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Waiting For Somebody

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Step 1 / 31Position: 7
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Intro:
F   F   FGGGG
Chorus:
AFll Gmy lCife AmWaiting for sFomebody
FAh- Gha- Cha- AmCome and take Fmy hand
FAll Gmy Clife AmWaiting for Fsomebody
FAh- Gha- Cha- AmWhoa Fyeah
F   G   C   Am   F(X4)
Ah- ha- ha-
Same pattern repeats for most of the song except:
CI'm waitin' for the Amday, waitin' for the Gday that you come my way
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------5-8-8-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------5-7-------------------|
D|---------------------------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5h7----------------------|
A|8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Hey hey"
The second time instead of the riff above, it goes to the intro chords:
F   F   FGGGG
Breakdown-ish thing:
Pick out these chords like arpeggios:
FSomeboCdy Am   F  FSomeboCdy Am   F  FSomeboCdy Am   F  FSomebodCyAm  F  
All chords in this song (4)

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About Waiting For Somebody Chords by Paul Westerberg

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