Everyone's Waiting chords
by Missy Higgins- Everyone's Waiting was written by Missy Higgins & Dan Wilson.
- The song was released as a single on June 19, 2012 from the album The Ol' Razzle Dazzle.
- Music: Key of F# Major in 6/8 time at 160 bpm (♩)... charts below
- Easier in F Major with less barre chords
- Chords in F Major: F, B♭, B♭/F, B♭sus2, C, Csus2, C7, Gm, Dm, Dsus2
- Capo on 1st fret if playing with the video
ASCII Chord Charts: number = fret, x = don't play, 0 = play open string, (B) Barre Chord
| Chord | Guitar | Piano | Chord | Guitar | Piano |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 133211 (B) | F-A-C | C | x32010 | C-E-G |
| Bb | x13331 (B) | Bb-D-F | Csus2 | x30033 | C-D-G |
| Bb/F | 113331 (B) | F-Bb-D | C7 | x32310 | C-E-G-Bb |
| Bbsus2 | x13311 (B) | Bb-C-F | Dm | xx0231 | D-F-A |
| Gm | 355333 (B) | G-Bb-D | Dsus2 | xx0230 | D-E-A |
Everyone's Waiting
Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
F Bb/F F Bb F
Intro: 6/8 | Oo-oo-oo Oo-oo | Oo... | Oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Oo... |
Dm Bb F C C7 C
| Oo-oo-oo Oo-oo | Oo-oo-oo | Oo - | |
F Bb F
1. I know all the lines to say
F Bb F
The part I'm ex-pec-ted to play
Dm Bb F C C7 C
But in the ref-lec-tion I am worlds a-|way - | |
F Bb F
2. As I put my cos-tume on
F Bb F
Eye-la-shes one by one
Dm Bb F C C7
Been do-ing this so long I can tie the | knot - |
C Bb
Be-hind my back
F Bb
Chorus: And ev'ry-one's wait-ing | |
Gm C F Bb
But it's get-ting hard-er to hear what my heart is say-ing
Gm C
'Cos ev'-ry-one's wait-ing...
F Bb F F Bb F C C7 C
Instr: | - | | - | | - | |
F Bb F
2. Just swal-low and breathe, she says
F Bb F
Re-mem-ber this ain't for you it's for them
Dm Bb F C C7
And all of those pain-ful les-sons you've had to | learn - |
C Bb C C C7
You got-ta use them now or ne-ver... | - |
C F Bb
Chorus: 'Cos ev'ry-one's wait-ing | |
Gm C F Bb
But it's getting hard-er to hear what my heart keeps say-ing
Gm C
Turn it off I wan-na turn it all off
Dm Dsus2 C Csus2 Bb Bbsus2 Gm Am Bb C
Instr: | | | | | | | - | - |
F Bb/F F Bb F C C7 C
Bridge: | Oo-oo-oo Oo-oo | Oo... | Oo-oo-oo Oo-oo | Oo...| - | |
F Bb
Chorus: When ev'ry-one's wait-ing | |
Gm C F Bb
It makes it hard-er to hear what my heart keeps say-ing
Gm C
Turn it off I wan-na turn it all off
F Bb
Chorus: But ev'-ry-one's wait-ing
Gm C F Bb
I hear that an-swers ap-pear when you just stand still
Gm C
But make it all How do you make it all stop
Bb
When ev'-ry-one's wait-ing
C Dm Dsus2 Bb
Ev'-ry-one's wait-ing...| | | |
Please Note: Bb/F - xx3331 - Notes: F-Bb-D-F (Bb leading with an F bass note).
Notes:
- Level Of Ease: Moderate in F Major- you will need to know some barre chords. (B♭, Gm and maybe F depending on your preference).
- Song Key: F major (1 flat- Bb )
- 6/8 Time: 6 eighth-note beats per bar, therefore the count is | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |, etc.
- Tempo: approx. 160 bpm with various fluctuations throughout the song.
- This song uses sus2 chords which work very well. A suspended 2nd chord is simply a chord which playes a major 2nd instead of a major 3rd, therefore the chord formula is 1 - 2 - 5... the tonic followed by a major 2nd followed by a perfect 5th, e.g., Dsus2 is made up of the notes, D E A while, Csus2 is made up of C - D - G, and Bbsus2 is made up of B♭ - C - F.
- Wherever you see a hyphen between 2 chords in a bar means the timing count in that bar is halved for each chord, e.g., | F - B♭ | means 3 beats on F and 3 beats on Bb. Remember the timing is 6 beats per bar.
- Visit the guitar chords page for help with any chords.
- I have used a live version, as the official video has too many distractions like waves crashing and quite a long gap without music towards the end. It may become annoying if you are playing along with the song.
- Great song - talented artist... official video
- Official Website: missyhiggins.com
- Wikipedia: Missy Higgins
