Chords for American Bandstand 1969 – I’d Wait A Million Years, The Grass Roots
Tempo:
127.5 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now listen to this song for a second.
This has got to sound familiar
because these fellas have had so many many hit records.
[D] Yeah.
[G] Now in one week [F#] from today, immediately [B] following American
Bandstand, [A] this group will be on Happening.
[G] Paul
Revere and Mark Lindsay and they'll be [F#] doing this song.
[Bm] Grassroots.
It's all of [A] the lonely nights waiting [G] for you to come, longing [F#] to hold you tight.
[Bm] I need you so [A] desperately, waiting for [G] you to come, bringing your [F#] love to me.
[B] I've played a [D] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the [A] deepest sea, cried my [G] last tale,
just to [F#] have you near [F#m] me.
[Bm] The rock with [A] me, I [G] hear to me, I'm [F#] in ecstasy.
[B] Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
I've played [Bm] a [A] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the [A] deepest sea, climbed the [G] highest hill,
just to [F#] have you near me.
A million [F#m] years,
[F#] I would wait for you a million [A] tears.
[F#] Yeah, they are the two, a [F#m] million miles, I would follow you a million years.
[F#] If you want to.
[B] Facing the [A] floor, the test, the pouring [G] down my chest,
still I can [F#] love you as I [Bm] love you.
Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
[Bm] And I've played a million [D] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to [F#] have you near me.
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm] I've played a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to have [F#] you near me.
[Bm] I've waited a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles.
They're so great, the grassroots.
This has got to sound familiar
because these fellas have had so many many hit records.
[D] Yeah.
[G] Now in one week [F#] from today, immediately [B] following American
Bandstand, [A] this group will be on Happening.
[G] Paul
Revere and Mark Lindsay and they'll be [F#] doing this song.
[Bm] Grassroots.
It's all of [A] the lonely nights waiting [G] for you to come, longing [F#] to hold you tight.
[Bm] I need you so [A] desperately, waiting for [G] you to come, bringing your [F#] love to me.
[B] I've played a [D] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the [A] deepest sea, cried my [G] last tale,
just to [F#] have you near [F#m] me.
[Bm] The rock with [A] me, I [G] hear to me, I'm [F#] in ecstasy.
[B] Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
I've played [Bm] a [A] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the [A] deepest sea, climbed the [G] highest hill,
just to [F#] have you near me.
A million [F#m] years,
[F#] I would wait for you a million [A] tears.
[F#] Yeah, they are the two, a [F#m] million miles, I would follow you a million years.
[F#] If you want to.
[B] Facing the [A] floor, the test, the pouring [G] down my chest,
still I can [F#] love you as I [Bm] love you.
Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
[Bm] And I've played a million [D] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to [F#] have you near me.
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm] I've played a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
[Bm] I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to have [F#] you near me.
[Bm] I've waited a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles.
They're so great, the grassroots.
Key:
F#
G
A
Bm
B
F#
G
A
Now listen to this song for a second.
This has got to sound familiar
because these fellas have had so many many hit records. _
[D] Yeah.
_ [G] Now in one week [F#] from today, immediately [B] following American
Bandstand, [A] this group will be on Happening.
[G] Paul
Revere and Mark Lindsay and they'll be [F#] doing this song.
_ [Bm] Grassroots.
It's all of [A] the lonely nights waiting [G] for you to come, longing [F#] to hold you tight.
_ [Bm] _ I need you so [A] desperately, waiting for [G] you to come, bringing your [F#] love to me.
_ [B] I've played a [D] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million _ tears.
[Bm] _ I've swam the [A] deepest sea, cried my [G] last tale,
just to [F#] have you near _ [F#m] me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ The rock with [A] me, I _ _ [G] hear to me, I'm [F#] in ecstasy.
_ [B] _ _ Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
I've played [Bm] _ _ a [A] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million _ tears.
[Bm] _ I've swam the [A] deepest sea, climbed the [G] highest hill,
just to [F#] have you near me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A million [F#m] years, _
[F#] I would wait for you a million [A] tears. _
[F#] Yeah, they are the two, a [F#m] million miles, _ _ I would follow you a million years.
[F#] If you want to.
_ [B] _ _ Facing the [A] floor, the test, the pouring [G] down my chest,
still I can [F#] love you as I [Bm] love you.
Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
[Bm] And I've played a million [D] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million _ tears.
[Bm] _ I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to [F#] have you near me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ I've played a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
_ [Bm] _ I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to have [F#] you near me.
_ [Bm] _ I've waited a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles.
They're so great, the grassroots.
This has got to sound familiar
because these fellas have had so many many hit records. _
[D] Yeah.
_ [G] Now in one week [F#] from today, immediately [B] following American
Bandstand, [A] this group will be on Happening.
[G] Paul
Revere and Mark Lindsay and they'll be [F#] doing this song.
_ [Bm] Grassroots.
It's all of [A] the lonely nights waiting [G] for you to come, longing [F#] to hold you tight.
_ [Bm] _ I need you so [A] desperately, waiting for [G] you to come, bringing your [F#] love to me.
_ [B] I've played a [D] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million _ tears.
[Bm] _ I've swam the [A] deepest sea, cried my [G] last tale,
just to [F#] have you near _ [F#m] me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ The rock with [A] me, I _ _ [G] hear to me, I'm [F#] in ecstasy.
_ [B] _ _ Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
I've played [Bm] _ _ a [A] million years, walked a [G] million miles, cried a [F#] million _ tears.
[Bm] _ I've swam the [A] deepest sea, climbed the [G] highest hill,
just to [F#] have you near me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A million [F#m] years, _
[F#] I would wait for you a million [A] tears. _
[F#] Yeah, they are the two, a [F#m] million miles, _ _ I would follow you a million years.
[F#] If you want to.
_ [B] _ _ Facing the [A] floor, the test, the pouring [G] down my chest,
still I can [F#] love you as I [Bm] love you.
Oh, [A] pain and pride, baby, I [G] just can't hide, falling on [F#] the inside.
[Bm] And I've played a million [D] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million _ tears.
[Bm] _ I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to [F#] have you near me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ I've played a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles, cried a [F#] million tears.
_ [Bm] _ I've swam the deepest [A] sea, climbed the [G] highest hill, just to have [F#] you near me.
_ [Bm] _ I've waited a million [A] years, walked a million [G] miles.
They're so great, the grassroots.