{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2564634,"song":"Waiting For A Friend","artist":"Roger Daltrey","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11515423-waiting-for-a-friend-chords-by-roger-daltrey/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2564634?type=chord","rating":4.64602,"votes":6,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf I fell in a lake[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWould you dive in or stand there and gape[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if I drowned, would you jump[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr would you let the water burst in my lungs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell a stranger on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMaybe the only one on his knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen your laying by the roadside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting for a friend to come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGot my hopes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGot my doubts[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy gut reaction say's I got to find out[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWho's against, who to trust[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nOoh you never know but I might get killed in the rush[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut a stranger on the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMaybe the only one on his knees[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen your laying by the roadside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting for a friend to come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou laugh you think it's a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust stand there grinning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWill you be there at the post[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [Riff1]\r\nWhen I ain't winning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey, black or white[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nGood and bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow many times have I done this and done that[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I knew that I'd probably take out a gun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it's mother natures law[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo get you coming back for more[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nInstead of laying by the roadside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting for a friend to come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou laugh you think it's a joke[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust stand there grinning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWill you be there at the post[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]        [Riff1]x2\r\nWhen I ain't winning[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHey, black or white[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGood and bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow many times have I done this and done that[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEvery life[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf I knew that I'd probably take out a gun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut it's mother natures law[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo get you coming back for more[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nInstead of laying by the roadside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting for the end to come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJustLaying by the roadside[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWaiting for a friend to come[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][Riff1]\r\ne|---------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------|\r\nG|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-|\r\nD|-2-2--4-4-4--5-5--4-4-4--2-|\r\nA|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-|\r\nE|---------------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nBm      A       G       D\nBm      A       G       D\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nBm A G D\nF# Bm E A 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