Adele - I'll Be Waiting: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I'll Be Waiting" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

 A           G D
Hold me closer one more time
Say that you love me in your last goodbye
Please forgive me for my sins
Yes, I swam dirty waters but you pushed me in
I've seen your face under every sky
Over every border and on every line
You know my heart more than I do
We were the greatest, me and you

            E
But we had time against us,
     G
And miles between us,
     A
The heavens cried,
          E
I know I left you speechless,
     G
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue,
    A               C   D
And I see my future in you,

Chorus:
         E       D
I'll be waiting for you
             A
when you're ready to love me again,
          E
I put my hands up,
D       A
I'll do everything different,
I'll be better to you,

I'll be waiting for you
when you're ready to love me again,
I put my hands up,
         C
I'll be somebody different,
                   D
I'll be better to you,

Let me stay here for just one more night
Build your walls around me and pull me to the light
So I can tell you that I was wrong
I was a child then but now I'm willing to learn

But we had time against us,
And miles between us,
The heavens cried,
I know I left you speechless,
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue,
And I see my future in you,

Chorus

Time against us,
Miles between us,
Heavens cried,
I know I left you speechless,

Time against us,
Miles between us,
Heavens cried,
I know I left you speechless,
I know I left you speechless,

I'll be  waiting,

Chorus

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I'll Be Waiting" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'll Be Waiting" by Adele.