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Waiting for the Miracle - Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson
Album: The Future
Note: when changing from Em to D in the verse progression, hammer on low E string 3rd fret to
play Em/G for half a measure. A G chord also works.
Ebdim7: xx1212
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
EmBaby, I've been waiting
DI've been waiting night and dEmay
I didn't see the time
DI waited half my lEmife away
There were lDots of invitations
And I know you sent me sEbdim7omeB7  
But I was wEmaitingD  
For the mCiraclDe, for the mEbdim7iracle to comeB7  Em  
[Verse 2]
EmI know you really loved me
But, you Dsee, my hands were Emtied
I know it must have hurt you
It Dmust have hurt youEmr pride
To have to sDtand beneath my window
With your bugle and your Ebdim7drumB7  
And me I'm up there EmwaitingD  
For the mCiraclDe, for the mEbdim7iracle to comeB7  Em  
[Verse 3]
EmAh I don't believe you'd like it
You Dwouldn't like it heEmre
There ain't no entertainment
And the Djudgments are sevEmere
The DMaestro says it's Mozart
But it sounds like bubble Ebdim7gumB7  
When you're EmwaitDing
For the mCiraclDe, for the mEbdim7iracle to comeB7  Em  
[Bridge]
WAmaiting for the miracle
There's nEmothing left to do
B7I haven't been this happy
Since the Emend of World War II
Nothing left to dAmo
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to dEmo
When you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to dCo
When you've got to go on waiting
WEbdimaiting for the miracle to coBme
[Verse 4]
EmYeah I dreamed about you, baby
DIt was just the other nigEmht
Most of you was naked
Ah but Dsome of you was lEmight
The Dsands of time were falling
From your fingers and your Ebdim7thumbB7  
And you were EmwaitDing
For the mCiraclDe, for the mEbdim7iracle to comeB7  Em  
[Verse 5]
EmAh baby, let's get married
DWe've been alone too lEmong
Let's be alone together
Let's sDee if we're that Emstrong
Yeah Dlet's do something crazy
Something absolutely Ebdim7wrongB7  
While we're EmwaitDing
For the mCiraclDe, for the mEbdim7iracle to comeB7  Em  
[Bridge]
Nothing left to dAmo
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to dEmo
When you're begging for a crumb
Nothing left to dCo
When you've got to go on waiting
WEbdim7aiting for the miracle to coBme
[Verse 6]
EmWhen you've fallen on the highway
DAnd you're lying in the rEmain
And they ask you how you're doing
Of courDse you say you can't comEmplain
If you're Dsqueezed for information
That's when you've got to play it Ebdim7dumbB7  
You just say you're out there EmwaitDing
For the mCiraclDe, for the mEbdim7iracle to comeB7  Em  
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The story behind the song

"Waiting For The Miracle" arrives from Leonard Cohen's 1992 album The Future, an album written during a turbulent time in the world, marked by events like the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Los Angeles riots. Cohen's work often delves into themes of faith, mortality, isolation, and love, and this song carries that profound depth. It speaks to a longing for something transformative, a hope held onto amidst personal and global unrest. Playing it can feel like stepping into a space of patient anticipation, where the profound and the everyday intertwine.

AI-written from these sources:The Future (Leonard Cohen album) — Wikipedia ↗Leonard Cohen — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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