Linkin Park - Waiting For The End: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Waiting For The End" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Waiting For The End Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Linkin Park

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Waiting For The End" smoothly on your guitar.

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

E
Yeah, yo
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Just a voice like a riot, rocking every revision
But you listen to the tone, and the violent rhythm
And though the words sound steady,
something empty's within 'em

We say yeah, with fists flying up in the air
Like we're holding onto something that's invisible there
'Cause we're living at the mercy of the pain and the fear
Until we dead it forget it, let it all disappear

 E
Waiting for the end to come
                 A
Wishing I had strength to stand
                F#m
This is not what I had planned
                E    B
It's out of my control

Flying at the speed of light
Thoughts were spinning in my head
So many things were left unsaid
It's hard to let you go

Chorus:
C#m                      A
I know what it takes to move on
C#m                     A
I know how it feels to lie
E
All I want to do
     B
Is trade this life for something new
C#m                         A
Holding on to what I haven't got

Sitting in an empty room
Trying to forget the past
This was never meant to last
I wish it wasn't so

Chorus

Yeah, yeah
What was left when that fire was gone?
I thought it felt right, but that right was wrong
All caught up in the eye of the storm
And trying to figure out what it's like moving on
And I don't even know what kind of things I said
My mouth kept moving and my mind went dead
So, I'm picking up the pieces now, where to begin
The hardest part of ending is starting again

(All I want to do is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't got)
This is not the end, this is not the beginning
Just a voice like a riot, rocking every revision
(I'm holding on to what I haven't got)
But you listen to the tone and the violent rhythm
Though the words sound steady
Something empty's within them
We say yeah, with fists flying up in the air
Like we're holding onto something
 that's invisible there
(Holding on to what I haven't got)
'Cause we're living at the mercy
of the pain and the fear
Until we get it, forget it, let it all disappear


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#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 The End" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Waiting For The End" by Linkin Park.