Foreigner - Waiting for a Girl like You: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Waiting for a Girl like You" 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.

A#m G#              A#m
So long, I've been looking too hard
          G#
I've been waiting too long
A#m                    G#
Sometimes I don't know what I will find
A#m                G#
I only know it's a matter of time

         Fm          D#
When you love someone
         Fm          D#
When you love someone
    Fm                 D#
It feels so right, so warm and true
Fm                     D#      F
I need to know if you feel it too
F#maj7     G#
Maybe I'm wrong
          F#maj7                G#
Won't you tell me if I'm coming on too strong?
     F#maj7                 G#
This heart of mine has been hurt before
F#maj7                 G#
This time I want to be sure

Chorus:
           D#m
I've been waiting for a girl like you
    B           D#m
To come into my life
D#m
I've been waiting for a girl like you
   B                 G#m
A love that will survive
          D#m
I've been waiting for someone new
    B            D#m
To make me feel alive
      D#m
Yeah, waiting for a girl like you
    B           G#m
To come into my life

You're so good
When we make love it's understood
It's more than a touch or a word we say
Only in dreams could it be this way

When you love someone
Yeah, really love someone
Now, I know it's right
From the moment I wake up 'til deep in the night
There's no where on earth that I'd rather be
Than holding you tenderly

Chorus

I've been waiting
Waiting for you
Ooh-ooh
I've been waiting
I've been waiting, yeah
Won't you come into my life?
My life?



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

B

Guitar chord B

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F

Guitar chord F

F#maj7

Guitar chord F#maj7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Waiting for a Girl like You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Waiting for a Girl like You" by Foreigner.