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Graham Colton - I Cant Stand Here Waiting
Tuning:  Capo 1
-Chaseman242
----Fwd:Adam Rozen
CHORDS:
C: x32010
C9/G: 3x0010
Am7: x02010
Am: x02210
Fmaj9/A: x03010
C9/B: x20010
Main Line (ML): [C][C9/G][Am7][Fmaj9/A]
Riff:
-0---0-0---0-
-1---1-0h1-1-
-2-x-2-2---2-
-2-x-2-2---2-
-0---0-0---0-
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[ML: 2x]
[Am (with Riff)] And I can't say Fmaj9/A  
[Am (with Riff)] One more time Fmaj9/A  
[Am (with Riff)] I see your face Fmaj9/A  
[ Am(with Riff)] And I  Amfine [Fmaj9/A]
PRE-CHORUS:
And every time I  C9/Gsee you, I fight for  Fmaj9/Awords
And only try to  C9/Greach you, and I can't feel  Fmaj9/A  C9/B  
CHORUS:
And I can't stand here  Cwaiting
Thinking 'bout your  C9/Gsmile
And all the lights are  Am7faded
On the colorful  Fmaj9/Aride
And I can't stand the  Ccolors
That remind me of the  C9/Gpast
How could I be so  Am7stupid
To think this would  Fmaj9/Alast
(pause)...and I can't stand here waiting
[ML]
[Am (with Riff)] And I look out Fmaj9/A  
[Am (with Riff)] Down the broken black  Fmaj9/Asky
[Am (with Riff)] The lights turn down Fmaj9/A  
[Am (with Riff)] And fade into night Fmaj9/A  
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
[ML with "and I can't stand here waiting"]
[ML: 2x]
Cause I can't stand here  Cwaiting
Thinking 'bout your  C9/Gsmile
And all the lights are  Am7faded
On the miracle  Fmaj9/Amile
And I can't stand the  Ccolors
That remind me of the  C9/Gpast
How could I be so  Am7stupid
To think this would  Fmaj9/Alast
(pause)...and I can't stand here waiting
[ML: 2x, repeating "and I can't stand here waiting"]
[ML: 2x, end with Fmaj9/A]
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I Cant Stand Here Waiting

by Graham Colton

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Fmaj9

Graham Colton - I Cant Stand Here Waiting

Tuning: Capo 1

-Chaseman242

----Fwd:Adam Rozen

CHORDS:

: x32010

C9 G

/: 3x0010

Am7

: x02010

: x02210

Fmaj9 A

/: x03010

C9 B

/: x20010

C C9 G Am7 Fmaj9 A

Main Line (ML): [][/][][/]

Riff:

-0---0-0---0-

-1---1-0h1-1-

-2-x-2-2---2-

-0---0-0---0-

-------------

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[ML: 2x]

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] And I can't say

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] One more time

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] I see your face

Am Am Fmaj9 A

[ (with Riff)] And I fine [/]

PRE-CHORUS:

C9/G Fmaj9/A

And every time I see you, I fight for words

C9/G Fmaj9/A C9/B

And only try to reach you, and I can't feel

CHORUS:

And I can't stand here waiting

C9/G

Thinking 'bout your smile

Am7

And all the lights are faded

Fmaj9/A

On the colorful ride

And I can't stand the colors

C9/G

That remind me of the past

Am7

How could I be so stupid

Fmaj9/A

To think this would last

(pause)...and I can't stand here waiting

[ML]

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] And I look out

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] Down the broken black sky

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] The lights turn down

Fmaj9/A

[Am (with Riff)] And fade into night

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

[ML with "and I can't stand here waiting"]

[ML: 2x]

Cause I can't stand here waiting

C9/G

Thinking 'bout your smile

Am7

And all the lights are faded

Fmaj9/A

On the miracle mile

And I can't stand the colors

C9/G

That remind me of the past

Am7

How could I be so stupid

Fmaj9/A

To think this would last

(pause)...and I can't stand here waiting

[ML: 2x, repeating "and I can't stand here waiting"]

Fmaj9 A

[ML: 2x, end with /]

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