Kunci Gitar Lagu Waiting for the Miracle - Leonard Cohen

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Waiting for the Miracle merupakan lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi laki-laki asal Kanada, Leonard Cohen. Lagu berdurasi 7 menit 41 detik ini merupakan lagu kedua dalam album bertajuk “The Future” yang dirilis pada 22 Oktober 1992. Album ini memuat 9 trek lagu, di antaranya Closing Time, Anthem, dan Always. Penasaran seperti apa lagunya? Untuk mengetahui lirik lagu dan chord “Waiting for the Miracle” yang dinyanyikan Leonard Cohen, simak selengkapnya di bawah ini.

 

Lirik Lagu Waiting for the Miracle – Leonard Cohen

 

[Intro]

Em

 

[Verse 1]

Em

Baby, I’ve been waiting

D Em

I’ve been waiting night and day

 

I didn’t see the time

D Em

I waited half my life away D

There were lots of invitations Ebdim7 B7

And I know you sent me some Em D

But I was waiting C D Ebdim7 B7 Em

For the miracle, for the miracle to come

 

[Verse 2]

Em

I know you really loved me D Em

But, you see, my hands were tied

 

I know it must have hurt you D Em

It must have hurt your pride D

To have to stand beneath my window Ebdim7 B7

With your bugle and your drum Em D

And me I’m up there waiting C D Ebdim7 B7 Em

For the miracle, for the miracle to come

 

[Verse 3]

Em

Ah I don’t believe you’d like it D Em

You wouldn’t like it here

 

There ain’t no entertainment D Em

And the judgments are severe D

The Maestro says it’s Mozart Ebdim7 B7

But it sounds like bubble gum Em D

When you’re waiting C D Ebdim7 B7 Em

For the miracle, for the miracle to come

 

[Bridge] Am

Waiting for the miracle Em

There’s nothing left to do

B7

I haven’t been this happy Em

Since the end of World War II Am

Nothing left to do

 

When you know that you’ve been taken Em

Nothing left to do

 

When you’re begging for a crumb C

Nothing left to do

 

When you’ve got to go on waiting Ebdim B

Waiting for the miracle to come

 

[Verse 4]

Em

Yeah I dreamed about you, baby

D Em

It was just the other night

 

Most of you was naked D Em

Ah but some of you was light D

The sands of time were falling Ebdim7 B7

From your fingers and your thumb Em D

And you were waiting C D Ebdim7 B7 Em

For the miracle, for the miracle to come

 

[Verse 5]

Em

Ah baby, let’s get married

D Em

We’ve been alone too long

 

Let’s be alone together D Em

Let’s see if we’re that strong D

Yeah let’s do something crazy Ebdim7 B7

Something absolutely wrong Em D

While we’re waiting C D Ebdim7 B7 Em

For the miracle, for the miracle to come

 

[Bridge] Am

Nothing left to do

 

When you know that you’ve been taken Em

Nothing left to do

 

When you’re begging for a crumb C

Nothing left to do

 

When you’ve got to go on waiting Ebdim7 B

Waiting for the miracle to come

 

[Verse 6]

Em

When you’ve fallen on the highway

D Em

And you’re lying in the rain

 

And they ask you how you’re doing D Em

Of course you say you can’t complain D

If you’re squeezed for information Ebdim7 B7

That’s when you’ve got to play it dumb Em D

You just say you’re out there waiting C D Ebdim7 B7 Em

For the miracle, for the miracle to come