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Waterloo

ABBA

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How to play it

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

C×
D××
G
F
Am×
D7××
G7

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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                     C      D           G      F      G 
1. My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender. 
         C       D              G   F      G              Am 
    Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way. 
                                       D7                 G   G7 
    The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself. 
 
 C                              F 
Waterloo   I was defeated, you won the war, 
 G                                C             G 
Waterloo   promise to love you forever more. 
 C                               F 
Waterloo   Couldn't escape if I wanted to, 
 G                                C 
Waterloo   knowing my fate is to be with you, 
                     G                            C 
Wow, wow, wow, wow, Waterloo   finally facing my Waterloo. 
 
       C      D                G        F          G 
2. My my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger. 
        C         D               G    F       G             Am 
    Oh yeah, and now it seems my only hope is giving up the fight. 
                                    D7                     G    G7 
    So how could I ever refuse, I feel like I win when I lose. 
 
+ REFRAIN  
         Am                         D7                     G    G7 
    So how could I ever refuse, I feel like I win when I lose. 
 
+ REFRAIN ....... 
 
D   F 
Wow wow 
G 
Waterloo 
                    C 
finally facing my Waterloo 
 
 
G 
Wow Wow wow oh 
C 
Oh yeah! 
 
          
 

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Chord set

C · D · G · F · Am · D7 · G7

Practice tip

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