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Waiting On An Angel by Ben Harper
Waiting On An Angel
Tuning: EADGBE
acoustic (if u couldnt tell)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1-------1-1-----1-1-----1-1--------------|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0-------------------3-------2-------0------------------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------3----------|
e|-----------------------------------¦-------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--¦----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0-------|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----¦----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-------|
D|-----------------------------------¦-------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------¦--3-------2-------0------------------|
E|--------------------------3--------¦------------------------3------------|
waiting on an angel
one to carry me home hope you come and see me soon
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3----------------------------------|
casue i
dont wanna go alone i dont wanna go alone
(repeat verse with different lyrics):
now angel wont you come by me
angel hear my plea
Take my hand, lift me up
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
so that
i can fly with the so that i can fly with the
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
and im
waiting on an angle and i know it wont be long
to find myself a resting place in my angles arms
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
in my angels arms
back to verse:
So speak kind to a stranger
Cause you never know
It just might be an angel come
Nocking at your door
Nocking at your door
chorus (same lyrics)
First verse again
outro: chorus riff repeating line
i dont want to go alone
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version 2
Tuning:EADGBe
Timing 3/4
intro
C Am G
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
B||-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1----|
G||-----0--0-------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0------|
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A||--3-------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|---------------|
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|--3------------|
C Am G
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
B|-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|---------------||
G|-----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|---------------||
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
A|--3--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|---------------||
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--3------------||
verse (riff 1):
C Am G
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
B||-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1---||
G|*-----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-----*| repeat x2
D|*-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------*|
A||--3--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--------------||
E||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--3-----------||
waiting on an angel.......
riff 2:
F G Am
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----1--1p0------|-----0--0h1-----|-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|
G||----2--2p0------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2-------|-----2--2-------|
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||----------------|----------------|--0-------------|----------------|
E||-1--------------|--3-------------|----------------|--0-------------|
cause i dont want to walk a -lo - one
F G
e|-----------------|----------------||
B|-----1--1--------|-----0--0h1-----||
G|-----2--2--------|-----0--0-------||
D|-----------------|----------------||
A|-----------------|----------------||
E|--1--------------|--3-------------||
i dont want to walk
riff 1:
C Am G
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
B||-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1---||
G|*-----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-----*|
D|*-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------*|
A||--3--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--------------||
E||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--3-----------||
alone
verse 2:
riff 1
C Am G
e||---------------|--------------|----------------|--------------||
B||---1--1--------|-----1--1-----|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1---||
G|*---0--0--------|-----0--0-----|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-----*|repeat x2
D|*---------------|--------------|----------------|--------------*|
A||3--------------|--2-----------|--0-------------|--------------||
E||---------------|--------------|----------------|--3-----------||
riff 2
F G Am
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----1--1p0------|-----0--0h1-----|-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|
G||----2--2p0------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2-------|-----2--2-------|
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||----------------|----------------|--0-------------|----------------|
E||-1--------------|--3-------------|----------------|--0-------------|
F G
e|-----------------|----------------||
B|-----1--1--------|-----0--0h1-----||
G|-----2--2--------|-----0--0-------||
D|-----------------|----------------||
A|-----------------|----------------||
E|--1--------------|--3-------------||
Riff 3:
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1-----|
G|*----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||-3--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E||----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3-------------|
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
B|-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1----||
G|-----2--2--------|-----2--2-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0------*|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------*|
A|--0--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
E|-----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3------------||
riff 4:
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
B||-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1----||
G||-----0--0-------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0------||
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
A||--3-------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
E||----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3------------||
riff 1:
C Am G
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
B||-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1---||
G|*-----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-----*|
D|*-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------*|
A||--3--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--------------||
E||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--3-----------||
verse 3
riff 1
C Am G
e||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
B||-----1--1------|-----1--1-----|-----1--1p0---|-----0--0h1---||
G|*-----0--0------|-----0--0-----|-----2--2p0---|-----0--0-----*| repeat x2
D|*---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
A||--3------------|--2-----------|--0-----------|--------------||
E||---------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------||
riff 2
F G Am
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----1--1p0------|-----0--0h1-----|-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|
G||----2--2p0------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2-------|-----2--2-------|
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||----------------|----------------|--0-------------|----------------|
E||-1--------------|--3-------------|----------------|--0-------------|
F G
e|-----------------|----------------||
B|-----1--1--------|-----0--0h1-----||
G|-----2--2--------|-----0--0-------||
D|-----------------|----------------||
A|-----------------|----------------||
E|--1--------------|--3-------------||
Riff 3:
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1-----|
G|*----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-------|
D|*----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A||-3--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E||----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3-------------|
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
B|-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1----||
G|-----2--2--------|-----2--2-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0------*|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------*|
A|--0--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
E|-----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3------------||
riff 4:
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
B||-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1----||
G||-----0--0-------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0------||
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
A||--3-------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
E||----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3------------||
riff 1:
C Am G
e||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------||
B||-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1---||
G|*-----0--0--------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-----*|
D|*-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------*|
A||--3--------------|--2-------------|--0-------------|--------------||
E||-----------------|----------------|----------------|--3-----------||
riff 1
C Am G
e||---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
B||-----1--1------|-----1--1-----|-----1--1p0---|-----0--0h1---||
G|*-----0--0------|-----0--0-----|-----2--2p0---|-----0--0-----*| repeat x2
D|*---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------*|
A||--3------------|--2-----------|--0-----------|--------------||
E||---------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------||
e|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----1--1p0------|-----0--0h1-----|
G|-----2--2p0------|-----0--0-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|
E|--1--------------|--3-------------|
riff 4:
e||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
B||-----1--1-------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1----||
G||-----0--0-------|-----0--0-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0------||
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
A||--3-------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
E||----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3------------||
outro:
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----1--1--------|-----1--1-------|-----1--1p0-----|-----0--0h1-----|
G|-----2--2--------|-----2--2-------|-----2--2p0-----|-----0--0-------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--0--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|--0-------------|--1-------------|--3-------------|
C^
e|----------3------||
B|------1---1------||
G|------0----------||
D|----2------------||
A|--3-----3--------||
E|-----------------||
| ^ arpegio
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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version 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1-------1-1-----1-1-----1-1--------------|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0-------------------3-------2-------0------------------|
E|--------------------------3-----------------------------------3----------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------------3--------|
waiting on an angel one to carry me home
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0-------|
G|----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0------------------|
E|------------------------3------------|
hope you come and see me soon
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3----------------------------------|
casue I dont wanna go alone
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------------3--------|
i dont wanna go alone
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------------3--------|
now angel wont you come by me angel hear my plea
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0-------|
G|----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0------------------|
E|------------------------3------------|
Take my hand, lift me up
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
so that i can fly with the so that i can fly with the
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
and im waiting on an angle and i know it wont be long
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
to find myself a resting place in my angles arms
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
in my angels arms
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------| -------------------------3--------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------| -------------------------3--------|
So speak kind to a stranger Cause you never know
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0----|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------|
It just might be angel
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
come Nocking at your door knockin at your door
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
and im waiting on an angle and i know it wont be long
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------1-1----1-1--------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------0-0----0-0--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-----------------------------3-------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3---------------0------------------|
to find myself a resting place in my angles arms
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
in my angels arms
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------| -------------------------3--------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|-----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0h1--|
G|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|-----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0----|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------|--3-------2-------0----------------|
E|--------------------------3--------| -------------------------3--------|
waiting on an angel one to carry me home
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1----1-1-----0-0-------|
G|----0-0-----0-0----0-0-----0-0-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--3-------2-------0------------------|
E|------------------------3------------|
hope you come and see me soon
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3----------------------------------|
casue I dont wanna go alone
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1-1----0-0----1-1----1-1----1-1----0-0------------------------------|
G|-----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0----2-2----0-0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------3-------------0------1------3----------------------------------|
I don’t wanna go alonee
outro: chorus riff repeating line
i dont want to go alone
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version 4
standard tuning: EADGBe
chords: C X(see chord of that name below) Y (see below) Am F G Estring (see below)
oaky, as for how to play it,
every time you play one of the chords you need to hit one of the strings i tell you too,
then two downstrokes, then next chord.
listen to the song to get an idea of what im saying.
here is the strings you need to hit:
C= A string
F= E string
G= E string
Am= A string
its pretty easy! okay, X and Y are names i always give to chords i dont have a
clue what they are. anyway, this is what they are:
X= |----------------|
|-----1--1-------|
|-----0--0-------|
|----------------|
|--2-------------|
|----------------|
Y= |----------------|
|-----1--1-------|
|-----2--2-------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--0-------------|
Estring: play the estring open while 1st finger is on b string first fret
for these:
X= A string
Y= E string
okay, now for the song!
intro: C X Am G
C X Am G(solid strum)
C X Am G
Waiting on an angel.
C X Am G
One to carry me home.
C G Am G
Hope you come to see me soon,
F G Am Y
cause I don't want to go alone,(hold the o)
F G C
I don't want to go alone.
X Am G
C X Am G
Now angel won't you come by me.
C X Am G
Angel hear my plea.
C G Am G
Take my hand, lift me up,
F G Am Y
so that I can fly with thee,
F G C
so that I can fly with thee.
X Am G
F G Am Estring
And I'm waiting on an angel.
F G Am Estring
And I know it won't be long,
F G Am Estring
to find myself a resting place,
F G Am Estring
in my angel's arms,
F G C
in my angel's arms.
X Am G
C X Am G
So speak kind to a stranger,
C X Am G
cause you'll never know,
C G Am G
it just might be an angel come,
F G Am Y
Oh- knockin' at your door,
F G C
Oh- knockin' at your door.
X Am G
F G Am Estring
And I'm waiting on an angel.
F G Am Estring
And I know it won't be long,
F G Am Estring
to find myself a resting place,
F G Am Estring
in my angel's arms, Oh-
F
in my angel's arms.
G C
ooooh
X Am G
C X Am G
Waiting on an angel.
C X Am G
One to carry me home.
C G Am G
Hope you come to see me soon,
F G Am Y
cause I don't want to go alone,(hold the o)
F G
I don't want to go,
Am G
don't want to go,
F G C (solid strum)
I don't want to go alone.
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