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Waiting for a Miracle
Jerry Garcia Band
(Bruce Cockburn Cover from The Jerry Garcia Band "Live")
Notes:
single notes -> walk-up -> e f# g# a
single notes -> walk-down -> a g# f# g#
[Intro]
A B E  A B E
[Verse]
A               B                  E         (e  f#  g#  a)
    Working and waiting in the hot sun
A                     B                     E         (e  f#  g#  a)
    With all the rich saints and the fallen ones
    AWorking and F#waiting for the night to EcomeC#m  
[Chorus]
And the waiting for aA  
And the waiting for aB  
                      E           (e  f#  g#  a)
And the waiting for a miracle
[Verse]
   ASomewhere out tBhere is a land that's Ecool
   AWhere peace and Bbalance are the Erule
   AWorking for the F#future like some kinda mystic EjewelC#m  
[Chorus]
And the waiting for aA  
And the waiting for aB  
And the waiting for a Emiracle
[Bridge]
           C#mRub the palm of your hand on the grimy Bpane
In the hopes that you can F#msee
           C#mStand up tall, pretend you're Bstrong
In the hopes that you can F#mbe
           C#mLike the ones who cried, like the Bones that died
                  F#m                      (a g# f# g# a)
Tryin' to set the angel in us free
[Chorus]
And the waiting for aA  
And the waiting for aB  
And the waiting for a Emiracle~
[Bridge]
           C#mRub the palm of your hand on the grimy Bpane
In the hopes that you can F#msee
           C#mStand up tall, pretend you're Bstrong
In the hopes that you can F#mbe
           C#mLike the ones who cried, like the Bones that died
                  F#m                     (a g# f# g# a)
Tryin' to set the angel in us free
[Chorus]
And they're waiting for aA  
And they're waiting for aB  
                          E             (e  f#  g#  a)
And they're waiting for a miracle
[Verse]
    AScuffle for a Bnickel, struggle for a Edime
    AForget about the Bpast, leave your worries beEhind
    AHow come the F#future has to take such a Elong timeC#m  
[Chorus]
When you're waiting for aA  
When you're waiting for aB  
When you're waiting for a EmiracleC#m  
When you're waiting for aA  
When you're waiting for aB  
When you're waiting for a EmiracleC#m  
When you're waiting for aA  
When you're waiting for aB  
                          E         (e  f#  g#  a)
When you're waiting for a miracle
[Outro]
A  B  E

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Waiting For A Miracle

by Jerry Garcia

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C#m

F#m

Waiting for a Miracle

Jerry Garcia Band

(Bruce Cockburn Cover from The Jerry Garcia Band "Live")

Notes:

single notes -> walk-up -> e f# g# a

single notes -> walk-down -> a g# f# g#

[Intro]

A B E A B E

[Verse]

A B E (e f# g# a)

Working and waiting in the hot sun

A B E (e f# g# a)

With all the rich saints and the fallen ones

A F# E C#m

Working and waiting for the night to come

[Chorus]

And the waiting for a

E (e f# g# a)

And the waiting for a miracle

[Verse]

A B E

Somewhere out there is a land that's cool

A B E

Where peace and balance are the rule

A F# E C#m

Working for the future like some kinda mystic jewel

[Chorus]

And the waiting for a

And the waiting for a miracle

[Bridge]

C#m B

Rub the palm of your hand on the grimy pane

F#m

In the hopes that you can see

C#m B

Stand up tall, pretend you're strong

F#m

In the hopes that you can be

C#m B

Like the ones who cried, like the ones that died

F#m (a g# f# g# a)

Tryin' to set the angel in us free

[Chorus]

And the waiting for a

And the waiting for a miracle~

[Bridge]

C#m B

Rub the palm of your hand on the grimy pane

F#m

In the hopes that you can see

C#m B

Stand up tall, pretend you're strong

F#m

In the hopes that you can be

C#m B

Like the ones who cried, like the ones that died

F#m (a g# f# g# a)

Tryin' to set the angel in us free

[Chorus]

And they're waiting for a

E (e f# g# a)

And they're waiting for a miracle

[Verse]

A B E

Scuffle for a nickel, struggle for a dime

A B E

Forget about the past, leave your worries behind

A F# E C#m

How come the future has to take such a long time

[Chorus]

When you're waiting for a

E C#m

When you're waiting for a miracle

When you're waiting for a

E C#m

When you're waiting for a miracle

When you're waiting for a

E (e f# g# a)

When you're waiting for a miracle

[Outro]

A B E

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