I Cover The Waterfront Chords by Sam Cooke

Tempo:
101.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

D

B

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sam Cooke   I Cover The Waterfront chords
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[G] [Am] [Ab]
[A] I covered the waterfront, [Am] I'm [A] watching to see, will [Am] the one I [D] love soon come back to [B] me, to me?
I covered the waterfront, and searched with my love, [Am] and I'm guided by [D] the starlit [A] sky above.
Oh, [G] here am I, patiently [Am] waiting, [D] hoping and longing, oh how I [Bm] yearn.
[A] Where are you, are you forgetting?
[E] Do you remember, will you [A] return?
I covered the waterfront, I'm watching to [Am] see, will the one I love soon come back [B] to me?
[B] I covered the [G] waterfront, [Bm] I'm watching to [Bbm] see, [Am] will the one I love soon come back [D] to me, to me?
[A] I covered the [D] waterfront, and [B] searched with my love, [Am] and I'm guided by the starlit [B] sky above.
[Em] Oh, [Am] here am I, [B] patiently waiting, hoping and [G] longing, oh how I [Gbm] yearn.
[A] Where are you, are you forgetting?
Do you [E] remember, will you return?
I covered the [D] waterfront, I'm watching to [Bb] see, [Am] will the one I love soon come back to me?
[Gb] [Cm] [A]
[Bb] [Db] [A]
[Db] [Dm] [G]
[A] [Eb] [D]
[Em] Oh, here am [G] I, patiently waiting, [D] hoping and longing, oh how I [Gb] yearn.
Where are you, are you [B] forgetting?
Do you [A] remember, will you return?
I covered the [G] waterfront, I'm watching to [Bbm] see, [Am] will the one I love soon come [B] back to me, [E] to me?
[Em] Will the one I love soon [A] be coming back to me?
[Dm] [N]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
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To start learning Sam Cooke - I Cover The Waterfront chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, B, Am, D, A, D, A, G and Am in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 50 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 102. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [A] I covered the waterfront, [Am] I'm [A] watching to see, will [Am] the one I [D] love soon come back to [B] me, to me?
I covered the waterfront, and searched with my love, [Am] and I'm guided by [D] the starlit [A] sky above.
_ Oh, [G] here am I, patiently [Am] waiting, [D] hoping and longing, oh how I [Bm] yearn.
[A] Where are you, are you forgetting?
[E] Do you remember, will you [A] return?
I covered the waterfront, I'm watching to [Am] see, will the one I love soon come back [B] to me?
[B] _ I covered the [G] waterfront, [Bm] I'm watching to [Bbm] see, [Am] will the one I love soon come back [D] to me, to me?
_ [A] _ I covered the [D] waterfront, and [B] searched with my love, [Am] and I'm guided by the starlit [B] sky above.
_ [Em] Oh, [Am] here am I, [B] patiently waiting, hoping and [G] longing, oh how I [Gbm] yearn.
[A] Where are you, are you forgetting?
Do you [E] remember, will you return?
I covered the [D] waterfront, I'm watching to [Bb] see, [Am] will the one I love soon come back to me?
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] Oh, here am [G] I, patiently waiting, [D] hoping and longing, oh how I [Gb] yearn.
Where are you, are you [B] forgetting?
Do you [A] remember, will you return?
I covered the [G] waterfront, I'm watching to [Bbm] see, [Am] will the one I love soon come [B] back to me, [E] to me?
[Em] Will the one I love soon [A] be coming back to me? _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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