SHE?S WAITING

Eric Clapton

from the album “Behind the Sun” (1985)

transcribed by Steve Garner ([email protected])

Main riff (played during intro & chorus):

|—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:

She?s been waiting for another love

Someone that she can show into her heart

And when she finally finds a stronger love

Your whole world?s gonna fall apart

Chorus (w/main riff):

She?s waiting for another love

She?s waiting for another love

Verse #2:

You?ve been abusing her for far too long

Think you?re a king, she?s your throne

Get ready now cause pretty soon

She?ll be gone[(Am)] and you?l[(Am)(Bb)]l be on y[(F)]our own

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:

I see the hunger burning in her eyes

Any fool could see there?s something wrong

You keep pretending that nothing can

But I will hear[(Am)] you sing[(Am)(Bb)] a differ[(F)]ent song

Main riff x2

(the song changes key at this point)

Main riff after key change:

|—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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