Waiting On The World To Change Uke tab by John Mayer

4 Chords used in the song: D, Bm, G, A

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Year:  2006
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3.25
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Key: D, BmChords and Tablature
Intro: D D               Bm Bm            G G             D D 

A A Bm Bm G G D D

D D Bm Bm G G D D
Me and all my friends, we're all misunderstood.

A A Bm Bm G G D D
They say we stand for nothing, and theres no way we ever could.

D D Bm Bm G G D D
Now we see everything thats going wrong with the world and those who lead it

A A Bm Bm G G D D
We just feel like we don't have the means to rise above and beat it.

D D Bm Bm G G D D
So we keep waiting, waiting on the world to change.

A A Bm Bm G G D D
We keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change.

D D G G Bm Bm G G
It's hard to beat the system, when you're standing at a distance,

A A Bm Bm G G D D
So we keep waiting, waiting on the world to change.

D D Bm Bm G G D D
Now if we had the power to bring our neighbors home from war

A A Bm Bm G G D D
They would have never missed a Christmas, No more ribbons on their door

D D Bm Bm G G D D
And when you trust your television, What you get is what you got

A A Bm Bm G G D D
Cause when they own the information, oh, They can bend it all they want

D D Bm Bm G G D D
That's why we're waiting Waiting on the world to change

A A Bm Bm G G D D
We keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change

D D G G Bm Bm G G
It's not that we don't care, We just know that the fight ain't fair

A A Bm Bm G G D D
So we keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change



SOLO
A|-2----3----2----3-----|
E|-1----1----1----1-----| etc...
C|-2----2----2----3-----|
G|----------------------|


D D Bm Bm G G D D
And we're still waiting Waiting on the world to change

A A Bm Bm G G D D
We keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change

D D G G Bm Bm G G
One day our generation, Is gonna rule the population

A A Bm Bm G G D D
So we keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change

A A Bm Bm G G D D
Now we keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change

A A Bm Bm G G D D
We keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change.

G G D D
Waiting on the world to change(x4)

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I like the A and Bm, but the D and G chords sound... off.
13 Sep 2011
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About this song: Waiting On The World To Change

"Waiting on the World to Change" is the first single released from John Mayer's 2006 studio album, Continuum. The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. Because of its theme of discontent and hope, it quickly came into demand in a variety of television programs, charity benefits, and other events.

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