Waiting on an angel
Ben Harper
OtherEasy for beginners4 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
Em
D
C
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 3rd fret Intro G Em D G Em D G Em D Waiting on an angel. G Em D One to carry me home. G G D G Hope you come to see me soon, C D G cause I don't want to go alone, C D G I don't want to go alone. Em D G G Em D G Now angel won't you come by me. G Em D G Angel hear my plea. G G D G Take my hand, lift me up, C D Em so that I can fly with thee, C Em G so that I can fly with thee. Em D G C G D And I'm waiting on an angel. C D Em And I know it won't be long, C D Em to find myself a resting place, C D G in my angel's arms, C D G in my angel's arms. Em D G G Em D G So speak kind to a stranger, G Em D G cause you'll never know, G G D G it just might be an angel come, C G D Oh- knockin' at your door, C G G Oh- knockin' at your door. Em D G C G D And I'm waiting on an angel. C D Em And I know it won't be long, C D Em to find myself a resting place, C D G in my angel's arms, C D G in my angel's arms. G G ooooh Em D G G Em D G Waiting on an angel. G Em D G One to carry me home. G G Em D Hope you come to see me soon, C D D cause I don't want to go alone, C D I don't want to go, D D don't want to go, C D G (solid strum) I don't want to go alone.
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Chord set
G · Em · D · C
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.