Waiting For A Miracle Chords

by Bruce Cockburn
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author jessy_remps2 [pro] 41.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 21, 2023

Chords

Bb
C
F
G7
Dm
Bb/F
Gm

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[Intro]
Bb    C   F
Bb    C   F
 
[Verse]
Bb                 C               F
    Look at them working in the hot sun
Bb                C                    F
    The pilloried saints and the fallen ones
Bb              G7                       F
    Working and waiting for the night to come
Dm                       Bb                 C                   Bb/F  F
        And waiting for a, and waiting for a, and waiting for a miracle
Bb                 C                      F
    Somewhere out there is a place that's cool
Bb                  C               F
    Where peace and balance are the rule
Bb                   G7                              F
    Working toward a future like some kind of mystic jewel
Dm                   Bb                  C                  Bb/F  F
    And waiting for a, and waiting for a, and waiting for a miracle
 
 
[Chorus]
Dm                            C
     You rub your palm on the grimy pane
                         Gm
In the hope that you can see (when you're waiting)
Dm                            C
      You stand up proud, you pretend you're strong
                        Gm
In the hope that you can be (when you're waiting)
Dm                                         C
      Like the ones who've cried, like the ones who've died
                  Gm
Trying to set the angel in us free
                             Bb
While they're waiting for a
                            C
While they're waiting for a
                            Bb/F  F
While they're waiting for a miracle
 
[Verse]
Bb                   C                     F
      Struggle for a dollar, scuffle for a dime
Bb                      C               F
      Step out from the past and try to hold the line
Bb                Gm                   F
      So how come history takes such a long, long time?
Dm
       When you're waiting for a
Bb
       When you're waiting for a
                                 Bb/F  F
C      When you're waiting for a miracle
 
[Chorus]
Dm                            C
     You rub your palm on the grimy pane
                         Gm
In the hope that you can see (when you're waiting)
Dm                            C
      You stand up proud, you pretend you're strong
                        Gm
In the hope that you can be (when you're waiting)
Dm                                         C
      Like the ones who've cried, like the ones who've died
                  Gm
Trying to set the angel in us free
                             Bb
While they're waiting for a
                            C
While they're waiting for a
                            Bb/F  F
While they're waiting for a miracle
                            Bb
While they're waiting for a
                            C
While they're waiting for a
                            Bb/F  F
While they're waiting for a miracle
                             Bb
While they're waiting for a
                              C
While they're waiting for a
                            Bb/F  F
While they're waiting for a miracle
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Waiting For A Miracle – Bruce Cockburn
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TheActualCanadian
This is absolutely correct to the original recording, but when Bruce plays this live just transpose it down (-1) and it's spot on (aside from a typically difficult run he does after the "Trying to set the angel in us free" line. Great tab!
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