The Animals - Wait Till Next Year: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Wait Till Next Year" 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 Wait Till Next Year Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

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 "Wait Till Next Year" smoothly on your guitar.

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

F#
Why does everybody sing the same old song to me
     F#dim                      F#
I've heard it before so wake me up when you're done
Voices of doom, intent on reformin' me
Relentlessly informin' me that I am a bum

Chorus:
F#                  B
Wait till next year, wait till next year
        D          C#             A#            D#
You've noticed, I guess, that my clothes are a mess
        G#                           C#
And by this time next year I should care even less

F#                B            F#           B
Thanks for the advice, you cut me up real quick
F#             B            F#
Everyone's so nice it makes me sick

B                          G#
Go ahead and find another dog to kick
C#
Why do you do it, why don't you all leave me alone
                                F#
If you don't approve of me, go home

You're world is restricted and I've been evicted
Condemned and convicted for being myself
They never stop whinin' if my shoes need shinin'
My manners need refinin' and they're anxious to help

Chorus:
Wait till next year, wait till next year
I've got an image to nurse, and a role to rehearse
And by this time next year I should be even worse


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F#

Guitar chord F#

F#dim

Guitar chord F#dim

G#

Guitar chord G#

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Wait Till Next Year" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Wait Till Next Year" by The Animals.

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