Waiting On An Angel Chords - Ben Harper






standard tuning: EADGBe
chords: C X(see chord of that name below) Y (see below) Am F G Estring (see below) 
oaky, as for how to play it, 
every time you play one of the chords you need to hit one of the strings i tell you too, 
then two downstrokes, then next chord. 
listen to the song to get an idea of what im saying. 
here is the strings you need to hit:
C= A string
F= E string
G= E string
Am= A string
its pretty easy! okay, X and Y are names i always give to chords i dont have a 
clue what they are. anyway, this is what they are:
X= |----------------|
|-----1--1-------|
|-----0--0-------|
|----------------|
|--2-------------|
|----------------|     
Y= |----------------|  
|-----1--1-------|
|-----2--2-------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--0-------------|
Estring: play the estring open while 1st finger is on b string first fret
for these:
X= A string
Y= E string
okay, now for the song!
intro: C  X  Am  G
C  X  Am  G(solid strum)
C      X     Am   G
Waiting on an angel. 
C      X         Am     G
One to carry me home. 
C          G        Am     G              
Hope you come to see me soon, 
F          G        Am        Y              
cause I don't want to go alone,(hold the o)
F             G        C           
I don't want to go alone. 
X Am G
C   X          Am     G
Now angel won't you come by me. 
C      X     Am         G
Angel hear my plea.
C          G        Am     G 
Take my hand, lift me up, 
F          G        Am        Y
so that I can fly with thee,
F             G        C 
so that I can fly with thee.
X Am G
F      G     Am     Estring             
And I'm waiting on an angel. 
F      G     Am     Estring 
And I know it won't be long,
F      G     Am     Estring 
to find myself a resting place,
F      G     Am     Estring    
in my angel's arms, 
F    G      C   
in my angel's arms.
X Am G
C           X     Am         G
So speak kind to a stranger, 
C           X     Am        G
cause you'll never know, 
C              G     Am     G
it just might be an angel come,
F             G      Am        Y
Oh- knockin' at your door,
F         G      C
Oh- knockin' at your door. 
X Am G
F      G     Am     Estring             
And I'm waiting on an angel. 
F      G     Am     Estring 
And I know it won't be long,
F      G     Am     Estring 
to find myself a resting place,
F      G     Am    Estring   
in my angel's arms,  Oh- 
F            
in my angel's arms.
G      C
ooooh
X Am G
C      X     Am   G
Waiting on an angel. 
C      X         Am       G
One to carry me home. 
C          G        Am     G              
Hope you come to see me soon, 
F          G        Am        Y              
cause I don't want to go alone,(hold the o)
F            G
I don't want to go,
Am          G
don't want to go,
F            G        C (solid strum)
I don't want to go alone.