Waiting For The Miracle Chords by Leonard Cohen

Tempo:
82.05 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

B

C

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leonard Cohen - Waiting for the miracle lyrics chords
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[Em] [E] [Em]
Baby, I've been waiting, [D] I've been waiting days.
I didn't see the time, [D] I waited half [Em] my life away.
[Em] There were lots of [C] believe you'd like it, [D] you wouldn't like [Em] it here.
There ain't no [C] entertainment, [D] and the judgements [Em] are severe.
[D] The maestro says it's Mozart, but it sounds [A] like bubble gum.
[B] [Gb] When [Em] you're waiting [D] [C] for the miracle, [D]
[Cm] for the miracle to come.
[B]
[Em]
[Am] Waiting for the miracle, [Em] there's nothing left to do.
[B] I haven't [B] been this happy [Em] since the end of World War II.
Nothing [Am] left to do when you know that you've been taken.
Nothing left [E] to do when [Em] you're begging for a crown.
Nothing left [G] to [Em] do when you've got to go [C] on waiting.
[Ebm] Waiting for the miracle [B] to come.
[Em] I dreamed about you baby, [D] it was just the [Em] other night.
Mostly you was naked, [D] but some of you [Em] was laying.
[D] The sands of time were falling from your fingers [Cm] and your thumb.
[B] When you [Em] were waiting for [C] the miracle, [D] for [Cm] the miracle to come.
[B]
[Em] [Em]
Yeah baby, let's get married.
[D] We've been alone [Em] too long.
Let's be alone together, [D] let's see if we're [Em] that strong.
[D] Yeah, let's do something crazy, something absolutely [Cm] wrong.
[B] [B]
[Em] While we're waiting [D] for [C] the miracle, [D]
for the [Cm] miracle to come.
[B]
[Em] Nothing left [Am] to do when you know that you've been taken.
Nothing left [E] to [Em] do when you're begging for a crown.
Nothing [C] left to do when you've got to go on waiting.
[Eb] Waiting for the miracle [B] to come.
[Em] When your father on the highway, [D] and you're lying [Em] in the rain.
When they ask you how you're doing, [D] of course you say you [Em] can't complain.
If [D] you're squeezed for information, that's when you come to [Cm] play it dumb.
[Em] You just say you're out there waiting, [C] for the miracle, [D]
for the [Cm] miracle to come.
[B]
[Em]
[D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[D]
[Cm] [B] [Em]
[D] [C]
[Cm] [B]
[Em] If [D] you're squeezed for information, that's when you come to [Cm] play it dumb.
You [B] just [Em] say you're out there waiting, [C] for the miracle, for the [Cm] miracle to come.
[B] [Em]
[D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] [N]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
B
12341112
C
3211
Cm
13421113
Em
121
D
1321
B
12341112
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To learn Leonard Cohen - (Album Version) Waiting For The Miracle chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: B, Em, D, Em, C, D and C. Set your pace at 40 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 82. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
Baby, I've been waiting, [D] _ I've been waiting days. _ _ _ _ _ _
I didn't see the time, [D] _ I waited half [Em] my life away. _ _ _ _
[Em] There were lots of [C] believe you'd like it, [D] _ you wouldn't like [Em] it here. _ _ _ _ _ _
There ain't no [C] entertainment, _ [D] and the judgements [Em] are severe. _ _ _ _ _
[D] The maestro says it's Mozart, _ but it sounds [A] like bubble gum.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] When [Em] you're waiting [D] _ [C] for the miracle, [D] _
[Cm] for the miracle to come.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Waiting for the miracle, _ [Em] there's nothing left to do. _ _ _ _
[B] I haven't [B] been this happy _ [Em] since the end of World War II.
_ Nothing [Am] left to do when you know that you've been taken.
_ Nothing left [E] to do when [Em] you're begging for a crown.
_ Nothing left [G] to [Em] do when you've got to go [C] on waiting. _ _
[Ebm] Waiting for the miracle [B] to come. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I dreamed about you baby, [D] _ it was just the [Em] other night. _ _ _ _ _ _
Mostly you was naked, [D] _ but some of you [Em] was laying. _ _ _ _ _
[D] The sands of time were falling from your fingers [Cm] and your thumb.
_ _ [B] _ _ When you [Em] were waiting for [C] the miracle, [D] for [Cm] the miracle to come.
[B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Yeah baby, let's get married.
[D] _ We've been alone [Em] too long. _ _ _ _ _
Let's be alone together, [D] _ let's see if we're [Em] that strong. _ _ _ _ _
[D] Yeah, let's do something crazy, _ something absolutely [Cm] wrong.
_ _ [B] _ _ [B] _
[Em] While we're waiting [D] for [C] the miracle, [D] _
for the [Cm] miracle to come.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ Nothing left [Am] to do when you know that you've been taken.
Nothing left [E] to [Em] do when you're begging for a crown.
Nothing [C] left to do when you've got to go on waiting. _ _
[Eb] Waiting for the miracle [B] to come. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] When your father on the highway, [D] _ and you're lying [Em] in the _ _ _ _ _ rain.
When they ask you how you're doing, [D] of course you say you [Em] can't complain.
_ _ _ _ _ If [D] you're squeezed for information, that's when you come to [Cm] play it dumb.
_ _ [Em] You just say you're out there waiting, _ [C] for the miracle, _ _ [D]
for the [Cm] miracle to come.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ If [D] you're squeezed for information, that's when you come to [Cm] play it dumb.
You [B] _ just [Em] say you're out there waiting, _ [C] for the miracle, _ for the [Cm] miracle to come.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson.

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