I want  to   (have    you.  )   I'v....

			Dsus2		A7sus4		Dsus2		A7sus4
__)  and I  want  to.  (to coda)


Instrumental Solo:

G	G/F#	Em	Em7	A		Dsus2		G   G/F#

Em	Em7	Em7/A		D		G*

1.	D/F#

2, 3.	D/F#	Dsus2	G*	Dsus2	G*	G/F#	Em   Em7   A




Coda:

			  Dsus2		G		D/F#
___)  and I  want  to      (have         you....

Em	    Em7		  A
-   ing,    (wait    -    ing....


Outroduction:

Dsus2		A7sus4			Dsus2		A7sus4
							   I've been ....

Dsus2		   A7sus4......		G	D/F#	Em
-  ing,   (....



Tablature:

Intro and 3rd Verse:

  Dsus2                   A7sus4
e----------0--------------------------0--2--0----
b-------3--------3-----------------3-----------3-
g----2-----------------2--------0----------------
d-0-----------------0--------2-------------------
a-------------------------0----------------------
E------------------------------------------------

  Dsus2                   A7sus4
e-------3--2--0-----0--------------0-------------
b----------------3-----3--------3-----3----------
g----2-----------------------0--------------0----
d-0-----------------------2--------------2-------
a------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

First Verse (play four times):

  Dsus2                    A7sus4
e----------0---------------------------0------------
b-------3---------3-----------------3-----3---------
g----2------------------2--------0--------------0---
d-0------------------0--------2--------------2------
a--------------------------0------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Pre-chours:

  G	   G/F#        Em              Em7
e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------
d-------0-----------0------------2------0--2-----0--
a----2-----------0------------2-----2---------2-----
E-3--------2-----------0----------------------------

  A                       Dsus2            G    G/F#
e----------------------0---------------0---------------
b-------------0--2--3---------------3------------------
g---------2----------------------2------------0--------
d-----2-------------------0-------------------------0--
a-0----------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------3-----2-----

Chorus:

   Em      Em7       A
e-----------------------------------------------0-------
b-----------------------------------0---2---3-------3---
g------------------------------2------------------------
d------2---0--2-----------2-----------------------------
a----------------2---0----------------------------------
E--0----------------------------------------------------

  Dsus2			   G        G/F#
e-------------0------------3----------------------------
b---------3---------3------3----------------------------
g-----2----------------2---0--------0------------0------
d-0------------------------0-----0------------0---------
a------------------------------------------0------------
E-----------------------------3---------2---------------

   Em		Em7	       A
e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------
d--------2-----0----2-----------------------------------
a-----------------------2------0------------------------
E--0----------------------------------------------------


Second Verse:

Play the first pair of Dsus2 and A7sus4 from the introduction, then play the
first verse.

Second and Third Chorus:

Play the first and second lines of the chorus (Em, Em7, A; Dsus2, G, G/F#).
End with:

    Em          Em7               A
e-------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------
d---------2-----0----2----------------------------------
a--------------------------2------0---------------------
E---0---------------------------------------------------

Note:  I believe that G* is (xx000x) but it is unspecified here.


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