"Sitting Waitin' Waiting" by Jack Johnson (Chord Chart)

Song Info

  • Key: A minor,C major
  • Chord Family: C
  • Skills: Scratch Strum, Barre Chords, "Double Speed" Strum, Open Chords

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INTRO /(Am)-(Am7)-/(G)-(G7)-/(F)-(F7)/(C)-(C7)/


VERSE 1
     Am             Am7
Well I was sitting, waiting, wishing 
G               G7
You believed in superstitions 
F                F7      C
Then maybe you'd see the signs 
    Am                   Am7
The Lord knows that this world is cruel 
  G                      G7          
I ain't the Lord, no I'm just a fool 
         F               F7              C
Learning lovin' somebody don't make them love you 


CHORUS
       E                              Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you 
       E                                Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7* 
Must I always be playing, playing your fool 


VERSE 2
  Am                 Am7 
I sang your songs, I danced your dance 
  G                 G7
I gave your friends all a chance 
    F        
But putting up with them 
F7                C           C7
Wasn't worth never having you 
Am                        Am7
Maybe you've been through this before 
         G                G7
But it's my first time so please ignore 
    F                    F7
The next few lines cause they're directed at you 


CHORUS
        E                             Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7*
I can't always be waiting, waiting on you 
        E                               Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7* 
I can't always be playing, playing your fool 


BRIDGE
C                       E                    F              
I keep playing your part but it's not my scene 
     F            G               F
Want this plot to twist I've had enough mystery 
C                    E                   F
You keep building it up then shooting me down 
                G               
But I'm already down just wait a minute 


BRIDGE
Am Am7 G     G7           F  F7
        Just sitting, waiting 
C  C7            Am  Am7 G  G7                F  F7  C  C7              
   Just wait a minute         Just sitting, waiting 


VERSE 3
      Am          Am7
Well, if I was in your position 
    G               G7
I'd put down all my ammunition 
    F               F7          C     C7
I'd wonder why'd it taken me so long 
    Am                  Am7
But Lord knows that I'm not you 
    G                    G7
And if I was, I wouldn't be so cruel 
      F                    F7         C    C7    
Cause waitin' on love aint so easy to do 


CHORUS
       E                             Am*    Am7*  Am*  Am7*
Must I always be waiting, waiting on you 
       E                               Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am7* 
Must I always be playing, playing your fool 
              E                             Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am*
No, I can't I always be waiting, waiting on you 
        E                                Am*  Am7*  Am*  Am*
I can't always be playing, playing your fool
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