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I'd Wait A Million Years: The Grass Roots
#15 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL Records in 1969
[Intro]
   Bm     A     G   F#sus4   F#x2
[Verse 1]
   BmAll of the Alonely nights waiting for Gyou
to come, longing to F#hold you tight.
   BmI need you so Adesperately, waiting for Gyou
to come, bringing your F#love to me.
[Chorus]
But BmI'd wait a million Ayears, walk a million
Gmiles, cry a million F#sus4tears.F#  
   BmI'd swim the deepest Asea, climb the highest Ghill,
just to have you F#7near me.
[Riff A]
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------2--|
G|------------2----2--4-----|
D|-4--4--4--4----4----------| x2
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Verse 2]
   BmAs love is reAality, when you are Gnear to me, I am
in F#ecstacy.
   BmI'd swallow the Apain and pride, baby, I Gjust can't
hide all that I F#feel inside.
[Chorus]
And BmI'd wait a million Ayears, walk a million
Gmiles, cry a million F#sus4tears.F#  
   BmI'd swim the deepest Asea, climb the highest Ghill,
just to have you F#7near me.
[Bridge]
  Riff B (continue throughout bridge, chords are implied)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------2--|--------------------------|
G|------------2----2--4-----|--------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4----4----------|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-----2--|
A|--------------------------|--------------------4-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
                                              A million
F#myears, I would wait for you.
A Amillion F#mtears, baby, I'd be true.
A Amillion F#mmiles, I would follow you.
A Amillion F#myears, if you want me to.A  
[Verse 3]
   BmPacing the Afloor, detest, sweat pouring Gdown my chest,
still I can't F#love you less.
   BmIt's worth all the Apain and pride, baby, I Gjust can't
hide all that I F#feel inside.
[Chorus]
And BmI'd wait a million Ayears, walk a million
Gmiles, cry a million F#sus4tears.F#  
   BmI'd swim the deepest Asea, climb the highest Ghill,
just to have you F#7near me.
[Riff B]
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------2--|--------------------------|
G|------------2----2--4-----|--------------------------|
D|-4--4--4--4----4----------|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-----2--| x2
A|--------------------------|--------------------4-----|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Chorus]
   BmI'd wait a million Ayears, walk a million
Gmiles, cry a million F#tears.
   BmI'd swim the deepest Asea, climb the highest Ghill,
just to have you F#7near me.
   BmI'd wait a million Ayears, walk a million
Gmiles, cry a million F#tears.
   BmI'd swim the deepest Asea, climb the highest Ghill,
just to have you F#7near me.
(fade out)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Id Wait A Million Years

by The Grass Roots

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#sus4

F#7

F#m

I'd Wait A Million Years: The Grass Roots

#15 on BB Hot 100 on DUNHILL Records in 1969

[Intro]

Bm A G F#sus4 F#

[Verse 1]

Bm A G

All of the lonely nights waiting for you

to come, longing to hold you tight.

Bm A G

I need you so desperately, waiting for you

to come, bringing your love to me.

[Chorus]

Bm A

But I'd wait a million years, walk a million

G F#sus4 F#

miles, cry a million tears.

Bm A G

I'd swim the deepest sea, climb the highest hill,

F#7

just to have you near me.

[Riff A]

e|--------------------------|

B|-----------------------2--|

G|------------2----2--4-----|

D|-4--4--4--4----4----------| x2

A|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Bm A G

As love is reality, when you are near to me, I am

in ecstacy.

Bm A G

I'd swallow the pain and pride, baby, I just can't

hide all that I feel inside.

[Chorus]

Bm A

And I'd wait a million years, walk a million

G F#sus4 F#

miles, cry a million tears.

Bm A G

I'd swim the deepest sea, climb the highest hill,

F#7

just to have you near me.

[Bridge]

Riff B (continue throughout bridge, chords are implied)

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|

B|-----------------------2--|--------------------------|

G|------------2----2--4-----|--------------------------|

D|-4--4--4--4----4----------|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-----2--|

A|--------------------------|--------------------4-----|

E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

A million

F#m

years, I would wait for you.

A F#m

A million tears, baby, I'd be true.

A F#m

A million miles, I would follow you.

A F#m A

A million years, if you want me to.

[Verse 3]

Bm A G

Pacing the floor, detest, sweat pouring down my chest,

still I can't love you less.

Bm A G

It's worth all the pain and pride, baby, I just can't

hide all that I feel inside.

[Chorus]

Bm A

And I'd wait a million years, walk a million

G F#sus4 F#

miles, cry a million tears.

Bm A G

I'd swim the deepest sea, climb the highest hill,

F#7

just to have you near me.

[Riff B]

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|

B|-----------------------2--|--------------------------|

G|------------2----2--4-----|--------------------------|

D|-4--4--4--4----4----------|-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-----2--| x2

A|--------------------------|--------------------4-----|

E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

[Chorus]

Bm A

I'd wait a million years, walk a million

G F#

miles, cry a million tears.

Bm A G

I'd swim the deepest sea, climb the highest hill,

F#7

just to have you near me.

Bm A

I'd wait a million years, walk a million

G F#

miles, cry a million tears.

Bm A G

I'd swim the deepest sea, climb the highest hill,

F#7

just to have you near me.

(fade out)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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