"Waited My Whole Life"
Cracker
Berkeley to Bakersfield
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CHORDS USED
G Bb D E A Bm F F#
E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2
B 3 6 7 9 5 7 1 2
G 4 7 7 9 6 7 2 3
D 5 8 7 9 7 9 3 4
A 5 8 5 7 7 9 3 4
E 3 6 x x 5 7 1 2
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[Intro]
(no lyrics)
G Bb D E
G A Bm
A (quickly, right before lyrics begin)
[Verse 1]
G D
I don't pick up pennies
F#
I don't knock on wood
Bm A G
Step on the cracks a little more than I should
F
Lucky it ain't nothin'
D
Now I got you
G D
I don't cross fingers
F#
Behind my back
Bm A G
And I don't mind dark cats crossing my path
F D
Silly superstitions don't mean a thing
[Chorus]
G Bb
One way or another
D E
We were meant to be together
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
G Bb
I know it sounds crazy
D
But listen to me baby
E
I swear that it's true
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as intro)
[Verse 2]
G D
I like your smile
F#
Get lost in your face
Bm A G
The sound of your feet across the floor of my place
F
Make yourself at home
D
Come settle on in
G D
The way you wake up
F#
With your hair all a mess
Bm A G
Drivin' me crazy, girl I must confess
F
If there's a fault
D
I can't find it with you
[Chorus 2]
G Bb
One way or another
D E
We were meant to be together
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
A
(no lyrics - quickly, same as in intro)
G Bb
I know it sounds crazy
D
But listen to me baby
E
I swear that it's true
G A
I waited my whole life
Bm
Just to be with you
(stay on Bm for beginning of instrumental)
[Instrumental]
(Bm) G D
(Just to be with you)
F#
(Just to be with you)
Bm A G D A
(no lyrics) Ahhhhhhhhhhh
G
(Just to be with you)
(Stay on G for beginning of final chorus)
[Ending chorus] x4 to fade
(G) D
One way or another
F#
(Just to be with you)
Bm A
We were meant to be together
G D
I waited my whole life
A
Just to be with you