Wait for It Chords by Leslie Odom Jr

Tempo:
124.15 bpm
Chords used:

C#

A#m

Fm

F#

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Wait for It chords
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[C#] [A#m] [Fm] .
[C#] [A#m] [Fm] .
[C#] .
[A#m] [Fm] [C#] .
I'm keeping the [A#m] bed warm while her [Fm] husband is away.
.
[C#] He's on the British side [A#m] in Georgia, [Fm].
trying to keep the colonies in line.
[C#] But he can keep all of [A#m] Georgia.
Theodosia, she's mine.
Love doesn't [F#] discriminate [C#] between [G#] sinners and the [C#] saints.
It takes [F#] and takes and takes, and we keep loving anyway.
We laugh, we cry, we break, we ache, [A#m] our stakes.
And if there's a reason [F#] on [C#] my side for so many a [G#] tribe,.
[A#m] then I'm willing to wait for it.
[C#] I'm [F#] willing to wait for it.
.
[C#] My grandfather [A#m] was a fire and [Fm] brimstone teacher.
[C#] But there are [A#m] things that the [Fm] homilies and hymns won't teach ya.
[C#] .
My mother [A#m] was a genius.
[Fm] My father commanded [C#] respect.
When they [A#m] died, they left no instructions, just a legacy to protect.
Death doesn't [C#] discriminate between sinners and the saints.
It [G#] takes and takes [A#m] and takes, and we keep living [C#] anyway.
We [F#] rise and we fall and we break and ache, our [A#m] stakes.
And if there's a [C#] reason I'm still alive when everyone who [G#] loves me has died,.
I'm [A#m] willing to wait for it.
[C#] .
I'm willing to wait for it.
[A#m] Wait for it.
[C#] I am the one singing like my [A#m] ancestors.
[F#] I am inimitable.
I am an original.
[A#m] .
[C#] I'm not falling behind or [A#m] running late.
.
[F#] I'm not standing still.
I am [A#m] lying where?.
[C#] Hamilton faces and he lets up.
[A#m] He'll climb.
.
[F#] He has something to prove.
He has nothing [A#m] to lose.
[C#] Hamilton faces relentless.
He wastes [A#m] no time.
[F#] What is it like in his shoes?
.
[C#] Hamilton doesn't hesitate.
[A#m] He [Fm] exhibits no restraint.
Takes [C#] and he takes and he takes and he keeps winning [A#m] anyway.
[Fm] Changes the game, plays and he raises the [A#m] stakes.
If there's a reason he seems to [C#] thrive, it's so few survive.
Goddamnit, [A#m] I'm willing to wait for it.
[C#] I'm willing to [F#] wait for it.
.
[A#m] Life doesn't [C#] discriminate between the sinners [G#] and the saints.
It [C#] takes and it takes and it [A#m] takes, and we keep living [C#] anyway.
We [F#] rise and we fall and we break and ache, our [A#m] stakes.
And if there's a [C#] reason I'm still alive, it's so many have [Fm] died.
And I'm [C#] willing to [F#] [Fm] .
wait for it.
[C#] [A#m] Wait for it.
[Fm] .
[C#] .
Key:  
C#
12341114
A#m
13421111
Fm
123111111
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
C#
12341114
A#m
13421111
Fm
123111111
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Learn the basic chords of Leslie Odom Jr - Wait For It chords, with this master sequence: Fm, C#, A#m, F#, A#m and C#. A good strategy is to initiate at 62 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 124 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C# Major in mind.

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[C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ .
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [Fm] _ .
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ .
[A#m] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ .
I'm keeping the [A#m] bed warm while her [Fm] husband is away.
_ _ .
_ [C#] _ He's on the British side [A#m] in Georgia, [Fm].
trying to keep the colonies in line.
[C#] But he can keep all of [A#m] Georgia.
Theodosia, she's mine.
_ Love doesn't [F#] discriminate [C#] between [G#] sinners and the [C#] saints.
It takes [F#] and takes and takes, and we keep loving anyway.
We laugh, we cry, we break, we ache, [A#m] our stakes.
And if there's a reason [F#] on [C#] my side for so many a [G#] tribe,.
[A#m] then I'm willing to wait for it.
[C#] _ I'm [F#] willing to wait for it.
_ _ .
_ [C#] My grandfather [A#m] was a fire and [Fm] brimstone teacher.
_ _ [C#] _ But there are [A#m] things that the [Fm] homilies and hymns won't teach ya.
_ _ _ [C#] _ .
My mother [A#m] was a genius.
[Fm] My father commanded [C#] respect.
_ When they [A#m] died, they left no instructions, just a legacy to protect.
Death doesn't [C#] discriminate between sinners and the saints.
It [G#] takes and takes [A#m] and takes, and we keep living [C#] anyway.
We [F#] rise and we fall and we break and ache, our [A#m] stakes.
And if there's a [C#] reason I'm still alive when everyone who [G#] loves me has died,.
I'm [A#m] willing to wait for it.
[C#] _ .
I'm willing to wait for it.
[A#m] Wait for it.
_ _ [C#] I am the one singing like my [A#m] ancestors.
_ _ _ _ [F#] I am inimitable.
I am an original.
[A#m] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#] I'm not falling behind or [A#m] running late.
_ .
_ _ [F#] I'm not standing still.
I am [A#m] lying where?.
_ _ _ [C#] Hamilton faces and he lets up.
[A#m] He'll climb.
_ _ .
[F#] He has something to prove.
He has nothing [A#m] to lose.
_ _ [C#] Hamilton faces relentless.
He wastes [A#m] no time.
_ _ _ [F#] What is it like in his shoes?
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ [C#] Hamilton doesn't hesitate.
[A#m] _ He [Fm] exhibits no restraint.
Takes [C#] and he takes and he takes and he keeps winning [A#m] anyway.
_ [Fm] Changes the game, plays and he raises the [A#m] stakes.
If there's a reason he seems to [C#] thrive, it's so few survive.
Goddamnit, [A#m] I'm willing to wait for it.
[C#] _ I'm willing to [F#] wait for it.
_ _ .
[A#m] Life doesn't [C#] discriminate between the sinners [G#] and the saints.
It [C#] takes and it takes and it [A#m] takes, and we keep living [C#] anyway.
We [F#] rise and we fall and we break and ache, our [A#m] stakes.
And if there's a [C#] reason I'm still alive, it's so many have [Fm] died.
And I'm [C#] willing to _ _ [F#] _ [Fm] _ _ .
wait for it.
_ [C#] _ _ [A#m] Wait for it.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .