Ben Harper – Waiting On An Angel (Ukulele)

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okay, so this is my first tab, hope you like it! i got sick of getting crap for this song so i decided to make my own! its easy to play, hard to expalin. okay so just do wht i say and hopefully it works. if you have any Q's just shoot me an email at [email protected] chords: C X(see chord of that name below) Y (see below) Am F G Estring (see below) oaky, as for how to play it, every time you play one of the chords you need to hit one of the strings i tell you too, then two downstrokes, then next chord. listen to the song to get an idea of what im saying. here is the strings you need to hit: C= A string F= E string G= E string Am= A string its pretty easy! okay, X and Y are names i always give to chords i dont have a clue what they are. anyway, this is what they are:

X= |----------------|
   |-----1--1-------|
   |-----0--0-------|
   |----------------|
   |--2-------------|
   |----------------|     

Y= |----------------|  
   |-----1--1-------|
   |-----2--2-------|
   |----------------|
   |----------------|
   |--0-------------|

Estring: play the estring open while 1st finger is on b string first fret for these: X= A string Y= E string okay, now for the song! intro: C X Am G C X Am G(solid strum)

C      X     Am   G
Waiting on an angel. 

C      X         Am     G
One to carry me home. 

C          G        Am     G              
 Hope you come to see me soon, 

       F          G        Am        Y              
cause I don't want to go alone,(hold the o)

   F             G        C           
I don't want to go alone.

X Am G

      C   X          Am     G
Now angel won't you come by me. 

C      X     Am         G
Angel hear my plea.

C          G        Am     G 
Take my hand, lift me up, 

F          G        Am        Y
so that I can fly with thee,

   F             G        C 
so that I can fly with thee.

X Am G

         F      G     Am     Estring             
And I'm waiting on an angel. 

         F      G     Am     Estring 
And I know it won't be long,

     F      G     Am     Estring 
 to find myself a resting place,

    F      G     Am     Estring    
in my angel's arms, 

   F    G      C   
in my angel's arms.

X Am G

C           X     Am         G
So speak kind to a stranger, 

C           X     Am        G
cause you'll never know, 

C              G     Am     G
it just might be an angel come,

F             G      Am        Y
Oh- knockin' at your door,

    F         G      C
Oh- knockin' at your door.

X Am G

         F      G     Am     Estring             
And I'm waiting on an angel. 

         F      G     Am     Estring 
And I know it won't be long,

     F      G     Am     Estring 
 to find myself a resting place,

    F      G     Am    Estring   
in my angel's arms,  Oh- 

         F            
in my angel's arms.

G      C
ooooh

X Am G

C      X     Am   G
Waiting on an angel. 

C      X         Am       G
One to carry me home. 

C          G        Am     G              
 Hope you come to see me soon, 

       F          G        Am        Y              
cause I don't want to go alone,(hold the o)

   F            G
I don't want to go,

  Am          G
don't want to go,

   F            G        C (solid strum)
I don't want to go alone.

and that it! hope you liked it!!! rate it plz!! (hint: a 5) :)