Waterloo Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Capo:	2nd fret

Author Kraziekhat [pro] 64,755. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

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Waterloo:ABBA.
#4 in Australia, #7 Canada and #6 USA in 1974.
 
           (Capo 2nd fret.)
 
#1.
C          D           G      F      G
My, my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender.
    C         D             G    F       G               Am
Oh, yeah, and I have met my des..tiny in quite a similar way.
Am                                  D7               G   G7
The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself.
 
CHORUS:
C                             F
Waterloo..I was defeated, you won the war,
G                                C         G
Waterloo..promise to love you forever more.
C                              F
Waterloo..Couldn't escape if I wanted to.
G                               C
Waterloo..knowing my fate is to be with you..
C                       G                           C
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Waterloo..finally facing my Waterloo.
 
#2.
C         D                 G        F        G
My, my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger.
    C         D               G    F       G             Am
Oh, yeah, and now it seems my only hope is giving up the fight.
Am                             D7                     G    G7
And how could I ever refuse? I feel like I win when I lose.
 
CHORUS:
C                             F
Waterloo..I was defeated, you won the war,
G                                C         G
Waterloo..promise to love you forever more.
C                              F
Waterloo..Couldn't escape if I wanted to.
G                               C
Waterloo..knowing my fate is to be with you..
C                       G                           C
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Waterloo..finally facing my Waterloo.
 
Am                             D7                     G    G7
And how could I ever refuse, I feel like I win when I lose. 
 
CHORUS:
C                             F
Waterloo..I was defeated, you won the war,
G                                C         G
Waterloo..promise to love you forever more.
C                              F
Waterloo..Couldn't escape if I wanted to.
G                               C
Waterloo..knowing my fate is to be with you..
C                       G                           C
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Waterloo..finally facing my Waterloo.
 
OUTRO:
G                               C
Waterloo..knowing my fate is to be with you..
C                       G                           C
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Waterloo..finally facing my Waterloo.
 
 
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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Waterloo – ABBA

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smashed it

Basic chords are well enough here but the subtlety of the progression is lost completely because the roots are missing. If you want the real thing check out ver2 (English lyrics) and ver1 (Swedish), which are perfect. They are without capo. If you want to use a capo second fret, transpose them (down two half steps)

I like to use the Capo sometimes because it gives some songs a different flavour. And I'm not a real big fan of 'slash' chords either. Check out Pencom's version (#5) IT'S the best on the list. I find people who read music and have had Conservatory training tend to look down on those of us who don't have that training. They tend also to be a bit 'know-it-all.' Some of the best guitar guitar players can't read a note. Les Paul comes to mind. KK.