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
Em  Bm7   Em  G
Em  Bm7   Em  G
Em  Bm7   Em  G
D  Dsus4
Mm-DMm
Ooh-DOohDsus4​
Dsus4Ooh, Boy Dsus4​

Verse 1
DLike A Warrior That Dsus4Fights And Wins The Dsus4Battles,
I Dsus4Know The Taste Of VictoDsus4ry,
DAnd Though I Went Through Some Dsus4Nights Consumed By The Shadows,
I Was Dsus4Crippled Emotionally,Dsus4  Mm.

Pre-Chorus 1
EmSomehow I Made It Through The Bm7Heartache, (Yes, I EmDid),
Oh-Oh, Bm7Yes I Did, Yes AI EmDid,
I Found My Way Out Of The Bm7Darkness,
Kept AMy GFaith, (Kept My Faith, I Know You Did).

Chorus
When The River Was DDeep, I Didn't Dsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was DHigh, I Still BeDsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was DLow, It Didn't Dsus4Stop Me,
I EmKnew You Were Bm7Waiting, EmKnew You Were GWaiting For Mе Dsus4. . .,  Dsus4​
Uh-DPuh-PuhDsus4.

Verse 2
With An Endless DeDsire, I Kept On Dsus4Searching, (Searching),
Dsus4Sure, In Time Our Eyes Would DMeet, (For You),
And Like A Bridge That's On DFire, The Hurt Is Dsus4Over,
Dsus4One Touch And You Set Me Dsus4Free, Mm-Mm.

Pre-Chorus 2
EmI Don't Regret A Single Bm7Moment, (No, I Don't, EmNo, I Don't),
EmI Know You Don'tBm7, I Know You Don't,
When I EmThink Of All Those DisapBm7pointments,
I   Bm7Gotta ALaugh,G (Hm, I Know You Do, I Know, I Know You Do).

Chorus
When The River Was DDeep, I Didn't Dsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was DHigh, I Still BeDsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was DLow, It Didn't Dsus4Stop Me, (Oh, No),
I EmKnew You Were Bm7Waiting, EmKnew You Were GWaiting For Me.Dsus4​

Bridge
So We Were G/BDrawn G/A#To---D/AGether Through F#DestiBmny, (Ooh, No, DNo),
I Know This G/BLove G/A#We   D/AShare Was F#Meant To CBe, Ooh (EmOoh)Bm7,     Em    G​
Em  Bm7   Em  G
Em  Bm7   Em  G
Knew You Were DWaiting (Dsus4Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
DOh, Yeah (Dsus4Knew You Were Waiting),
D    Dsus4  Ooh-Ooh.
Em  Bm7   Em  G

Chorus
When The River Was DDeep, I Didn't Dsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was DHigh, I Still BeDsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was DLow (Uh), It Didn't Dsus4Stop Me, (Uh),
I EmKnew You Were Bm7Waiting, EmKnew You Were GWaiting For Me Dsus4. . ..

Outro
D  We've Been Dsus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
D We've Been Dsus4Waiting, (I Knew You're Waiting),
When The River Was DDeep, (When The River Was Deep),
We've Been Dsus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
DWhen The Mountain Was Dsus4High, (We've Been DWaiting),
DWe've Been Dsus4Waiting, (I Got My Faith),
When The Valley Was DLow, (Uh), We've Been WaiDsus4ting,
D We've Been WaiDsus4ting, (Uh, For Me, Waiting For Me),
D  We've Been WaiDsus4ting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me, Yeah, Yeah),
D    Dsus4 I Knew You Were Waiting For Me,
Dsus4I've Waited So Long,
Dsus4And Now You're Here.D​