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Chris De Burgh - This Waiting Heart
INTRO:    (# sung a Capella #)
       O Leon, O Leon, O Leon, Wellahiya
       O Leon, O Leon, O Leon, Wellahiya
DOut on the water I can Ahear them Dcall
GI feel the D/F#rhythm inAsus4side of Ame
DThis is the moment I've been Awaiting Dfor
When I'm Ghearing the D/F#drums in the Asus4night
AWhen I'm Gseeing the D/F#river of Asus4light
Hey, hDey
Out on the water it's aAnother Dworld
          G      D/F#          Asus4   G-  A- D  
I feel the power inside of me
The flame is here and now it Ahas to Dburn
You can Glive but you D/F#cannot surAsus4vive
And it's Gsomething you D/F#cannot deAsus4ny
To the Dwaiting heart (this waiting Gheart)
To the Awaiting heart D(this waiting Gheart)
Oh, I'm Aholding Don, I'm just Aholding Don
A/GHolding D/F#on, WellaAsus4hiya
AHolding Don, I'm just Aholding Don
A/GHolding D/F#on, WellaAsus4hiya
And Amaybe toDnight (toA/C#night I'll Bmgo)A  
I'll go Gdown to the D/F#river where Em7my love will Asus4be
AThis Dtime (this A/C#time I Bmknow)A  
She will Glay down beD/F#side me, 'cause everyEm7thing Asus4comes____
To the Awaiting heart D(this waiting Gheart)
To the Awaiting heart D(this waiting Gheart)
Hey, hDey
     Saxophone Break:  D   A   D   G    D   A   D   A   D   G   D   A  
Hey, hDey
DOut on the water I can Ahear them Dcall
          G       D/F#        Asus4   G-  A- D  
I feel the rhythm inside of me
This is the moment I've been Awaiting Dfor
It is Ghere, now I'm D/F#breaking aAsus4way
And it's Gfortune that D/F#favours the Asus4brave
                     D   Bm-  A- G  
And the waiting heart
Oh, the Awaiting heart D(this waiting Gheart)
Oh, the Awaiting heart D(this waiting Gheart)
Yeah, the Awaiting heart D(this waiting Gheart)
Oh this Awaiting heart D(this waiting CheGarDt)
OUTRO:  (# repeat & fade #)
Mamana Mamana Mamana MamaGna Mamana
This Awaiting heDart
Mamana Mamana Mamana MamaGna Mamana
This Awaiting heDart
Mamana Mamana Mamana MamaGna Mamana
This Awaiting heDart
Mamana Mamana Mamana MamaGna Mamana
This waiting AheartD  

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This Waiting Heart

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Asus4

A/G

A/C#

Em7

Chris De Burgh - This Waiting Heart

INTRO: (# sung a Capella #)

O Leon, O Leon, O Leon, Wellahiya

D A D

Out on the water I can hear them call

G D/F# Asus4 A

I feel the rhythm inside of me

D A D

This is the moment I've been waiting for

G D/F# Asus4

When I'm hearing the drums in the night

A G D/F# Asus4

When I'm seeing the river of light

Hey, hey

A D

Out on the water it's another world

G D/F# Asus4 G A D

- -

I feel the power inside of me

A D

The flame is here and now it has to burn

G D/F# Asus4

You can live but you cannot survive

G D/F# Asus4

And it's something you cannot deny

D G

To the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

A D G

To the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

A D A D

Oh, I'm holding on, I'm just holding on

A/G D/F# Asus4

Holding on, Wellahiya

A D A D

Holding on, I'm just holding on

A/G D/F# Asus4

Holding on, Wellahiya

A D A/C# Bm A

And maybe tonight (tonight I'll go)

G D/F# Em7 Asus4

I'll go down to the river where my love will be

A D A/C# Bm A

This time (this time I know)

G D/F# Em7 Asus4

She will lay down beside me, 'cause everything comes____

A D G

To the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

A D G

To the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

Hey, hey

D A D G D A D A D G D A

Saxophone Break:

Hey, hey

D A D

Out on the water I can hear them call

G D/F# Asus4 G A D

- -

I feel the rhythm inside of me

A D

This is the moment I've been waiting for

G D/F# Asus4

It is here, now I'm breaking away

G D/F# Asus4

And it's fortune that favours the brave

D Bm A G

- -

And the waiting heart

A D G

Oh, the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

A D G

Oh, the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

A D G

Yeah, the waiting heart (this waiting heart)

A D C G D

Oh this waiting heart (this waiting heart)

OUTRO: (# repeat & fade #)

Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana

A D

This waiting heart

Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana

A D

This waiting heart

Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana

A D

This waiting heart

Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana Mamana

A D

This waiting heart

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