Only Waiting Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays405

Only Waiting by The Magic Gang is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bm, Em, D, Am and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Verse 
G       Bm        Em               D 
I only started to really struggle when 
Am C       G 
You came in  

Verse 
G       Bm          Em              D 
I only started to really struggle when 
Am C 
You came in 

    C                     Bm 
I don't believe it's not true  
     Am              G 
When I lay close to you 

Bm  Am  G  G 

Verse 
G            Bm        Em           D 
I know that I'm just repeating myself  
Am         C     G 
Nobody's listening 

Verse 
G        Bm       Em          D 
I only started repeating myself  
      Am C    G 
When you came in 

   C                      Bm 
I don't believe it's not true 
   Am              G 
As I lay close to you 

Bm Am G G 
Bm Am G G 

Bridge 
Am 
When you (when you) 
G 
Came in 
Am 
When you (when you) 
D 
Came in 

Verse 
G       Bm          Em            D 
I only started to really struggle when 
Am C     G 
You came in 

Verse 
G       Bm           Em           D 
I only started to really struggle when 
Am C     G 
You came in 

Outro 
Bm                       Am                      G 
You were only waiting but I was only waiting for you x3   
Bm                       Am                      C 
You were only waiting but I was only waiting for you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante