Chord/Tab song: She's Waiting

SHE?S WAITING
Eric Clapton

from the album "Behind the Sun" (1985)

transcribed by Steve Garner (s_garner@hotmail.com)


Main riff (played during intro & chorus):

[G] [C] [Dm] [C]

|---3--3----3--3---------5--5-----------------|
|---3--3----3--3----5----6--6----5--5---------|
|---4--4----4--4----5----7--7----5--5---------|
|---5--5----5--5----5----7--7----5--5---------|
|---5--5----5--5----3----5--5----3--3---------|
|---3--3----3--3------------------------------|

The main riff can also be played using regular chord formations:

|---3--3----3--3----0----1--1----0--0----------|
|---3--3----3--3----1----3--3----1--1----------|
|---0--0----0--0----0----2--2----0--0----------|
|---0--0----0--0----2----0--0----2--2----------|
|---2--2----2--2----3------------3--3----------|
|---3--3----3--3-------------------------------|

INTRO: play main riff 6x

CHORUS (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love

Verse #1:

[Dm]She?s been [Am]waiting for [C]another [G]love
[Dm]Someone that[Am] she can show [C]into her [G]heart
[Dm]And when she [Am]finally finds a [C]stronger [G]love
[Dm]Your whole [Am]world?s gonna [C]fall apa[G]rt

Chorus (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love

Verse #2:

[Dm]You?ve been a[Am]busing her for [C]far too [G]long
[Dm]Think you?re a[Am] king, sh[C]e?s your thr[G]one
[Bb]Get ready [F]now cause [C]pretty soon
[Bb]She?ll be gone[(Am)] and [F]you?l[(Am)(Bb)]l be on y[(F)]our o[G]wn

Chorus (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love

Guitar solo:

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----12h13-12-13b(15)~~--13-12-13-12-----------------|
|--12---------------------------------12-12b(14)~~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--14b(16)r14--12----12~~-----------------------------|
|-----------------14-----12---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----12h13-12-13b(15)~~--13-12-13-12-----------------|
|--12---------------------------------12-12b(14)~~~---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------15~~~-----|
|----------------------------15-----15b(17)-----------|
|--14b(16)r14--12----14b(16)--------------------------|
|-----------------14----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse #3:

[Dm]I see the h[Am]unger burning [C]in her [G]eyes
[Dm]Any foo[Am]l could see there[C]?s something [G]wrong
[Bb]You keep [F]pretending that [C]nothing can
[Bb]But I will hear[(Am)] you s[F]ing[(Am)(Bb)] a differ[(F)]ent so[G]ng

Main riff x2

(the song changes key at this point)

Main riff after key change:

[A] [D] [Em] [D]

|---5--5----5--5---------7--7------------------|
|---5--5----5--5----7----8--8----7--7----------|
|---6--6----6--6----7----9--9----7--7----------|
|---7--7----7--7----7----9--9----7--7----------|
|---7--7----7--7----5----7--7----5--5----------|
|---5--5----5--5-------------------------------|

Again, you can also play the riff using standard chord forms:

|---0--0----0--0----2----0--0----2--2----------|
|---2--2----2--2----3----0--0----3--3----------|
|---2--2----2--2----2----0--0----2--2----------|
|---2--2----2--2----0----2--2----0--0----------|
|---0--0----0--0---------2--2------------------|
|------------------------0--0------------------|

Outro chorus (w/main riff, gradual fade to backing vocals):

She?s waiting for another love
She?s waiting for another love

(Waiting for another lover)
(Hoping for a time that she?ll find another)....

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PERFORMANCE NOTES:

- If you play this song with 2 guitarists, have one play
the chords as shown above, and have the other person
do some picking around the chord shapes. This helps to
spice up the tune and add some layering. You can hear
an electric picking the chord shapes on the recording.

- During the guitar solo and the outro chorus, the rhythm
guitarist should add a few quick extra stabs while playing
the G-chord in the main riff (listen to the song to hear
exactly what this variation sounds like).

- The chords in brackets in verses 2 and 3 are more or less
what the bass plays, and they act as transitions between the
main chords. You can play these bracketed chords if you like,
but it can be a bit tricky to make this fast series of changes.

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