Bob Dylan - Can't Wait: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Can't Wait" 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        G#m
I can't wait
C#                           G#m
Wait for you to change your mind
It's late
C#                     G#m
I'm tryin to walk the line
Well it's way past midnight
And there's people all around
C#
Some on their way up
Some on their way down
G#m                             C#
The air burns and I'm tryin to think straight
E                     D#7               G#m
And I don't know how much longer I can wait

I'm your man
I've tried to recover the sweet love that we knew
You understand
That my heart can't go on beating without you
Well your loveliness has wounded me
I'm reeling from the blow
I wish I knew what it was that keeps me loving you so
I'm breathin' hard standin' at the gate
And I don't know how much longer I can wait

Skies are gray
I'm looking for anything that will bring a happy glow
Night or day
It doesn't matter where I go anymore I just go 1)
If I ever saw you comin' I don't know what I might do
I'd like to think I could control myself
But it isn't true
That's how it is
When things disintegrate
And I don't know how much longer I can wait

               C#
I'm doomed to love you
                               G#m
I been rollin' through stormy weather
             C#
I'm thinkin' of you
                                    D#
And all the places we could roam together
            G#m
It's mighty funny

The end of time has just begun
Oh honey, after all these years you're still the one
Well I'm strollin' through the lonely graveyard of my mind
I left my life with you
Somewhere back there along the line
I thought somehow that I would be spared this fate
I don't know how much longer I can wait


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

E

Guitar chord E

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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 "Can't Wait" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Can't Wait" by Bob Dylan.

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