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
Am  Em7   Am  C
Am  Em7   Am  C
Am  Em7   Am  C
G  Gsus4
Mm-GMm
Ooh-GOohGsus4​
Gsus4Ooh, Boy Gsus4​

Verse 1
GLike A Warrior That Gsus4Fights And Wins The Gsus4Battles,
I Gsus4Know The Taste Of VictoGsus4ry,
GAnd Though I Went Through Some Gsus4Nights Consumed By The Shadows,
I Was Gsus4Crippled Emotionally,Gsus4  Mm.

Pre-Chorus 1
AmSomehow I Made It Through The Em7Heartache, (Yes, I AmDid),
Oh-Oh, Em7Yes I Did, Yes DI AmDid,
I Found My Way Out Of The Em7Darkness,
Kept DMy CFaith, (Kept My Faith, I Know You Did).

Chorus
When The River Was GDeep, I Didn't Gsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was GHigh, I Still BeGsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was GLow, It Didn't Gsus4Stop Me,
I AmKnew You Were Em7Waiting, AmKnew You Were CWaiting For Mе Gsus4. . .,  Gsus4​
Uh-GPuh-PuhGsus4.

Verse 2
With An Endless DeGsire, I Kept On Gsus4Searching, (Searching),
Gsus4Sure, In Time Our Eyes Would GMeet, (For You),
And Like A Bridge That's On GFire, The Hurt Is Gsus4Over,
Gsus4One Touch And You Set Me Gsus4Free, Mm-Mm.

Pre-Chorus 2
AmI Don't Regret A Single Em7Moment, (No, I Don't, AmNo, I Don't),
AmI Know You Don'tEm7, I Know You Don't,
When I AmThink Of All Those DisapEm7pointments,
I   Em7Gotta DLaugh,C (Hm, I Know You Do, I Know, I Know You Do).

Chorus
When The River Was GDeep, I Didn't Gsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was GHigh, I Still BeGsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was GLow, It Didn't Gsus4Stop Me, (Oh, No),
I AmKnew You Were Em7Waiting, AmKnew You Were CWaiting For Me.Gsus4​

Bridge
So We Were C/EDrawn C/D#To---G/DGether Through BDestEminy, (Ooh, No,G No),
I Know This C/ELove C/D#We   G/DShare Was BMeant ToF Be, Ooh Am(OohEm7),    Am    C​
Am  Em7   Am  C
Am  Em7   Am  C
Knew You Were GWaiting (Gsus4Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
GOh, Yeah (Gsus4Knew You Were Waiting),
G    Gsus4  Ooh-Ooh.
Am  Em7   Am  C

Chorus
When The River Was GDeep, I Didn't Gsus4Falter,
When The Mountain Was GHigh, I Still BeGsus4lieved,
When The Valley Was GLow (Uh), It Didn't Gsus4Stop Me, (Uh),
I AmKnew You Were Em7Waiting, AmKnew You Were CWaiting For Me Gsus4. . ..

Outro
G  We've Been Gsus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
G We've Been Gsus4Waiting, (I Knew You're Waiting),
When The River Was GDeep, (When The River Was Deep),
We've Been Gsus4Waiting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me),
GWhen The Mountain Was Gsus4High, (We've Been GWaiting),
GWe've Been Gsus4Waiting, (I Got My Faith),
When The Valley Was GLow, (Uh), We've Been WaiGsus4ting,
G We've Been WaiGsus4ting, (Uh, For Me, Waiting For Me),
G  We've Been WaiGsus4ting, (Knew You Were Waiting For Me, Yeah, Yeah),
G    Gsus4 I Knew You Were Waiting For Me,
Gsus4I've Waited So Long,
Gsus4And Now You're Here.G​