Waiting For Amelia Chords
Waiting For Amelia by Gretchen Peters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords C, F, G, Dm7, Am, D7sus2, G7 and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
CAPO: 2
Intro: C F C F
C F
True north is hard to find
C F
These long, long nights play tricks upon the mind
G C F Dm7
I tried my best, but I'm lost I guess
C G
What I thought was freedom was just aimlessness
C G-C
Now I'm waiting for Amelia
Am
To come in from the west
Dm7 D7sus2-D7sus2-Dm7
I'm waiting for Amelia
C G
And the light is fading fast
C G-C
Come on, Amelia
Am
You have got this battle won
Dm7 G7 C Am7 C F
You know that only angels fly into the sun (lord)
C F
I have never learned to wait
C F
I yearn for skies my heart can't navigate
G C F Dm7
It's been so long since I held someone
C G
And all my dreams of freedom, they don't keep me warm
C G-C
Now I'm waiting for Amelia
Am
To come in from the west
Dm7 D7sus2-D7sus2-Dm7
I'm waiting for Amelia
C G
And the light is fading fast
C G-C
Come on, Amelia
Am
You have got this battle won
Dm7 G7 C
You know that only angels fly into the sun
Bridge:
F
Maybe the night was dark
C
The sky was a starry dome
F
Maybe she lost her way
Dm7 G7
Or maybe she just didn't wanna come home
C G-C Dm7 D7sus2-D7sus2-Dm7 G G* G
Amelia, ohh, Amelia
C G-C
Hmm, waiting for Amelia
Am
To come in from the west
Dm7 D7sus2-D7sus2-Dm7
I'm waiting for Amelia
C G
And the light is fading fast
C G-C
Come on, Amelia
Am
You have got this battle won
Dm7 G7 C F
You know that only angels fly into the sun
OUTRO:
C F
Oh yeah, Amelia
C F
True north is hard to find
C F
These long, long nights play tricks upon the mind