Waving Through a Window, Ben Platt
From Dear Evan Hansen
So a student of mine wanted to perform this at an upcoming recital and I could find a version that worked well
for a simple performance. I spent time trying to get some playable chords and line them up with the lyrics.
Make sure to CAPO 2 to match with the recording. For performance you could just play the final chorus without
the key change to avoid bar chords etc...
[Intro]
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
[Verse 1]
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
I’ve learned to slam on the brake
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
Before I even turn the key
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
Before I make the mistake
G/B Cadd9 Em D5
Before I lead with the worst of me
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
Give them no reason to stare
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
No slipping out if you slip away
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
So I got nothing to share
G/B Cadd9 Em D5
No I’ve got nothing to say
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7 Em D
Step out, step out of the sun
G/B C
If you keep getting burned
Am7 Em D
Step out, step out of the sun
G/B C
Because you’ve learned
D
Because you’ve learned
[Chorus]
Em
On the outside
C
Always looking in
G D
Will I ever be more than I’ve always been?
Em C
Cause I’m tap, tap, tapping on the glass
G D
I’m waving through a window
Em C
I try to speak but nobody can hear
G D
So I wait around for an answer to appear
Em C
Oh I’m watch, watch, watching people pass
G D B7/D#
I’m waving through a window Oh Oh Oh Oh
Em C G
Oh Can anybody see?
D
Is anybody waving…
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
back at me?
C G D D
[Verse 2]
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
We start with stars in our eyes
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
We start believing that we belong
G/B Cadd9 D5 D5
But every sun doesn’t rise
G/B Cadd9 Em D5
And nobody tells you where you went wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
Am7 Em D
Step out, step out of the sun
G/B C
If you keep getting burned
Am7 Em D
Step out, step out of the sun
G/B C
Because you’ve learned
D
Because you’ve learned
[Chorus]
Em
On the outside
C
Always looking in
G D
Will I ever be more than I’ve always been?
Em C
Cause I’m tap, tap, tapping on the glass
G D
I’m waving through a window
Em C
I try to speak but nobody can hear
G D
So I wait around for an answer to appear
Em C
Oh I’m watch, watch, watching people pass
G D B7/D#
I’m waving through a window Oh Oh Oh Oh
Em C G
Oh Can anybody see?
D
Is anybody waving…
[Interlude]
G/B Cadd9 D Em
When you’ve fallen in a forest, and there’s nobody around
G/B Cadd9 D Em
do you ever really crash or even make a sound?
(x4)
[Bridge]
G/B Cadd9
Did I even make a sound?
D Em
Did I even make a sound?
G/B Cadd9
It’s like I never made a sound
D Em
Will I ever make a sound?
[Chorus]
Fm
On the outside
Db
Always looking in
Ab Eb
Will I ever be more than I’ve always been?
Fm Db
Cause I’m tap, tap, tapping on the glass
Ab Eb
I’m waving through a window
Fm Db
I try to speak but nobody can hear
Ab Eb
So I wait around for an answer to appear
Fm Db
Oh I’m watch, watch, watching people pass
Ab Eb C7/E
I’m waving through a window Oh Oh Oh Oh
Fm Db Ab
Oh Can anybody see?
Eb
Is anybody waving
Ab/C Db Eb Eb
back at me?
Ab/C Db Eb Eb
Is anybody waving
Fm Eb
waving waving?
Db Ab
Whoa whoa