I Knew You Were Waiting For Me

George Michael, Aretha Franklin Cover.

Bpm:      100
Single Released: 7 Aug 2026

Chords
G/B       x2003x
G/A#      x1003x
D/A       x00232
Capo: 2 fret
Intro
Cm  Gm7   Cm  D#
Cm  Gm7   Cm  D#
Cm  Gm7   Cm  D#
A#  A#sus4
Mm-A#Mm
Ooh-A#Ooh A#sus4​
A#sus4Ooh, Boy  A#sus4​

Verse 1
A#Like A Warrior That FA#sus4ights And Wins The BaA#sus4ttles,
I A#sus4Know The Taste Of VictorA#sus4y,
A#And Though I Went Through Some NA#sus4ights Consumed By The Shadows,
I Was A#sus4Crippled Emotionally, A#sus4 Mm.

Pre-Chorus 1
CmSomehow I Made It Through The Gm7Heartache, (Yes, I CmDid),
Oh-Oh, Gm7Yes I Did, Yes FI CmDid,
I Found My Way Out Of The Gm7Darkness,
Kept FMy D#Faith, (Kept My Faith, I Know You Did).

Chorus
When The River Was A#Deep, I Didn't FA#sus4alter,
When The Mountain Was A#High, I Still BelA#sus4ieved,
When The Valley Was A#Low, It Didn't SA#sus4top Me,
I CmKnew You Were Gm7Waiting, CmKnew You Were D#Waiting For Mе .A#sus4 . .,    A#sus4​
Uh-A#Puh-Puh.A#sus4​

Verse 2
With An Endless DeA#sire, I Kept On SA#sus4earching, (Searching),
A#sus4Sure, In Time Our Eyes Would MA#eet, (For You),
And Like A Bridge That's On A#Fire, The Hurt Is OA#sus4ver,
A#sus4One Touch And You Set Me FA#sus4ree, Mm-Mm.

Pre-Chorus 2
CmI Don't Regret A Single Gm7Moment, (No, I Don't, CmNo, I Don't),
CmI Know You Don'tGm7, I Know You Don't,
When I CmThink Of All Those DisapGm7pointments,
I   Gm7Gotta FLaugh,D# (Hm, I Know You Do, I Know, I Know You Do).

Chorus
When The River Was A#Deep, I Didn't FA#sus4alter,
When The Mountain Was A#High, I Still BelA#sus4ieved,
When The Valley Was A#Low, It Didn't SA#sus4top Me, (Oh, No),
I CmKnew You Were Gm7Waiting, CmKnew You Were D#Waiting For Me. A#sus4​

Bridge
So We Were D#/GDrawn TD#/F#o---GeA#/Fther Through DesDtinyGm, (Ooh, No, NoA#),
I Know This D#/GLove WD#/F#e   ShA#/Fare Was MeaDnt To BeG#, Ooh (OohCm),  Gm7      Cm    D#​
Cm  Gm7   Cm  D#
Cm  Gm7   Cm  D#
Knew You Were A#Waiting (KA#sus4new You Were Waiting For Me),
A#Oh, Yeah (KA#sus4new You Were Waiting),
A#     A#sus4 Ooh-Ooh.
Cm  Gm7   Cm  D#

Chorus
When The River Was A#Deep, I Didn't FA#sus4alter,
When The Mountain Was A#High, I Still BelA#sus4ieved,
When The Valley Was A#Low (Uh), It Didn't SA#sus4top Me, (Uh),
I CmKnew You Were Gm7Waiting, CmKnew You Were D#Waiting For Me .A#sus4 . ..

Outro
A#  We've Been WA#sus4aiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
A# We've Been WA#sus4aiting, (I Knew You're Waiting),
When The River Was A#Deep, (When The River Was Deep),
We've Been A#sus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
A#When The Mountain Was HA#sus4igh, (We've Been WaA#iting),
A#We've Been WA#sus4aiting, (I Got My Faith),
When The Valley Was A#Low, (Uh), We've Been WaitA#sus4ing,
A# We've Been WaitA#sus4ing, (Uh, For Me, Waiting For Me),
A#  We've Been WaitA#sus4ing, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me, Yeah, Yeah),
A#     A#sus4I Knew You Were Waiting For Me,
A#sus4I've Waited So Long,
A#sus4And Now You're Here. A#​