Waiting On an Angel — Ben Harper
Chords and lyrics for Waiting On an Angel by Ben Harper (key of C).
Verse 1
Every time you play one of the chords you need to hit the lowest note of
the chord,
then two downstrokes, then next chord.
Intro
[C]C [C/B]C/B [Am]Am [G]G (solid strum)
Verse
[C]Waiting[C/B] on an[Am] [G]angel.
[C]One to [C/B]carry me [Am]home.[G]
[C] Hope you [G]come to [Am]see me [G]soon,
cause I[F] don't want[G] to go [Am]alone,[Am/G]
I [F]don't want to [G]go alone.[C]
[C/B] [Am] [G]
Now [C]angel [C/B]won't you [Am]come by [G]me.
[C]Angel [C/B]hear my[Am] plea.[G]
[C]Take my [G]hand, lift [Am]me up,[G]
[F]so that I [G]can fly [Am]with thee,[Am/G]
so [F]that I can fly[G] with [C]thee.
[C/B] [Am] [G]
Chorus
And I'm [F]waiting [G]on an [Am]angel.[Am/E]
And I know it [F]won't be [G][Am]long,[Am/E]
to [F]find [G]myself a [Am]resting[Am/E] place,
in [F]my [G]angel's [Am]arms,[Am/E]
in [F]my [G]angel's [C]arms.
[C/B] [Am] [G]
Verse
[C]So speak [C/B]kind to a[Am] stranger,[G]
[C]cause you'll[C/B] never[Am] know,[G]
[C]it just might [G]be an [Am]angel [G]come,
[F]Oh- knockin' [G]at your [Am]door,[Am/G]
Oh- [F]knockin' [G]at your [C]door.
[C/B] [Am] [G]
Chorus
And I'm [F]waiting [G]on an [Am]angel. [Am/E]
And I know it [F]won't be [G][Am]long,[Am/E]
to [F]find [G]myself a [Am]resting[Am/E] place,
in [F]my [G]angel's [Am]arms, [Am/E]Oh-
in my [F]angel's arms.
[G]ooooh[C]
[C/B] [Am] [G]
Verse
[C]Waiting[C/B] on an[Am] [G]angel.
[C]One to [C/B]carry me [Am]home.[G]
[C] Hope you [G]come to [Am]see me [G]soon,
cause I[F] don't want[G] to go [Am]alone,[Am/G]
I [F]don't want to [G]go,
[Am]don't want to [G]go,
F G C (solid strum)
I don't want to go alone.
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