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"Waited My Whole Life"
Cracker
Berkeley to Bakersfield
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                    CHORDS USED
         G     Bb    D     E     A     Bm    F     F#
E        3     6     x     x     5     7     1     2
B        3     6     7     9     5     7     1     2
G        4     7     7     9     6     7     2     3
D        5     8     7     9     7     9     3     4
A        5     8     5     7     7     9     3     4
E        3     6     x     x     5     7     1     2
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[Intro]
(no lyrics)
G     Bb    D     E
G     A     Bm
  A(quickly, right before lyrics begin)
[Verse 1]
GI don't pick up Dpennies
I don't knock on F#wood
Step on the Bmcracks a little Amore than I Gshould
Lucky it ain't Fnothin'
Now I got Dyou
GI don't cross Dfingers
Behind my F#back
And I don't mind Bmdark cats Acrossing my Gpath
Silly superstFitions don't mean a Dthing
[Chorus]
GOne way or Bbanother
DWe were meant to Ebe together
GI waited my Awhole life
Just to Bmbe with you
A(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
GI know it sounds Bbcrazy
But listen to me Dbaby
I swear that it's Etrue
GI waited my Awhole life
Just to Bmbe with you
A(no lyrics - quickly, same as intro)
[Verse 2]
GI like your Dsmile
Get lost in your F#face
The sound of your Bmfeet across the Afloor of my Gplace
Make yourself at Fhome
Come settle on Din
GThe way you wake Dup
With your hair all a F#mess
Drivin' me Bmcrazy, girl AI must confGess
If there's a Ffault
I can't find it with Dyou
[Chorus 2]
GOne way or Bbanother
DWe were meant to Ebe together
GI waited my Awhole life
Just to Bmbe with you
A(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
GI know it sounds Bbcrazy
But listen to me Dbaby
I swear that it's Etrue
GI waited my Awhole life
Just to Bmbe with you
    (stay on  Bmfor beginning of instrumental)
[Instrumental]
(Bm)                    G  D  
(Just to be with you) 
(Just to F#be with you)
Bm(no lyrAics)   GAhhhhhhhhDhhhA  
(Just to Gbe with you)
                      (Stay on  Gfor beginning of final chorus)
[Ending chorus] x4 to fade
(G)        D  
One way or another
(Just to F#be with you)
We were meant to Bmbe Atogether
GI waited my Dwhole life
Just to Abe with you 

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Waited My Whole Life

by Cracker

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"Waited My Whole Life"

Cracker

Berkeley to Bakersfield

_____________________________________________________

CHORDS USED

G Bb D E A Bm F F#

E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2

B 3 6 7 9 5 7 1 2

G 4 7 7 9 6 7 2 3

D 5 8 7 9 7 9 3 4

A 5 8 5 7 7 9 3 4

E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2

____________________________________________________

[Intro]

(no lyrics)

G Bb D E

G A Bm

(quickly, right before lyrics begin)

[Verse 1]

G D

I don't pick up pennies

I don't knock on wood

Bm A G

Step on the cracks a little more than I should

Lucky it ain't nothin'

Now I got you

G D

I don't cross fingers

Behind my back

Bm A G

And I don't mind dark cats crossing my path

F D

Silly superstitions don't mean a thing

[Chorus]

G Bb

One way or another

D E

We were meant to be together

G A

I waited my whole life

Just to be with you

(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)

G Bb

I know it sounds crazy

But listen to me baby

I swear that it's true

G A

I waited my whole life

Just to be with you

(no lyrics - quickly, same as intro)

[Verse 2]

G D

I like your smile

Get lost in your face

Bm A G

The sound of your feet across the floor of my place

Make yourself at home

Come settle on in

G D

The way you wake up

With your hair all a mess

Bm A G

Drivin' me crazy, girl I must confess

If there's a fault

I can't find it with you

[Chorus 2]

G Bb

One way or another

D E

We were meant to be together

G A

I waited my whole life

Just to be with you

(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)

G Bb

I know it sounds crazy

But listen to me baby

I swear that it's true

G A

I waited my whole life

Just to be with you

(stay on for beginning of instrumental)

[Instrumental]

Bm G D

()

(Just to be with you)

Bm A G D A

(no lyrics) Ahhhhhhhhhhh

(Just to be with you)

(Stay on for beginning of final chorus)

[Ending chorus] x4 to fade

G D

()

One way or another

(Just to be with you)

Bm A

We were meant to be together

G D

I waited my whole life

Just to be with you

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