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[Intro]
Bm      A       G       D
Bm      A       G       D
[Verse 1]
If I Gfell in a Alake
DWould you dive in or stand there and gape
And if I Gdrowned, would you Ajump
DOr would you let the water burst in my lungs
[Chorus 1]
Well a Gstranger on the Astreet
Maybe the Donly one on his Gknees
When your layiDng by the roadside
AWaiting for a friend to BmcomAeG  D  Bm  A  G  D  
[Verse 2]
Got my hGopes
Got my dAoubts
DMy gut reaction say's I got to find out
Who's Gagainst, who to Atrust
DOoh you never know but I might get killed in the rush
[Chorus 2]
But a Gstranger on the Astreet
Maybe the Donly one on his Gknees
When your Dlaying by the roadside
AWaiting for a friend to comeBm  A  G  D  Bm  A  G  D  
[Bridge 1]
GYou Dlaugh you tF#hink it's a Bmjoke
GJust Dstand there Agrinning
GWill Dyou be tF#here at Bmthe post
    G         D          A[Riff1]
When I ain't winning
[Verse 3]
Hey, blaGck or white
AGood and bad
DHow many times have I done this and done that
Every Glife
EveryAone
DIf I knew that I'd probably take out a gun
[Chorus 3]
But Git's mother natures Alaw
To get you Dcoming back for Gmore
Instead of laDying by the roadside
AWaiting for a friend to BmcomAeG  D  Bm  A  G  D  
[Bridge 2]
GYou lDaugh you tF#hink it's Bma joke
GJust Dstand there gArinning
GWill Dyou be F#there at Bmthe post
      G       D          A[Riff1]x2
When I ain't winning
[Verse 4]
Hey, black oGr white
Good and Abad
DHow many times have I done this and done that
Every Glife
EveryAone
DIf I knew that I'd probably take out a gun
[Chorus 4]
But Git's mother natures Alaw
To get you Dcoming back for Gmore
Instead of Dlaying by the roadside
AWaiting for the end to cBmomeA  G  D  
DJustLaying by the roadside
AWaiting for a friend to BmcomAeG  D  
[Outro]
Bm A G D
F# Bm E A D
[Riff1]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2-|
D|-2-2--4-4-4--5-5--4-4-4--2-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-|
E|---------------------------|

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Waiting For A Friend

by Roger Daltrey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bm A G D

[Verse 1]

G A

If I fell in a lake

Would you dive in or stand there and gape

G A

And if I drowned, would you jump

Or would you let the water burst in my lungs

[Chorus 1]

G A

Well a stranger on the street

D G

Maybe the only one on his knees

When your laying by the roadside

A Bm A G D Bm A G D

Waiting for a friend to come

[Verse 2]

Got my hopes

Got my doubts

My gut reaction say's I got to find out

G A

Who's against, who to trust

Ooh you never know but I might get killed in the rush

[Chorus 2]

G A

But a stranger on the street

D G

Maybe the only one on his knees

When your laying by the roadside

A Bm A G D Bm A G D

Waiting for a friend to come

[Bridge 1]

G D F# Bm

You laugh you think it's a joke

G D A

Just stand there grinning

G D F# Bm

Will you be there at the post

G D A

[Riff1]

When I ain't winning

[Verse 3]

Hey, black or white

Good and bad

How many times have I done this and done that

Every life

Everyone

If I knew that I'd probably take out a gun

[Chorus 3]

G A

But it's mother natures law

D G

To get you coming back for more

Instead of laying by the roadside

A Bm A G D Bm A G D

Waiting for a friend to come

[Bridge 2]

G D F# Bm

You laugh you think it's a joke

G D A

Just stand there grinning

G D F# Bm

Will you be there at the post

G D A

[Riff1]x2

When I ain't winning

[Verse 4]

Hey, black or white

Good and bad

How many times have I done this and done that

Every life

Everyone

If I knew that I'd probably take out a gun

[Chorus 4]

G A

But it's mother natures law

D G

To get you coming back for more

Instead of laying by the roadside

A Bm A G D

Waiting for the end to come

JustLaying by the roadside

A Bm A G D

Waiting for a friend to come

[Outro]

Bm A G D

F# Bm E A D

[Riff1]

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

B|---------------------------|

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

D|-2-2--4-4-4--5-5--4-4-4--2-|

A|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-|

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

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