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
Gm  Dm7   Gm  A#
Gm  Dm7   Gm  A#
Gm  Dm7   Gm  A#
F  Fsus4
Mm-FMm
Ooh-FOohFsus4​
Fsus4Ooh, Boy Fsus4​

Verse 1
FLike A Warrior That Fsus4Fights And Wins The Fsus4Battles,
I Fsus4Know The Taste Of VictoFsus4ry,
FAnd Though I Went Through Some Fsus4Nights Consumed By The Shadows,
I Was Fsus4Crippled Emotionally,Fsus4  Mm.

Pre-Chorus 1
GmSomehow I Made It Through The Dm7Heartache, (Yes, I GmDid),
Oh-Oh, Dm7Yes I Did, Yes CI GmDid,
I Found My Way Out Of The Dm7Darkness,
Kept CMy A#Faith, (Kept My Faith, I Know You Did).

Chorus
When The River Was FDeep, I Didn't Fsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was FHigh, I Still BeFsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was FLow, It Didn't Fsus4Stop Me,
I GmKnew You Were Dm7Waiting, GmKnew You Were A#Waiting For Mе .Fsus4 . .,   Fsus4​
Uh-FPuh-PuhFsus4.

Verse 2
With An Endless DeFsire, I Kept On Fsus4Searching, (Searching),
Fsus4Sure, In Time Our Eyes Would FMeet, (For You),
And Like A Bridge That's On FFire, The Hurt Is Fsus4Over,
Fsus4One Touch And You Set Me Fsus4Free, Mm-Mm.

Pre-Chorus 2
GmI Don't Regret A Single Dm7Moment, (No, I Don't, GmNo, I Don't),
GmI Know You Don'tDm7, I Know You Don't,
When I GmThink Of All Those DisapDm7pointments,
I   Dm7Gotta CLaugh,A# (Hm, I Know You Do, I Know, I Know You Do).

Chorus
When The River Was FDeep, I Didn't Fsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was FHigh, I Still BeFsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was FLow, It Didn't Fsus4Stop Me, (Oh, No),
I GmKnew You Were Dm7Waiting, GmKnew You Were A#Waiting For Me. Fsus4​

Bridge
So We Were A#/DDrawn TA#/C#o---GeF/Cther Through DeAstinDmy, (Ooh, No, NFo),
I Know This A#/DLove WA#/C#e   ShF/Care Was MeAant To BD#e, Ooh (OoGmh), Dm7      Gm    A#​
Gm  Dm7   Gm  A#
Gm  Dm7   Gm  A#
Knew You Were FWaiting (Fsus4Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
FOh, Yeah (Fsus4Knew You Were Waiting),
F    Fsus4  Ooh-Ooh.
Gm  Dm7   Gm  A#

Chorus
When The River Was FDeep, I Didn't Fsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was FHigh, I Still BeFsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was FLow (Uh), It Didn't Fsus4Stop Me, (Uh),
I GmKnew You Were Dm7Waiting, GmKnew You Were A#Waiting For Me .Fsus4 . ..

Outro
F  We've Been Fsus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
F We've Been Fsus4Waiting, (I Knew You're Waiting),
When The River Was FDeep, (When The River Was Deep),
We've Been Fsus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
FWhen The Mountain Was Fsus4High, (We've Been FWaiting),
FWe've Been Fsus4Waiting, (I Got My Faith),
When The Valley Was FLow, (Uh), We've Been WaiFsus4ting,
F We've Been WaiFsus4ting, (Uh, For Me, Waiting For Me),
F  We've Been WaiFsus4ting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me, Yeah, Yeah),
F    Fsus4 I Knew You Were Waiting For Me,
Fsus4I've Waited So Long,
Fsus4And Now You're Here.F​