Waiting To Shine

Building 429

RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Bb    Gm    D# (2x) 
Bb           G            Bb 
God I?ve always wondered what You look like 
Bb              G            F 
Lord I?ve always waited staring at the sky 
Bb 
But the heavens remained quiet 
                       D# 
As they drift along in peace 
F 
Sometimes they?ve turned to thunder 
            D# 
Still the echoes always cease 
Cm    Bb         D# 
How I long to get home 
Cm    Bb        D# 
Lord I hope it won?t be long Till You 
 
Chorus 
Bb 
Let the skies open wide 
 
Let Your child see Your eyes 
Gm 
Iris to iris 
      D# 
I will be waiting 
Bb 
Let the skies open wide 
 
Let Your children be like 
Gm 
Diamonds reflecting 
          D# 
We will be waiting  
          Cm    Bb    D# 
Waiting to shine 
          Cm    Bb    D# 
Waiting to shine 
 
Bb           G        Bb 
Chasing after vapors left me cold 
       G        D#             F 
Cause obscurity befalls me like a diamond cased in coal 
Bb 
But Your hand has been upon me and Your  
           D# 
workmanship is true 
F 
And years I?ve spent in darkness made me long to  
       D# 
shine for You 
Cm    Bb                 D# 
All I want is to see Your face 
Cm    Bb             D# 
All I?m praying for today is that You?d 
 
Chorus 
Bb 
Let the skies open wide 
 
Let Your child see Your eyes 
Gm 
Iris to iris 
      D# 
I will be waiting 
Bb 
Let the skies open wide 
 
Let Your children be like 
Gm 
Diamonds reflecting 
          D# 
We will be waiting  
          Cm    Bb    D# 
Waiting to shine 
          Cm    Bb    D#    F 
      Cm    Bb    D#    F 
Sing Halleluiah to our God 
          Cm    Bb    D#    F 
Sing Halleluiah we are found 
          Cm    Bb    G#            D# 
Sing halleluiah for the Savior has come down 
Bb        Gm    D#  
O? Oh        O? Oh 
Bb        Gm    D# 
 
Chorus 
          Cm    Bb            D# 
Sunset to sunset we will be waiting 
          Cm    Bb            D# 
Sunset to sunset we will be waiting 
      Cm    Bb            D# 
Waiting to shine 
 
 Still waiting to shine

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Chord set

Bb · Gm · D# · G · F · Cm · G#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.